Tedarian Johnson

Position Defensive Line

Height 6'2''

Weight 290 lbs.

Class Senior

Hometown Jackson, Miss.

High School Murrah HS

bio

2013 (Jr.): Played in 10 games, missing two games with an injury… Finished the season with 11 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs… Credited with one sack on the season… Had a sack for a loss of four yards vs. South Dakota… Had two tackles, including 0.5 TFL, against Texas Tech… Tallied two stops at TCU… Had one assisted tackle at OSU… Credited with a career-best five tackles at Iowa State.

2011-12 (Fr.-So. at Hinds CC): Named Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) All-State Honorable Mention in 2011 after collecting 38 tackles, 11 TFLs and five sacks at Hinds CC… Followed that up with eight tackles and two sacks, while playing defensive line in 2012… Played for coach Gene Murphy at HCC.

High School: Earned four letters playing for coach Zach Grady at Murrah HS… Selected to play in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Classic following his senior season at MHS… Member of the A-list honor roll… Also lettered in track and field at Murrah.

Personal: Chose Kansas over offers from Iowa State, Memphis, Mississippi State and Texas Tech… Son of Cheryl and Lindsey Johnson… Majoring in sociology.