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Jersey Number 45
A.J. Johnson
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 243
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Gainesville, Ga.
- High School:
- Gainesville
Bio
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CAREER HONORS
- 2014 All-SEC Associated Press Honorable Mention
- 2014 Butkus Award Semifinalist
- 2014 Lott IMPACT Quarterfinalist
- 2014 Preseason All-SEC Coaches First-Team
- 2014 Preseason All-SEC First-Team
- 2014 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List
- 2014 Nagurski Watch List
- 2014 Bednarik Award Watch List
- 2014 Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-American
- 2014 Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-SEC
- 2014 Athlon Sports Preseason Second Team All-American
- 2014 Athlon Sports Preseason First Team All-SEC
- 2014 Lindy's Sports Preseason First team All-American
- 2014 Lindy's Sports Preseason First team All-SEC
- 2014 Sporting News Preseason Third Team All-American
- 2014 Sporting News Preseason First Team All-SEC
- 2014 USA Today Preseason First Team All-SEC
- National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American
- College Sports Madness All-SEC Second Team
- 2013 Sporting News' All-SEC First Team
- 2013 Athlon Sports All-SEC First Team
- 2013 Associated Press All-SEC First Team
- 2013 SEC Coaches First Team All-SEC
- 2013 SEC Coaches Preseason First Team All-SEC
- 2013 Media Preseason First Team All-SEC
- 2013 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List
- 2013 Butkus Award Watch List
- 2013 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List
- 2013 Bednarik Award Watch List
- 2013 Lott Trophy Watch List
- 2013 Lindy's Preseason Second Team All-American
- 2013 Lindy's Preseason First Team All-SEC
- 2013 Lindy's Preseason No. 3 Top Inside Linebacker
- 2013 Athlon Sports Preseason First Team All-SEC
- 2013 Athlon Sports Preseason Fourth Team All-American
- 2013 Sporting News Preseason Second Team All-American
- 2013 Sporting News Preseason First Team All-SEC
- 2013 Phil Steele Preseason Third Team All-American
- 2013 Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-SEC
- 2012 Coaches All-SEC Second Team
- Member of 2012 Preseason Butkus Watch List
- 2012 All-SEC Preseason Second Team by league media
- 2012 All-SEC Preseason Third Team by league coaches
- CFPA Hon. Mention Linebacker of the Week (Oct. 14, 2012)
- 2011 Consensus Freshman All-American
- 2011 First-Team Freshman All-American by Football Writers of America, The Sporting News, Fox Sports, Phil Steele, Yahoo! Sports
- 2011 five Freshman All-American honors set Tennessee record, breaking mark of four by Eric Berry in 2009
- 2011 SEC All-Freshman Team selection
- SEC Freshman of the Week (10/22 Alabama)
2014 - SENIOR
Photo Gallery- 2014 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 10/10
- Tennessee all-time leader in career assisted tackles at UT with 207; breaking the record of Andy Spiva (193)
- Second in career total tackles at UT with 425; No. 1 is Andy Spiva (547)
- Has 425 career tackles including 30.5 tackles for loss
- 23 games with double-figure tackles in 46 career games
- Has a chance to become first Vol to led team in tackles for three consecutive season in program history
- Second SEC in tackles per game (10.1), 18th in FBS
- Leads Vols in tackles in 2014 with 101; also has 9.0 tackles for loss, tied for third on UT
- Has five quarterback hurries, three passes defended; two fumble forced and an interception
- Posted 10 tackles, 23rd career double-figure tackle game, at South Carolina (11/1)
- Became fourth UT player to have 400 career tackles and set school record for assisted tackles on the same play with a half-sack late in the first half at #3 Ole Miss (10/18); finished game with 10 tackles and career-highs of 2.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks
- Nine tackles including a 10-yard TFL along with the forced fumble vs. Chattanooga (10/11)
