Xavier Johnson (American football)

Xavier Johnson is an American football wide receiver for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

This article is about the American football player. For the basketball player, see Xavier Johnson. For the suspect, see Micah Xavier Johnson.
Xavier Johnson
Ohio State Buckeyes – No. 0
PositionWide receiver
ClassGraduate
Personal information
Born:Cincinnati, Ohio
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolSummit Country Day School
(Cincinnati, Ohio)

Early life and high school

Johnson grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and attended Summit Country Day School. While at Summit, Johnson had 32 receptions for 766 yards and eight scores and while running the ball, he had 623 yards, 10 touchdowns and an average of 17.3 yards per carry.[1] He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Ohio State over offers from Bowling Green, Cincinnati, Iowa State, North Dakota State, and Ohio.[2][3]

College career

Johnson was recruited as a running back at Ohio State until his junior season when he was moved to wide receiver.[4] During the 2022 season, he scored three touchdowns, two of them being at their first game of the season against Notre Dame where he also completed a 24-yard touchdown reception.[5] During the 2022 Peach Bowl again Georgia, he completed a 37-yard touchdown pass giving Ohio State a lead of 28-24 right before the half.[6] On August 19, 2023, Johnson was named the Buckeyes' Block "O" jersey recipient and he will wear a No. 0 jersey for the 2023 season.[7]

References
  1. Springer, Scott (February 6, 2018). "Summit Country Day's Johnson chooses preferred walk-on status for Ohio State football". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  2. "Xavier Johnson, 2018 Wide Receiver". Rivals.com. January 24, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. Gerdeman, Tony (January 27, 2018). "Buckeyes Get Commitment from 3-Star WR Xavier Johnson as Preferred Walk-On". The Ozone. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  4. "Xavier Johnson College Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  5. "Xavier Johnson". Ohio State Buckeyes.
  6. Chen, Michael (December 31, 2022). "Watch: OSU takes lead back before half on another Stroud touchdown pass". Buckeyes Wire. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  7. Smith, Casey (August 19, 2023). "Buckeyes WR Xavier Johnson Named Block 'O' Jersey Recipient". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
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