Johnston Printable Bio Sheet(PDF)
Postseason: Started and played in the 2008 HulaBowl ... Finished with four tackles, two sacks and a forced fumblein that game for the victorious East team, coached by Ron Zook ...Rated as the No. 12 defensive end prospect available in the 2008NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com ... Ran a 4.66-second time in the40-yard dash on March 8 at San Diego State ... Measured at 6-5, 274pounds (3/8) ... Posted 4.18 shuttle time (3/8) ... Posted1.51-second time in the 10-yard split (3/8) ... 35-inch verticaljump (3/8) ... 31 bench press reps of 225 pounds.
2007 at Gardner-Webb: Started in all 11 games... Consensus Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision)All-America selection ... Named All-America by the AssociatedPress, AFCA, Walter Camp Foundation, Sports Network, College SportsReport, College Sporting News and All-America Foundation ... BigSouth Conference Defensive Player of the Year for the second seasonin a row ... First-team All-Big South Conference ... Finishedseason with 74 total tackles, 29 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks and 23quarterback pressures ... Broke up three passes ... Finished careerwith 296 tackles, 53.5 tackles for loss, 20.5 sacks and 69quarterback pressures ... Gardner-Webb's all-time leading tackleramong defensive linemen ... GWU career leader in tackles for lossand pressures ... Finalist for the 2007 Ted Hendricks Award as thenation's top defensive end (Bowl Subdivision award) ... Finishedninth in 2007 Buck Buchanan Award as nation's top defensive playerin the Championship Subdivision ... Finished second nationally intackles for loss, despite consistent double teams and occasionaltriple team blocking by opponents.
2007 Spring Game (3/31): Was dominant, startingand leading the team with 13 total tackles (seven solo), 6.5tackles for loss (minus-29 yards) and four quarterback sacks(minus-19 yards).
2006 at Gardner-Webb: Started 11 games ... Asecond-team All-America selection by the Associated Press and theFootball Gazette ... Big South Conference Defensive Player of theYear ... First-team Division I FCS All-Central Region and CentralRegion Defensive Lineman of the Year ... First-team All-Big SouthConference ... Led the Conference in sacks for the second year in arow ... Finished with 77 total tackles (35 solo), 14.0 tackles forloss (minus-53 yards), 8.0 sacks (minus-47 yards), two forcedfumbles and a career-high 23 quarterback pressures ... Had aseason-high 11 stops (six solo), three tackles for loss and a sackvs. VMI (10/28) ... Forced a fumble that led to a touchdown vs. VMI(10/28) ... Had 10 tackles (six solo), two tackles for loss and asack vs. Wofford (11/18) ... Collected a season-high three sacks(minus-19 yards) to go with seven hits at No. 25 CharlestonSouthern (11/4) ... Made eight stops and had a tackle for loss vs.No. 2 Appalachian State (9/23) ... Had nine hits (seven solo) andtwo sacks (minus-12 yards) vs. Tennessee Tech (9/9).
2005 at GWU: A first-team All-Big SouthConference selection at defensive end ... Led the Big South with5.0 sacks (minus-41 yards) and 15 quarterback pressures, and wasamong the league leaders with 12.5 tackles for loss ... Led theleague with 75 yards in losses ... Batted down one pass, blocked afield goal and recovered a fumble ... Made 59 total stops (28 solo)... Named Division I-AA National Player of the Week by the CollegeSports Report after dominating the line of scrimmage vs. Liberty(10/29) ... Had 13 tackles (seven solo), three tackles for loss(minus-16 yards) and two quarterback sacks (minus-15 yards) to gowith three quarterback pressures in the GWU win ... Had seventackles vs. Wofford (11/19) and No. 8 Hampton (10/8) ... Blocked afield goal against Hampton ... Added a 16-yard sack vs. the Piratesand also batted away a pass ... Had two tackles for loss a sack anda fumble recovery vs. Wofford ... Had six hits or more in sixdifferent games.
2004 at GWU: Played outside linebacker as atrue freshman ... Played in nine games, starting seven ... Finishedwith 58 tackles (24 solo), five tackles for loss (-14), two sacks(-11), three forced fumbles and 10 quarterback pressures ... Brokeup two passes and recovered a fumble ... Had a career-best 10tackles at Morgan State (9/11), vs. No. 25 Western Carolina (9/18)and vs. VMI (10/23) ... Added three tackles for loss, two sacks andthree quarterback pressures in the win over No. 25 Western Carolina... Made seven hits in the season finale vs. No. 27 SoutheasternLouisiana (11/20), including five solo stops ... Forced fumbles atLiberty (10/2), at No. 16 Wofford (11/6) and at Charleston Southern(11/13).
High School: Played at Madison (Calif.) High inSan Diego under Coach Steve Miner ... A first-team All-HarborLeague selection at defensive end as a senior ... Finished seasonwith 82 total tackles (30 solo), 13 tackles for loss, 10quarterback sacks, six pass break ups and four caused fumbles ... Amember of the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team ... A HighSchool Heisman nominee ... Also an All-League selection atdefensive end as a junior ... Also recruited by Colorado State andArizona.
