Joseph Johnson Season 2019

Honors & Awards
» Academic All-Big Ten (2019)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2018, 2019; Spring 2019)
» Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2019, 2020)
» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2019, 2020)

2019 (Redshirt Freshman)
Joseph Johnson played in three games as a redshirt freshman, and he was a member of Nebraska's travel squad for all five road games. Johnson made his career debut at linebacker in the fourth quarter of Nebraska's win over Northern Illinois. He recorded his first career tackle against No. 5 Ohio State and forced his first career fumble and had one tackle at Maryland.

2018 (Redshirt)
Johnson sat out his first season in Lincoln as a redshirt.

Before Nebraska (Gretna HS)
Johnson was a three-year varsity player for Gretna High School, playing 35 games for head coach Dave Shrader. The linebacker recorded 288 total tackles during his prep career, including 102 solo stops. As a senior, he had three sacks, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries – one of which he returned for a touchdown. Johnson was named to the Lincoln Journal Star Super-State team in 2017. Following his prep career, Johnson represented the South Squad in the 2018 Nebraska Shrine Bowl. He was named the game's defensive MVP after totaling a team-high nine tackles, including four for loss with 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble.

Personal
Joseph is the son of Jim and Beth Johnson, and he was born on Feb. 25, 2000. He is a business administration major. He has volunteered with Husker Heroes, the Nebraska Football Road Race, the Malone Center and local hospital and school outreach visits.