Football
Johnson, B.J.
vs
Houston
Sep 12 (Fri)
5:30 PM
B.J. Johnson
- Title:
- Defensive Graduate Assistant Coach
B.J. Johnson is in his first year as graduate assistant for the defense, as he joined the Colorado staff in March 2020.
Johnson, 27, comes to CU from Savannah State, where he was the school’s wide receivers coach for the 2019 season under its new head coach, Shawn Quinn. The Tigers were 7-3 overall, the first winning season at the school in 21 seasons, and posted a 5-0 mark in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play (the team was ineligible for the league championship as it was transitioning into Division II).
He lettered four years as a receiver at Georgia Southern (2013-16), including his senior season when current CU defensive coordinator Tyson Summers was the Eagles’ head coach. He finished his career with 93 receptions for 1,338 receiving yards and six touchdowns, averaging a healthy 14.4 yards per catch. A six-time member of the school’s Honor Roll, he earned his bachelor’s degree in 2016 from GSU in Sports Management. He was a member of the school’s 2015 GoDaddy Bowl champion team that defeated Bowling Green.
He signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers and made the team, but a serious hamstring injury suffered in practice the first week of the 2017 regular season which cut his career short. He then started his coaching career in 2018 as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, Woodruff High School in South Carolina.
He was born Bill Johnson III on February 22, 1993 in Greenville, S.C., and graduated from Woodruff where he lettered in football; a two-time All-State performer, he set all major school single season and career receiving records (he had 165 in his career for 2,780 yards and 30 touchdowns). His hobbies include spending time with his family and friends. Nickname is B.J.
Johnson, 27, comes to CU from Savannah State, where he was the school’s wide receivers coach for the 2019 season under its new head coach, Shawn Quinn. The Tigers were 7-3 overall, the first winning season at the school in 21 seasons, and posted a 5-0 mark in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play (the team was ineligible for the league championship as it was transitioning into Division II).
He lettered four years as a receiver at Georgia Southern (2013-16), including his senior season when current CU defensive coordinator Tyson Summers was the Eagles’ head coach. He finished his career with 93 receptions for 1,338 receiving yards and six touchdowns, averaging a healthy 14.4 yards per catch. A six-time member of the school’s Honor Roll, he earned his bachelor’s degree in 2016 from GSU in Sports Management. He was a member of the school’s 2015 GoDaddy Bowl champion team that defeated Bowling Green.
He signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers and made the team, but a serious hamstring injury suffered in practice the first week of the 2017 regular season which cut his career short. He then started his coaching career in 2018 as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, Woodruff High School in South Carolina.
He was born Bill Johnson III on February 22, 1993 in Greenville, S.C., and graduated from Woodruff where he lettered in football; a two-time All-State performer, he set all major school single season and career receiving records (he had 165 in his career for 2,780 yards and 30 touchdowns). His hobbies include spending time with his family and friends. Nickname is B.J.
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