Career Notes: Played in 36 games, making one start (2012 season finale vs. Michigan Tech) ... ranks in the top 20 all-time in career kickoff return average at 22.08 (13 returns for 287 yards) with a long of 40 yards.
2013: Played in three games ... made season debut on kickoff return unit and at tailback at Hillsdale ... had a 26-yard kickoff return vs. Saginaw Valley ... also saw time against SVSU and Grand Valley on the kickoff coverage team ... missed the other eight games due to injury ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2012: Played on the kickoff return team in all 10 games ... had two carries for 10 yards at Ashland ... rushed for 50 yards on six attempts vs. Lake Erie, including a season-long 19-yard carry ... had a rushing touchdown at Malone ... rushed for 32 yards at Northwood ... rushed for a season-best 52 yards against Michigan Tech ... saw time on the kickoff coverage team the last three games making a KOC tackle vs. the Huskies ... played on the punt return squad at Grand Valley and vs. MTU ... set season-high for rushing yards with 198 ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2011: Dressed for 15 games, seeing playing time in 14 contests ... recorded a rushing touchdown in win over Urbana and also contributed a 25-yard kickoff return ... gained 58 yards on 13 carries vs. Tiffin ... also saw playing time on the kickoff return team in the first three games ... did not travel to Ohio Dominican ... had five carries at Northern Michigan ... played on kickoff return vs. Lake Erie ... dressed but did not play at Ashland ... had a 17-yard kickoff return against Findlay ... returned three kickoffs for 73 yards at Minnesota Duluth, recording a season-best in all-purpose yards ... had two kickoff returns in the national championship game, including his season-long of 30 yards ... also recorded an assisted tackle on kickoff coverage vs. Pittsburg State ... saw kickoff return action in the last nine games ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2011 NCAA Playoffs: Tied-for-eighth in kickoff returns (6) and 10th in kickoff return yards (121).
2010: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic team ... played in nine contests ... made collegiate debut against Northwood on kickoff return team ... also recorded three carries for eight yards against the Timberwolves ... rushed nine times for 25 yards at Tiffin ... scored first collegiate touchdown with a two-yard run against Ohio Dominican ... also had a 17-yard kickoff return vs. the Panthers ... recorded a career-long 40-yard kickoff return vs. Northern Michigan ... had two carries at Lake Erie ... missed two games (Ashland and Hillsdale) with an injury ... saw special teams action at Saginaw Valley and vs. Indianapolis ... had a 24-yard kickoff return at Findlay ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2009: Attended Monroe Community College fall semester.
2008: Did not dress for any games and was redshirted ... selected WSU's Offensive Scout Player of the Week for the Grand Valley game.
High School: A 2008 graduate of Monroe High School ... was a four-year starter for coach Greg Hudkins and the Trojans ... listed on the
Detroit News 2008 Blue Chip List at No. 50 ... named to the 2006
Toledo Blade Special Mention team as a linebacker after making 47 tackles with two sacks ... rushed for 789 yards on 110 attempts with nine touchdowns as a junior ... also had 350 receiving yards ... gained 746 yards on 124 carries in 2007 with nine touchdowns ... also caught 13 passes for 221 yards ... averaged 33.3 yards per kickoff return ... finished with 1,144 all-purpose yards ... had a 41-yard touchdown run vs. Livonia Franklin in the 2007 state playoffs and finished the game with 108 yards on 19 carries ... also competed in basketball and track ... served as a football team captain as a senior.
Personal: Full name--Jessie L. Johnson ... born August 22, 1990, in Toledo, Ohio ... son of Jessie and Hazellette Johnson ... has four older brothers, Shamar, Jovan, Marvin and Stephen, and a older sister, Demerlin ... is a marketing/management major ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.5+) for Fall 2008 ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2010.
2010 |
9 |
21 |
60 |
2.9 |
1 |
8 |
4 |
98 |
40 |
2011 |
14 |
26 |
81 |
3.1 |
1 |
20 |
8 |
163 |
30 |
2012 |
10 |
43 |
198 |
4.6 |
1 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
- |
2010 |
9 |
60 |
0 |
98 |
0 |
158 |
17.6 |
57 |
2011 |
14 |
81 |
0 |
163 |
0 |
244 |
17.4 |
73 |
2012 |
10 |
198 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
205 |
20.5 |
52 |
2013 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
26 |
8.7 |
26 |