RJ Johnson

Kansas State

Oct 31 (Sat)

12 p.m.

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-2
Weight:
185
Class:
Fourth
Hometown:
McDonough, Ga.
High School:
Eagle's Landing

AT COLORADO

CAREER: Has played in 22 games with four starts over three seasons and has 27 tackles, an interception and six pass breakups.

2026 (Fourth-Year): Has played in all six games, with one start. Has 10 tackles (seven solo) and five pass breakups, which lead the team.

Game by Game:

at Georgia Tech (Sept. 3, W 14-13): 1 tackle.
vs. Weber State (Sept. 12, W 52-21): 2 tackles (1 solo), 1 PBU.
at Northwestern (Sept. 19, L 7-41): played.
at Baylor (Sept. 26, L 13-23): played.
vs. Texas Tech (Oct. 3, L 7-29) (start): 2 tackles (2 solo), 2 PBU. First start of the season.
vs. Utah (Oct. 17, L 24-27): 5 tackles (3 solo), 2 PBU. Two pass breakups for the second straight game; CU high in tackles.

2025 (Third-Year): Played in four games, starting the first three at cornerback, before missing the final eight with an injury. Had eight tackles (five solo), a pass breakup and his first career interception, against Delaware, and played on five special-teams units.

2024 (Second-Year): Played in all 12 regular-season games and had nine tackles (five solo), leading the team in special-teams snaps across the kickoff, kickoff-return, punt and punt-return units.

AS A TRANSFER

Rated an .8600 transfer prospect by 247Sports, which ranked him the No. 945 player overall and the No. 130 cornerback in the portal (as of July 27, 2024). Came to Colorado as an undergraduate transfer with four seasons to play four.

AT ARKANSAS (2023)

2023 (First-Year): Redshirted after appearing in one game, making his collegiate debut against Western Carolina.

RECRUIT RANKINGS

A three-star prospect. Rivals ranked him the No. 56 safety in the class and the No. 50 player from Georgia; 247Sports the No. 63 athlete and No. 80 in Georgia; ESPN the No. 99 safety and No. 110 in Georgia; On3 the No. 102 safety and No. 119 in Georgia. The On3 Consensus listed him No. 761 nationally, the No. 74 safety and No. 76 in Georgia, and the 247Sports Composite No. 840 nationally, the No. 58 athlete and No. 82 in Georgia.

AT EAGLE’S LANDING CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

Played three seasons on both sides of the ball for head coach Tanner Rodgers in McDonough, Ga., and was an all-region selection after the 2022 season. As a senior, had 56 tackles, a tackle for loss, two interceptions, two pass breakups, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on defense and caught 32 passes for 486 yards and five touchdowns. As a junior, helped Eagle’s Landing to a 7-5 record and the second round of the state playoffs with [56 tackles and four interceptions — see flags]. Intercepted a pass as a sophomore. Also played basketball, averaging 17.2 points and 5.8 rebounds as a junior, and competed in track and field.

PERSONAL

Son of Reginald and Shaun Johnson; has a sister, Reagan. Born April 22, 2004.