Brandon Johnson

Brandon Johnson

Player Profile

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Greenville, Miss.
Last College:
Mississippi Delta College
Height / Weight:
5-10 / 195
Position:
Safety
Experience:
HS

NEW MEXICO: Second-year safety who enrolled at UNM in January of 2007 after transferring form Mississippi Delta Community College...incredibly powerful, talented athlete, but needs to master the defensive assignments in order to move up the depth chart...showed some improvement in his cover skills during the spring and will compete for a regular special teams role this fall...one special teams appearance vs. Sacramento State last fall in his Division I debut...made an immediate impact in the weight room upon arriving at UNM...smashed the position squat record in '07 and increased it to 575 during the offseason...upped his power clean to 355 and bench to 320 as well.

MISSISSIPPI DELTA CC: Spent two years at strong safety...had 95 tackles, 5 PBUs and 2.5 sacks in two seasons with the Trojans...played for coach Jay Miller...a redshirt in 2004.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Greenville Weston HS...2nd team all-state linebacker his senior year with 89 tackles and 2 interceptions...also played running back as a senior...145 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 PBUs and 1 forced fumble his junior season...played for coach Phil Short...all-state in the shot put all four years for the Hornets, and he added all-state honors in the long jump as a senior...a four-time all-state power-lifter (combined total of bench press, squat and dead lift), including state champ as a junior and a senior in the 198-lb. weight class...lettered two years in basketball.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 25, 1986, in Greenville...age is 22...full name is Brandon Marcus Johnson...son of Thomas and Barbara...major is Physical Education.

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