2017 Football Roster
Roster
Johnson Jr., Alexis

Jersey Number 98
Alexis Johnson Jr.
- Position:
- DL
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 300
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Atlanta, Ga.
- High School:
- Mount Zion
- Prev School:
- Fort Scott C.C. (Kansas)
Bio
2018 - R-SENIOR
- 2018 Game-by-Game Stats
- Totaled five tackles vs. Missouri (11/17)
- Made five tackles against No. 11 Kentucky (11/10)
- Made three tackles vs. Charlotte on Nov. 3
- Recorded three tackles, including a four-yard sack at South Carolina (10/27)
- Logged six tackles and a 7-yard sack at No. 21 Auburn (10/13)
- Recorded a career-high seven tackles at No. 2 Georgia
- Made first sack of the season vs. Florida, tackling UF’s Feleipe Franks for a 7-yard loss (9/22)
- Tied his career-high with five tackles vs. UTEP (9/15)
- Earned his first-career start at defensive end vs. West Virginia on Sept. 1, notching four tackles and one TFL
2017 - R-JUNIOR
- 2017 Game-by-Game Stats
- Games/Starts: 11/0
- Broke into the Vols’ defensive line rotation in 2017, finishing with 14 tackles and two sacks
- Totaled a career-best five tackles to cap the season versus Vanderbilt (11/25)
- Grabbed a sack at Missouri (11/11)
- Had a pair of stops against both Georgia (9/30) and Alabama (10/21) Totaled two tackles and a sack in win over UMass (9/23)
2016 - R-SOPHOMORE
- Redshirted
2015 - SOPHOMORE (At Fort Scott Community College)
- 247 Sports: 4-star (No. 15 JUCO overall prospect, No. 1 JUCO defensive tackle)
- ESPN: 4-star (No. 14 JUCO overall prospect, No. 1 JUCO defensive tackle)
- Rivals: 4-star
- Scout: 4-star (No. 7 JUCO overall prospect, No. 1 JUCO defensive tackle)
- Played 2015 season at Fort Scott Community College in Kansas for coach Chris Horton
- Honorable Mention All-KJCCC
- In 10 games, recorded 26 solo tackles and 41 total tackles, averaging 4.1 tackles per game
- Posted 8.5 sacks and 12.5 tackles for loss in his sophomore season
- Ended season on a high note with a season-high 3.5 sacks, season-high 8 total tackles and an interception returned for 19 yards at Iowa Western C.C.
- Recorded at least two tackles in every game of the 2015 season
- Dropped the opposition for a loss in seven of 10 games
2014 - FRESHMAN (at Fort Scott Community College)
- In games, posted 27 solo tackles and 46 total tackles, averaging 4.6 tackles per game
- Recorded 13 tackles for loss in his freshman campaign
- Forced a fumble in back-to-back games vs. Coffeyville C.C. and at Butler C.C.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Lettered at Mount Zion High School in Jonesboro, Ga., for coach Ervin Starr, graduating in 2014
- Battled an ACL injury his junior season after injuring it in the 2012 season opener
PERSONAL
- Full Name: Alexis L. Johnson
- Born: October 11, 1995
- Son of Alexis Johnson Sr. and Tanya Johnson
- Brother of Alexia, Alexandra and Ladarius
- Majoring in Communication Studies
- Recipient of Charlie & Mai Coffey Scholarship Endowment Fund
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Tuesday, September 02
FB | Willie Martinez Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Joey Halzle Press Conference (9.2.25)
Tuesday, September 02
FB | Josh Heupel Press Conference (9.1.25)
Monday, September 01