- Nationality
- United States
- Position
- ST, TB
- Height
- 6'2"
- Weight
- 212
- Hometown
- Cincinnati, OH
- High School
- Summit Country Day
- Past Teams
- Ohio State
- Seasons
- 2019
Weight: 212 (2019)
2019 Media Guide: A versatile athlete, Xavier Johnson joined the Ohio State football program in the summer of 2018 … versatile enough skills that he has been used to play on both offense (running back) and defense (cornerback) … earned OSU Scholar-Athlete honors while exploring majors in management and industry … interned in the summer of 2019 with Cameron Mitchell Restaurants.
High School: Played for head coach Justin Isaacs at Summit County Day in Cincinnati … three-star prospect who turned down scholarship offers from a host of schools to walk-on at Ohio State … a versatile playmaker who scored touchdowns in five different ways as a senior – rushing, receiving, kickoff return, punt return and interception return … caught 32 passes for 766 yards and eight touchdowns while also adding 623 rushing yards and 10 TDs as a senior … averaged 17.3 yards per
carry … scored six TDs via either punt or kick returns … had a 99-yard “pick six” … a four-year starter in basketball who was the team’s leading scorer and rebounder.
Personal: Is the son of Jeffrey and Juanita Johnson.
Offense
Season | Team | G | GS | Rush Att | Rush Yds | Rush TD | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Lng | 2 Pt Conv | Fum | Lost | KR | KR Yds | KR Avg | KR TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Ohio State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 |
Total | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
Season | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Asst | KR | KR Yds | KR Avg | KR TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Ohio State | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 |
Total | - | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |