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Selected Penn State over Alabama, Arizona, Arizona State, Baylor, California, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Louisville, LSU, Miami, Michigan, Mississippi, Mississippi State, NC State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Oregon State, TCU, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech
rFrom Johnson Jr.'s Head Coach Josh Line
"Michael is the most physically-gifted player I have ever coached. He's among the best kids I've ever been around. I am really excited to see him grow as great player and person in the Penn State football program."
About Johnson Jr.
High School: Four-year letterman for head coach Josh Line at Sheldon High School...Three-time team captain...Guided the Irish to a Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) 6A runner-up finish with an 11-3 record...Selected to the Under Armour All-America Game and the Hall of Fame World Bowl...Was an Elite 11 finalist...Collected all-state accolades as a junior...Named all-region three times...Earned all-conference honors four times...Selected all-city twice by Prep2Prep...Named Team MVP three times...Recorded 1,812 passing yards, 19 passing scores, 1,290 rushing yards with seven 100-yard performances and 18 rushing touchdowns as a senior...Posted 1,218 passing yards with 21 touchdowns to go along with 745 rushing yards and 12 scores as a junior...Had 2,048 passing yards, 21 passing touchdowns, 875 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns as a sophomore...Tallied 2,228 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns, 553 rushing yards and six rushing scores as a freshman...Rated a four-star recruit by ESPN and Rivals and a three-star prospect by 247Sports...Rated as the No. 19 dual threat quarterback and No. 2 recruit in Oregon by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 203 overall prospect, No. 12 dual threat quarterback, No. 32 player in the region and No. 2 recruit in Oregon by ESPN...Ranked No. 192 overall recruit and No. 6 dual threat quarterback by Rivals...Played basketball for two seasons...Earned all-league honors in basketball as a sophomore.
Personal: Full name is Michael Eugene Johnson Jr....Son of Louan and Michael Johnson Sr....Has one sister, Taylor...Mother, Louan, was a track & field athlete at USC...Father, Michael Sr., played football at Arizona State and Akron, as well as in the Canadian Football League and World Football League...Michael Sr. set numerous records as the starting quarterback at Akron in 1988 and 1989...Michael Sr. is currently the wide receivers coach at Oregon...Sister, Taylor, is a track & field athlete at Nebraska...Participated in a service trip to Tecate, Mexico during freshman and sophomore years of high school...Hobbies include playing video games and listening to music...Planning to major in psychology...Would like to pursue a career as a sports psychologist or football coach...Born November 30, 2000 in Corvalis, Oregon.
