Desmond Johnson

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Class: RS Junior Hometown: Yazoo City, Miss. High School: Yazoo City HS

Height / Weight: 5-11 / 200 Position: RB Birthdate: 02/01/1989 Experience: 1L

2010 (r-Fr.): Played in nine games ... Missed three games with a knee injury ... Posted 509 yards on 105 carries and seven rushing scores ... Put together two-touchdown games against both Prairie View (9/11) and Tulsa (11/26) ... Had best game of the season with 89 yards on eight carries with a season-best run for a TD of 49 yards against Kansas (9/17) ... Added a 86-yard game on 13 carries at Tulsa ... Caught 23 passes for 172 yards and a touchdown ... Lone receiving TD was an 11-yard pass from Austin Davis versus Memphis (10/16) ... Added 118 kickoff return yards versus UAB (10/30), including a best return of 45 yards ... Finished the season with five returns for 144 yards ... 2009 (r-Fr.): Appeared in the season opener against Alcorn State (9/5) ... Carried seven times for 72 yards and one touchdown ... 2008 (Fr.): Redshirted ...Prep: Rushed for 1,003 yards and 15 touchdowns before an injury ended his season during the middle of the campaign for coach Tony Woolfolk ... Named to the Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen after rushing for 2,509 yards and 33 touchdowns as a junior ... Tabbed as the Delta Touchdown Club Player of the Year, the Yazoo County Player of the Year, and the division 3-4A Player of the Year after leading the state in rushing yardage ... A three-star prospect by both Rivals and Scout and is the No. 24-ranked player in the state by Rivals ... Held the distinction of being the No. 85 player ranked at the running back spot in the country by Scout.com ... Personal: Son of Vickey R. Johnson ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies.