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0 PJ Johnson III

  • Position WR
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lake Charles, La.
  • High School Lake Charles College Prep

Biography

2024 (Senior)
Appeared in all 12 games, including making 11 starts in his fourth season with the Aggies... Finished the season ranked second on the team in receiving yards with 346 on 19 catches to average 28.8 receiving yards per game... Also ranked tied for second on the team in touchdown receptions with two... Tallied three catches for 84 yards and a touchdown on Oct. 9 against Jax State... Recorded a season-long 54-yard reception in the season finale against rival UTEP on Nov. 30 when he also posted a career high 90 receiving yards to go along with one touchdown.

2023 (Junior)
Appeared in nine games... tallied one catch for seven yards and one rush for 15 yards against Liberty (9/9)... hauled in one pass at UTEP (10/18)

2022 (Sophomore)
Did not make any appearances for the Crimson & White en route to their Quick Lane Bowl victory over Bowling Green ... Earned a redshirt season.

2021 (Freshman)
Played in six games over the course of the year … Started the final two weeks of the season against Kentucky and UMass … Recorded season-highs in both receptions (5) and yards (49) at Nevada … Added his lone touchdown reception of the season at Nevada … Caught two or more passes in four games … Finished the season with 12 receptions for 101 yards.

High School
• Played four years of varsity football at Lake Charles College Prep in Lake Charles, La., for head coach Erick Franklin
• In 37 career games, caught 125 passes for 2,560 yards (20.5 yards per catch) and 32 touchdowns
• Rushed seven times for 62 yards (8.9 yards per carry) in his high school career
• Also returned kickoffs and punts, totaling 2,979 all-purpose yards (80.5 all-purpose yards per game) while at Lake Charles College Prep
• As a senior during the 2020 campaign, had 18 catches for 360 yards (60.0 yards per game) and six touchdowns in six games
• Totaled 58 yards on two kickoff returns (29.0 yards per return) as a senior
• Caught 56 passes for 1,238 yards (22.1 yards per catch) in 12 games (103.2 yards per game) as a junior in 2019, posting 14 receiving touchdowns
• Totaled 149 kick return yards on five returns (29.8 yards per return), including one kickoff return touchdown, and returned one punt for 30 yards
• Also played basketball and competed in track & field, participating in the 100m, 200m and long jump.

Personal:
• Glynn “PJ” Johnson III
• Born Feb. 26, 2003 in Lake Charles, La.
• Son of Towauna and Glynn Johnson II 
• Intends to major in journalism.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2021Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 170 lbs
    22
  • 89

    2022Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 170 lbs
    89
  • 0

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 180 lbs
    0
  • 0

    2024Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 190 lbs
    0
  • 0

    2025Senior

    Wide Receiver
    6'0" 190 lbs
    0