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Jersey Number 93
Eric Johnson
- Position:
- Defensive Lineman
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 298
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Plainfield, Ill.
2021
Earned All-Missouri Valley Football Conference second-team laurels as a senior ... Played in NFLPA Bowl and Senior Bowl games ... Racked up 43 total stops with 6.5 tackles for loss and 3 blocked kicks in 2021 ... Posted a career-high 11 tackles vs. UT Martin (11/27/21) in the NCAA FCS playoffs in his final college game with a forced fumble and a blocked kick ... Blocked a kick at Illinois State (10/2/21) ... Recorded 5 tackles at No. 7 Southern Illinois (11/6/21) with 2 tackles for loss ... Had a sack in win at Illinois State (10/2/21) with 4 total stops, a blocked kick and 2 hurries ... Finished the season with starts in 23 consecutive games and played in a school-record 55 consecutive games as a five-year starter ... Finished his career with 131 total stops, including 19.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks.
2020-21
Earned All-MVFC second-team honors ... Started all 10 games on the defensive line as one of the team's most prolific senior contributors ... Extended playing streak to 42 consecutive games ... Racked up 27 total tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks ... His 5.0 tackles for loss in Valley games ranked 9th in the league ... Recorded a key blocked field goal attempt at South Dakota (3/13/21) to halt a pivotal USD drive and help set up MSU's game-winning drive on the next series ... Brought down a season-high 8 ball carriers in the Bears win over SIU (3/27/21) with 7 solo tackles ... Tallied 5 stops in homecoming game vs. UCA (10/17/20) ... Posted a sack, 3.0 tackles for loss and 4 total tackles in win at No. 10 Northern Iowa (3/20/21) ... Brought down 3 ball carriers in NCAA FCS Playoff game at North Dakota (4/24/21) ... Recovered a fumble in win at Western Illinois (2/27/21) with a pair of tackles.
2019
Played in all 11 games his junior season with 7 starts ... Started first 3 games of the year at defensive tackle and returned to that role in 3 of last 4 games of the campaign ... Was in on 18 tackles for the season, including season-high 4 tackles in start vs. Kennesaw State (9/21/19) at home ... Brought down 3 ball carriers in season opener at Northern Arizona (8/29/19) ... Had 3 assisted tackles vs. No. 11 UNI (10/26/19) ... Tallied season-best 2 solo stops and 3 total tackles at Southern Illinois (11/9/19).
2018
Played in all 11 games with 9 starts as a sophomore ... Led team in QB hurries (6)Â ... Blocked potential game-winning field goal in home win against No. 9 ranked Illinois State (9/29/18) ... Brought down 5 ball carriers and posted 1.5 sacks in Illinois State game ... Had season-high 6 tackles in win at Indiana State (10/13/18) with 4 solos ... Logged 4 tackles in season opener at Oklahoma State (8/30/18) ... Produced a pair of solo tackles and a pair of QB hurries vs. No. 1 North Dakota State (11/10/18).
2017
Started 8 of 11 games as a redshirt freshman defensive tackle ... Finished season with 18 total tackles with multiple stops in 6 games ... Posted season-high 4 stops at North Dakota (9/9/17) with a pair of solos and a pass break-up ... Also had 4 tackles against South Dakota State (10/21/17) with a tackle for loss ... Posted a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss in home finale against UNI (11/11/17) ... Had a TFL and a pair of tackles at Western Illinois (10/14/17).
2016
Redshirted his first year at Missouri State.
High School
Had a banner senior campaign for coach Kenneth Bublitz at Plainfield (Ill.) South High School ... Recorded 17 sacks and 29 tackles for loss for the Cougars en route to earning his second straight all-conference nod in 2015 … The son of a former All-MVFC defensive lineman Eric Johnson, he enjoyed a standout prep wrestling career as well, capturing second at the 2015 IHSA Class 3A state tournament and carrying the top ranking in his weight class into his senior year.
Personal
Eric Morris Johnson II was born 7/16/98 in Normal, Ill. ... Son of Eric Johnson and Kesha Richardson of Plainfield, Ill. ... Majoring in Graduate Studies.
