Career Notes: Played in 27 career games for the Green and Gold, making 20 starts ... finished sixth in both career receiving yards with 1,553 and catches with 106, and tied-for-sixth in touchdown receptions with 12 ...
concluded his collegiate career with a 25-game reception streak ... had the fourth-highest receptions per game average (3.93) in school history ... ranked 34th in all-purpose yards with 1,750.2014: Voted to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... selected to the USA College Football All-America Second Team ... named to the Beyond Sports Network All-Super Region 4 Honorable Mention Team ... started all 11 games ... recorded a game-high 107 receiving yards vs. Michigan Tech along with a career-best two TD catches to earn WSU Offensive Player of the Week ... finished second on the squad with 116 all-purpose yards vs. MTU ... garnered game-high totals of five receptions and 65 receiving yards in win over No. 13 Carson-Newman ... tallied game-best marks of six receptions and 79 receiving yards at Malone ... led WSU in receptions (4) and receiving yards (69) vs. Northwood to earn WSU Offensive Player of the Week ... had a four-game touchdown reception streak end vs. Tiffin ... had a game-high six catches at Grand Valley State ... totaled a game-high 116 receiving yards at Northern Michigan ... recorded game-best marks of seven catches, 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns against Walsh ... had game-high totals of nine receptions and 99 receiving yards at Findlay along with one touchdown ... led all receivers with nine catches for 105 yards and a score at Lake Erie ... had three receptions against Hillsdale ... saw playing time on punt return in seven games ... tied for the GLIAC lead and ranks 24th nationally in receiving touchdowns (10) ... 50th in Division II with 879 receiving yards ... finished third in the league in receptions and fourth in receiving yards ... had the highest average yards per catch (14.9) of anyone in the GLIAC with at least 55 receptions ...
Game-By-Game Stats.2013: Started first nine games (let senior Michael Pack start on Senior Day), while playing in the first 10 contests ... had game-high (and career-best) totals of seven receptions for 112 yards at Carson-Newman for his first career 100-yard receiving effort ... selected as WSU's Offensive Player of the Week for the C-N game ... six of the catches went for first downs ... lone reception vs. Ashland was a career-long 70-yard TD catch ... established a career-long 15-yard punt return vs. AU ... recorded two receptions and two punt returns at Lake Erie ... led WSU in receiving yards vs. Malone (32) and Northwood (67) ... had three catches at Hillsdale ... recorded team-high totals of four receptions and 54 receiving yards against Saginaw Valley ... tied for the team lead with three catches at Northern Michigan and had first career kickoff return ... had three receptions at Ferris State ... tied for game-high honors with five catches vs. Grand Valley to extend reception streak to 14 games ... also had first career rushing touchdown in GVSU contest (longest career run of 18 yards) ... missed the Michigan Tech game due to injury ...
GLIAC Rankings: 10th in yards per catch (14.9) ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2012: Played in six games ... led WSU with 45 receiving yards at Ashland in Warrior debut ... saw limited playing time vs. Lake Erie ... did not dress for the next four games due to injury ... had two receptions vs. Northern Michigan ... recorded first two career punt returns in Ferris State contest ... garnered a team-long 19-yard reception against the Bulldogs ... led WSU in catches (5) and receiving yards (47) at Grand Valley ... caught four passes for 46 yards against Michigan Tech including his first career touchdown ... also saw action on the punt return team vs. the Huskies ... finished fourth on the team in both receptions and receiving yards despite missing four full games ...
Game-By-Game Stats.
2011: Played in six games for Western Michigan ... had a season-best seven carries for a season-high 35 yards on Oct. 8 against Bowling Green ... recorded a season-high 13-yard rush against both Nicholls (Sept. 10) and BGSU ... finished sixth on the Bronco squad with 80 rushing yards.
2010: Redshirted at Western Michigan.
High School: A 2010 graduate of Clintondale High School ... a versatile athlete for the Dragons seeing time at quarterback, as a punter and place-kicker, as well as a punt returner ... rated 42nd best recruit in the state of Michigan by the
Detroit Free Press … member of 2008 district championship team … named team MVP and first team all-county in 2008 and 2009 … set school record for average yards per carry (14.2 ypc) … received honorable mention from
Detroit Free Press … team MVP and winner of team’s Iron Man Award in 2009 … named to 2010 all-star game … 2,846 career passing yards, 3,688 career rushing yards, 604 career receiving yards, 477 punt return yards … 42 career rushing TDs and 27 career passing TDs … letterwinner in football, basketball and track … set school record in 100m dash ... also competed in the 200m and long jump.
Personal: Full name--Michael L. D. Johnson ... born February 22, 1992, in Roseville ... son of Michael and Melissa Johnson ... has one younger brother, Jesus, and five sisters, Titiana, Shararra, Jasmine, Brittany and Princess ... is a public relations major with a minor in business.
