2014 Football Roster

38 Will Johnson

  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 215
  • Class Senior

Biography

2014
One of two Bobcats invited to the NFL Scouting Combine ... was named All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team punter by both College Sports Madness and Phil Steele ...ranked second among league leaders and ranks 21st nationally with a punting average of 43.8 yards on 65 punts ... placed 21 of his punts inside the 20 ... had 16 punts over 50 yards with four resulting in a touchback ... had a career-best 70-yard punt at Illinois, a 66-yard kick versus Arkansas State and a 64-yard punt at UL Monroe ... was named the Sun Belt Conference Player of Week on Dec. 1 after placing his only punt in the game inside the 20-yard line at the 13-yard line in the fourth quarter, tying a school-record with four field goals and having all of his 11 kickoffs result in a touchback at Georgia State ... averaged 63.4 yards on 71 kickoffs with 46 resulting in touchbacks throughout the season.
 
2013
Averaged 44.0 yards on 41 punts ... ranked eighth nationally with 46.3 percent of his punts landing inside the 20 ... also had five punts for touchbacks ... registered 10 punts over 50 yards ... had a career-best 65-yard punt at UL Lafayette ... kicked a 58-yard punt against Prairie View A&M ... averaged 46.6 yards on nine punts against UL Monroe ... averaged 44 yards on four punts versus Georgia State ... had a 63-yard punt versus the Panthers ... kicked a 59-yard punt at Arkansas State ... had 57 yards punts versus Western Kentucky and UL Monroe .. and a 56 yard punt at Troy ... averaged 64.1 yards on 56 kickoffs with 38 resulting in touchbacks ... averaged 64.9 yards and had six touchbacks on seven kickoffs against Wyoming ... also had six touchbacks on his eight kickoffs against South Alabama ... averaged a season-best 65.5 yards with three touchbacks against UL Monroe ... ... .member of the 100% Club during spring workouts.
 
2012
Played in 12 games ... made 12 of his 17 field goal attempts ... was successful on 43 of his 44 extra-point tries ... broke his own school record with a 54-yard field goal against New Mexico State ... also kicked a 52-yard field goal versus Stephen F. Austin ... had a 45-yard field goal at Houston and a 42 yard field goal at San Jose State ... made all of his career-best nine extra point attempts ... converted 7 of 8 PAT attempts against Louisiana Tech ... also connected on all five of his PAT tries against Stephen F. Austin and Idaho ... averaged 41.0 yards on 22 punts ... had a season-long 59-yard punt versus Utah State ... had a 56-yard punt against Louisiana Tech ... kicked nine punts inside the 20-yard line ... averaged 44.4 yards on five punts against Louisiana Tech ... also averaged 63.8 yards on 37 kickoffs ... netted a season-best 64.5 yards on two kickoffs at Navy ... had 20 touchbacks.
 
2011
Converted 13-of-24 FG attempts (.541) and was perfect on PAT’s going 33-for-33 for 72 points ... set the school record for longest made FG with a 53-yard kick ... kicked off 63 times for an average of 65.7 yards per kick with 17 touchbacks ... opened his place kicking career with a 40-yard FG at Texas Tech ... went 1-of-1 on field goals and 1-of-1 on PAT kicks at Texas Tech ... also kicked off four times for an average of 76.2 yards per kick and recorded two touchbacks ... converted 1-of-2 field goals and 1-of-1 PAT kicks at Wyoming ... made all three field attempts of 53, 42, 37 and was 3-of-3 on PAT kicks versus Tarleton State ... made all five PAT kicks against Stephen F. Austin ... converted his only attempt on 34-yard kick versus Nicholls, was also perfect with all five PAT kicks ... hit 2-of-3 field goals at McNeese State and one PAT ... went 1-of-2 on field goals and 5-of-5 on PAT kicks against Lamar ... hit a 49 and 42-yard field goal, went 4-of-4 on PAT kicks, and forced six touchbacks on seven kickoffs versus Prairie View A&M ... earned FCS Independent Player of the Week honors for his performance.
 
High School
Named All-District 16-4A kicker in 2008-10 ... chosen Academic All-District in 2010 ... was an Academic All-State choice in 2010 ... ranked eighth among his class by Chris Sailor Kicking website kicked five field goals and 35 extra points for Rudder ... averaged 40.9 yards on 15 punts ... also played safety and recorded 42 tackles in 2010 ... played for coach C.M. Pier ... also played baseball and was named All-District defensive player in 2010, District Newcomer of the Year in 2008 and an All-State selection as a junior in 2010.
 
PERSONAL
Son of the Sue Johnson and the late Stanley Johnson ... major is wildlife biology at Texas State.

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2011-2012Freshman

    Punter/Kicker
    6'3" 192 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2012Sophomore

    Kicker
    6'3" 192 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2013-2014Junior

    Kicker
    6'3" 209 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2014-2015Senior

    K
    6'3" 215 lbs
    38