Post-OSU Update: Tyreke Johnson transferred to Nebraska in June of 2021. Johnson played only two games over two seasons with the Huskers, recording one tackle. (updated: Jan. 2025)

Major: Communications (2020)
Weight: 193 (2020), 195 (2019), 193 (2018)

2020 Media Guide: Interned in the summer of 2019 at Channel 10 in Columbus, a CBS affiliate.

2019: Played in eight games as a redshirt freshman … 15 defensive snaps against Maryland was his season-high and played 13 the following game at Rutgers.

2019 Media Guide: Tyreke Johnson was one of eight from the 2018 recruiting class who enrolled in classes at Ohio State in January 2018 … he competed throughout the 2018 spring drills and redshirted as a true freshman … interned in the summer of 2019 at Channel 10, the CBS affiliate in Columbus.

2018 Media Guide: Tyreke Johnson was one of eight from the 2018 recruiting class who enrolled in classes at Ohio State in January 2018 … he competed throughout the 2018 spring drills.

High School: Johnson was a consensus Top 50-ranked player by all major recruiting services … a Rivals and 247Sports five-star player and the No. 14 overall prospect as well as the nation’s No. 1 safety, according to Rivals … a top-five ranked player in the state of Florida by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN … No. 9 rated player on the Prepstar Dream Team … finished with 113 career tackles with 4.5 TFL, 28 pass break-ups and nine interceptions for Trinity Christian Academy and head coach Verion
Dorminey … six of his nine INTs were returned for touchdowns … U.S. Army All-American … comes from the same high school program that produced Shaun Wade, a member of last year’s Ohio State signing class … Super 11 selection … Times Union 2017 Defensive Player of the Year.

Personal: Parents are Pamela Jones and Edward Johnson.