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Daniel Johnson Season 2022

#73
PositionOL
Weight305 lbs
Height6-5
YearRedshirt Senior
HometownLondon, Ontario
Previous SchoolKent State
PURDUE CAREER
  • Appeared in 10 games and started four
  • Named Academic All-Big Ten (2023)
  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award (2023)
2023 / AS A SIXTH YEAR SENIOR
  • Appeared in five games and started two; against Michigan (Nov. 4) and Northwestern (Nov. 18)
  • Named Academic All-Big Ten
  • Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
2022 / AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR 
• Appeared in five games with two starts against FAU (Sept. 24) and Minnesota (Oct. 1)

2021 / AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (At Kent State)
• Saw action in the game at #6 Texas A&M
• Started at Maryland
• Started against Bowling Green
 
2020 / AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (At Kent State)
• Played in three games on the offensive line
• Saw time at both left and right tackle
• Part of an offense that led NCAA in scoring and total offense
 
2019 / AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (At Kent State)
• Played in seven games at offensive tackle
• Stepped into starting role for Buffalo game
• Team was 4-0 during his four starts
 
2018 / AS A FRESHMAN (At Kent State)
• Redshirted
 
HIGH SCHOOL
• Earned Bob Goodard Award as the top player in the conference
• Was a member of two conference championship teams
• No. 9 ranked Canadian football prospect by Canadian Football Chat
• Selected Canada First Team Defense his senior season
• Member of London City Championship team in 2017
 
PERSONAL
• Parent(s): Grace and Langoya Johnson
• Sibling(s): Alfred, George, and J.P.
• Birthdate: September 1, 1999
• Major: Education
• Born in Nairobi, Kenya
• Brother, George Johnson, plays wide receiver in the CFL
• Rogers Endowed Football Scholarship: 2018-19
• Brother, Alfred Johnson, plays basketball at Fanshawe College in Canada
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Sixth Year
2023

OL
6-6 / 320 lbs