Earned All-Missouri Valley Football Conference second-team laurels as a senior ... Played in NFLPA Bowl and Senior Bowl games ... Racked up 43 total stops with 6.5 tackles for loss and 3 blocked kicks in 2021 ... Posted a career-high 11 tackles vs. UT Martin (11/27/21) in the NCAA FCS playoffs in his final college game with a forced fumble and a blocked kick ... Blocked a kick at Illinois State (10/2/21) ... Recorded 5 tackles at No. 7 Southern Illinois (11/6/21) with 2 tackles for loss ... Had a sack in win at Illinois State (10/2/21) with 4 total stops, a blocked kick and 2 hurries ... Finished the season with starts in 23 consecutive games and played in a school-record 55 consecutive games as a five-year starter ... Finished his career with 131 total stops, including 19.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks.
2020-21
Earned All-MVFC second-team honors ... Started all 10 games on the defensive line as one of the team's most prolific senior contributors ... Extended playing streak to 42 consecutive games ... Racked up 27 total tackles, 6.0 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks ... His 5.0 tackles for loss in Valley games ranked 9th in the league ... Recorded a key blocked field goal attempt at South Dakota (3/13/21) to halt a pivotal USD drive and help set up MSU's game-winning drive on the next series ... Brought down a season-high 8 ball carriers in the Bears win over SIU (3/27/21) with 7 solo tackles ... Tallied 5 stops in homecoming game vs. UCA (10/17/20) ... Posted a sack, 3.0 tackles for loss and 4 total tackles in win at No. 10 Northern Iowa (3/20/21) ... Brought down 3 ball carriers in NCAA FCS Playoff game at North Dakota (4/24/21) ... Recovered a fumble in win at Western Illinois (2/27/21) with a pair of tackles.
2019
Played in all 11 games his junior season with 7 starts ... Started first 3 games of the year at defensive tackle and returned to that role in 3 of last 4 games of the campaign ... Was in on 18 tackles for the season, including season-high 4 tackles in start vs. Kennesaw State (9/21/19) at home ... Brought down 3 ball carriers in season opener at Northern Arizona (8/29/19) ... Had 3 assisted tackles vs. No. 11 UNI (10/26/19) ... Tallied season-best 2 solo stops and 3 total tackles at Southern Illinois (11/9/19).
2018
Played in all 11 games with 9 starts as a sophomore ... Led team in QB hurries (6)Â ... Blocked potential game-winning field goal in home win against No. 9 ranked Illinois State (9/29/18) ... Brought down 5 ball carriers and posted 1.5 sacks in Illinois State game ... Had season-high 6 tackles in win at Indiana State (10/13/18) with 4 solos ... Logged 4 tackles in season opener at Oklahoma State (8/30/18) ... Produced a pair of solo tackles and a pair of QB hurries vs. No. 1 North Dakota State (11/10/18).
2017
Started 8 of 11 games as a redshirt freshman defensive tackle ... Finished season with 18 total tackles with multiple stops in 6 games ... Posted season-high 4 stops at North Dakota (9/9/17) with a pair of solos and a pass break-up ... Also had 4 tackles against South Dakota State (10/21/17) with a tackle for loss ... Posted a sack and 1.5 tackles for loss in home finale against UNI (11/11/17) ... Had a TFL and a pair of tackles at Western Illinois (10/14/17).
2016
Redshirted his first year at Missouri State.
High School
Had a banner senior campaign for coach Kenneth Bublitz at Plainfield (Ill.) South High School ... Recorded 17 sacks and 29 tackles for loss for the Cougars en route to earning his second straight all-conference nod in 2015 … The son of a former All-MVFC defensive lineman Eric Johnson, he enjoyed a standout prep wrestling career as well, capturing second at the 2015 IHSA Class 3A state tournament and carrying the top ranking in his weight class into his senior year.
Personal
Eric Morris Johnson II was born 7/16/98 in Normal, Ill. ... Son of Eric Johnson and Kesha Richardson of Plainfield, Ill. ... Majoring in Graduate Studies.
Baseball Postgame vs. Liberty (5/24/26)
Sunday, May 24
Baseball Postgame vs. DBU (5/22/26)
Saturday, May 23
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/21/26)
Friday, May 22
Baseball Postgame at Kennesaw State (5/16/26)
Saturday, May 16
