RJ Johnson

Houston

Nov 13 (Fri)

8:15 PM

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

AT COLORADO

CAREER: Has played in 23 games with four starts over three seasons and has 27 tackles, one interception and seven pass breakups.

2026 (Fourth-Year): Has played in eight games, with two starts and 309 snaps. Has 16 tackles (12 solo), six pass breakups, two special teams tackles and one forced fumble on special teams.

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.
vs. Kansas State (Oct. 31, W 27-24 OT): 1 PBU. Broke up a third-and-18 pass intended for Josh Manning in the third quarter, forcing Kansas State to punt and bringing his season total to six pass breakups.

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.