2010 Listed at No. 1 at defensive end in preseason depth chart...Missed spring practice season due to injury.
2009 Started all 12 games at defensive end...Had 22 tackles and three sacks...Season-high four tackles vs. Ball State and Northern Illinois...Recovered fumble in the end zone vs. Eastern Michigan for his only career touchdown. 2008 Played in 10 games as a reserve, making eight tackles. 2007 Played in 11 games, starting final eight of the season...Fourth on team with 4.5 tackles for loss...Sixth on team and first among linemen with 51 tackles...Had career-high nine tackles vs. WMU. 2006 Sat out season as a redshirt. High School Named first-team All-Southeast PA by the Philadelphia Inquirer, second-team Class AAAA all-state by the Associated Press and first-team all-conference...First-team all-state selection by the Pennsylvania Football News...Had 124 tackles, 21 sacks and seven forced fumbles...Selected to play in the Big 33 Game (Ohio vs. Pennsylvania)...Earned all-area and all-league honors as a junior, making 88 tackles...High school coach was Dick Beck. Personal Full name is Alexander David Johnson...Birthdate: Dec. 13, 1987...Parents are Rick and Phyllis Johnson...Father is an operations manager and mother is a finance manager...Has an older sister, Melissa, and an older brother, Michael...Avid snowboarder...Business major.
Career Statistics
Year
G/S
UT
AT
TT
TFL
SACK
OBH
FF
2006
DNP-Redshirt
2007
11/8
21
30
51
4.5/10
1.0/3
3
0
2008
10/0
4
4
8
1.0/1
0/0
0
0
2009
12/12
11
11
22
3.0/24
3.0/24
2
2
Totals
33/20
36
45
81
8.5/35
4.0/27
5
2
Career Game Highs Tackles: 9 (Western Michigan, 9-29-07) Tackles for Loss: 1.0 (Eight times)