- Made 13 tackles with a TFL vs. Florida (10/14), giving him 40 tackles in his career vs. the Gators
- Piled up 17 tackles, the second-most in a game in his career in homecoming at #12/13 Georgia (9/27)
- Team-high 11 tackles with 2.0 TFLs and a blocked field goal at #4/3 Oklahoma (9/13)
- Nine tackles with one TFL and a pass break-up vs. Arkansas State (9/6)
- Began senior year with nine tackles and first interception, also forced a fumble vs. Utah State (8/31); finished the win by leading the band in playing of Rocky Top
2013 - JUNIOR
- Photo Gallery
- 2013 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 12/12
- Led Vols in tackles with 106 in 2013
- Third in SEC in tackles per game with 8.8
- Led team lead in TFLs with 8.5 for 17 yards
- Five double-figure tackle games in 2013 including four of last seven games
- Shared team lead with nine tackles in finale at Kentucky (11/30)
- Led team in tackles with season-best 13 vs. Vanderbilt (11/23) including 2.0 TFLs, a forced fumble and a pass break-up
- Tied for team lead with eight tackles vs. #7 Auburn (11/9); posted 300th career tackle
- Led all tacklers with 11 stops at #10 Missouri (11/2)
- Game-best 10 tackles at #1 Alabama (10/26), now has 37 career tackles vs. the Tide
- Team-high eight tackles vs. #11 South Carolina (10/19)
- Racked up 12 tackles, for 15th career double-figure tackles including 1.5 TFLs vs. #6 Georgia (10/5)
- Eight tackles, including a TFL, pass break-up and a quarterback hurry vs. South Alabama (9/28)
- Led all tacklers with seven stops at #2 Oregon (9/14)
- 14th career double-figure tackle game with 10 stops at #19 Florida (9/21)
- Racked up eight tackles vs. WKU (9/7) that included a key TFL in the first quarter to thwart a WKU drive
- Opened 2013 season with two tackles vs. Austin Peay (8/31)
2012 - SOPHOMORE
- Photo Gallery
- 2012 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 12/12
- Second season as starting middle linebacker
- Led SEC and UT with 138 tackles (fourth-most in NCAA) in 12 starts in 2012, also had team-high 8.5 TFLs for 25 yards, first-career sack and eight quarterback hurries
- Posted most tackles by a Vol since Jerod Mayo made 140 in 2007
- Fourth in NCAA, first SEC in tackles per game (11.5)
- With 21 tackles at Miss State, had most stops by a Vol in 48 years, since Keith DeLong had 23 vs. Alabama in 1988
- Rushed 12 times for 21 yards with team-high six touchdowns out of `The Beast' a Wildcat QB formation
- Averaging 12.9 tackles per game over last 10 games with 129 in those 10 games including double-figure tackles in each game (at least 11 in each)
- Closed year with 14 tackles including first-career sack (for 10 yards), two TFLs and his sixth rushing touchdown of the season vs. Kentucky (11/24)
- 12 tackles including two TFLs at Vanderbilt (11/17)
- Notched 11 tackles vs. Missouri (11/10)
- Surpassed 100 tackles for the season in ninth game with 13 vs. Troy (11/3)
- Sixth game in a row with double-figure tackles, piling up 11 stops at #17 South Carolina (10/27)
- Racked up 14 tackles vs. #1 Alabama (10/20), has 27 career tackles vs. the Crimson Tide in two games
- Had 11 tackles in each of three games in a row (9/15-29)
- Career-high 21 tackles, most by a Vol since 1988, at #19 Mississippi State (10/13), had 1.5 TFLs
- For third game in a row had 11 tackles and a rushing touchdown, at #5 Georgia (9/29) in homecoming, also recovered a fumble and had a TFL
- Racked up 11 stops and rushed for a TD for the second game in a row vs. Akron (9/22)
- As a Wildcat QB (which he played in HS) rushed twice vs. Florida (9/15) and scored first-career touchdown on a 1-yard rush; also racked up 11 tackles and a 6-yard TFL
- It was fitting that Johnny Majors, who played multiple positions, had his jersey No. 45 retired vs. Florida
- Racked up five tackles vs. Georgia State (9/8)
- Opened 2012 with four tackles vs. NC State (8/31)
2011 - FRESHMAN
- 2011 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
- Games/Starts: 12/10
- Led all SEC freshmen in tackles with 80, finishing second for UT.
- One of four true freshmen to rank among top two on his team in tackles among all D-I FBS schools
- At least shared Vols' lead in tackles on four occasions
- Prior to Vanderbilt game, was only freshman to be leading his team in tackles in FBS
- With 80 tackles, had second-most stops by a true freshman in a season in UT history behind only Eric Berry, who had 86 in 2007
- Only true freshman in UT history to have three double-figure tackle games in a season (E.Berry had two in 2007) with 10-plus in three games in a row (10/15-29)
- Played in all 12 games in 2011 in true freshman season, starting 10 times
- Recorded 4.5 TFLs, a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries, the only Vol with multiple FRs
- Finished year with nine tackles including TFL at Kentucky (11/26)
- Four tackles in win over Vanderbilt (11/19)
- Five stops vs. MTSU (11/5) and at #8 Arkansas (11/12)
- Had 36 tackles in a three game span (12.0 per game) against #1 LSU, #2 Alabama, and #14 South Carolina
- Piled up 12 tackles and recovered a fumble vs. #14 South Carolina (10/29)
- Racked up career-high 13 tackles at #2 Alabama (10/22), second-most tackles by a true freshman in a game in UT history (record Eric Berry, vs. Kentucky in 2007) to earn SEC Freshman of the Week honors
- 11 tackles against #1 LSU (10/15), first double-figure tackle total by a freshman since Eric Berry in 2007
- Racked up four tackles vs. Georgia (10/8)
- Second on team with six tackles and a TFL vs. Buffalo (10/1)
- Tied for team lead in tackles with seven at #16 Florida (9/17), also forced a fumble and recovered it
- Three tackles and 0.5 TFL in start in first college game vs.Montana (9/3). One of 12 true freshmen to play in opener
- Along with Curt Maggitt, believed to be first true freshman to start at LB for UT
HIGH SCHOOL
- Rivals: 4-star (No. 136 overall prospect nationally, No. 8 overall inside linebacker, No. 12 overall prospect in Georgia)
- Scout: 4-star (No. 16 overall middle linebacker)
- ESPN: 4-star (No. 118 overall prospect nationally, No. 5 overall inside linebacker)
- Georgia's Class AAA Defensive Player of the Year
- Named First Team Class AAA All-State following three consecutive seasons (2008-10)
- Member of Under Armour All-America Team
- Named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super 11 team as a senior in 2010
- Selected to ESPNU 150 and Rivals250 teams
- The Gainesville Times 2010 Football Player of the Year
- Named to Mobile Press-Register's Southeast 120 and ranked 77th
- Posted 173 tackles, 29 tackles for loss, eight forced fumbles, seven pass breakups, six sacks and two interceptions in senior campaign
- As a junior in 2009, tallied 131 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, eight sacks, six pass breakups, four forced fumbles and an INT
- As a sophomore in 2008, tallied 160 tackles, nine tackles-for-loss and four sacks
- Helped lead team to state championship game as a junior
- Also helped team to three straight region titles
- Gainesville went 24-3 over final two seasons
- Coach at Gainesville High School: Bruce Miller
PERSONAL
- Full Name: Alexander James Johnson
- Born: December 24, 1991
- Son of Vivian Drake
- Majoring in Sociology
- Recipient of the Lee/Sprouse Family Athletic Scholarship Endowment
- Recipient of the Michael & Christy Coffey Athletic Scholarship Endowment
CAREER HIGHS
- Tackles - 21 at Mississippi State, 10/13/12
- Forced Fumble - 1 at Florida, 9/17/11
- Tackles for Loss - 2.5 at Ole Miss, 10/18/14
- Sacks - 1.5 at Ole Miss, 10/18/14
- 10-Tackle Games - 23 times, last 10 at South Carolina, 11/1/14
- 20-Tackle Games - 21 at Mississippi State, 10/13/12
- Rushing Yards - 5 vs. Florida, 9/15/12
- Touchdowns - 1 six times, last vs. Kentucky, 11/24/12
FB | Cinematic Recap vs. ETSU (9.6.25)
Tuesday, September 09
FB | Kelsey Pope Press Conference (9.9.25)
Tuesday, September 09
FB | Arion Carter Media Availability (9.9.25)
Tuesday, September 09
FB | Sam Pendleton Media Availability (9.9.25)
Tuesday, September 09
