Upcoming Event: Football versus Rice on October 24, 2026 at 12 p.m.
12 p.m.
Football
vs. Rice
Florida Atlantic University Athletics
JK Johnson - 2026 Football Roster
Roster
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Jersey Number 23
JK Johnson
- Height:
- 6-0
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- St. Peters, Mo.
- Prev School:
- Ohio State | LSU | Oklahoma State
At Florida Atlantic
Graduate (2026)
- Joined Florida Atlantic for his sixth season in January of 2026
- Recorded a tackle assist at Florida
- Contributed a tackle assist in the Owls' 16-10 victory over FIU in Shula Bowl XXIV
- Recorded a solo tackle and a pass breakup in the Owls' 45-17 win at ULM
- Had five tackles, including three solo, in the Owls' win over the visiting Texas Southern
- Tallied two solo tackles at Army
At Oklahoma State
Fifth Year (2025)
- Saw action in eight games
- Finished year with 16 total tackles and two pass breakups
- Recorded a tackle in his season debut against UT Martin
- Tallied two tackles at No. 6 Oregon
- Logged one solo stop versus Tulsa
- Put together a four-tackle performance and added a pass deflection against Baylor
- Made two tackles with a pass breakup versus Kansas State
At LSU
Senior (2024)
- Appeared in 10 games, seeing action as a backup in the secondary and on special teams
- Tallied three tackles, with two coming in road win over South Carolina
- Other tackle came the following week in the win against UCLA
Junior (2023)
- Missed all of 2023 due to injury
At Ohio State
Sophomore (2022)
- Appeared in 13 games, starting five times at cornerback for the Buckeyes team that made it to the College Football Playoff Semifinal
- Starts came against Wisconsin, Rutgers, Iowa, Penn State, and Northwestern
- Recorded 20 tackles, 16 of them being solo stops
- Had career-best five tackles in the win over Northwestern
- Tallied four tackles in September victory over Wisconsin
Freshman (2021)
- Made two appearances with no starts
- Saw action against Minnesota and Akron
- Had one tackle in each of those games Redshirted after a shoulder injury sidelined him for most of the season
High School
- Played for Head Coach Robert Steeples at De Smet in St. Louis
- Rated a four-star recruit by every major recruiting organization
- Was ranked the No. 1 player in the St. Louis Post Dispatch Super 30 preseason countdown and the consensus top-ranked player in the state of Missouri for the Class of 2021
- Ranked Top 50 nationally
- Had breakout season as a junior in 2020, recording 42 tackles and seven interceptions, including a pair in the 6A state title game against Joplin
- Totaled 27 tackles and two interceptions as a sophomore
- Also competed in the 200 meters, the 4×100 and 4×200 relay in track
Personal
- Born on March 15, 2003
Wednesday, October 21
Wednesday, October 21
Saturday, October 17
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