Daniel Johnson was born on September 1, 1999, in a refugee camp in Nairobi, Kenya.[1][2] Johnson and some of his family moved to London, Ontario, when he was one year old.[2][3] Johnson later said "I still have family back home struggling and it’s great that my family and a couple of my cousins got to come over here and live a different life than my parents did."[2] He played high school football at Catholic Central High School in London, Ontario.[1][4] As a senior in 2017, he helped the team win the London City Championship while earning Canada First Team Defense honors.[4] Canadian Football Chat ranked him the No. 9 prospect in the class of 2018.[4]
In 2022, Johnson transferred to play for the Purdue Boilermakers of Purdue University. He played in five games, starting two, during both the 2023 and 2024 seasons.[4] He suffered a torn ACL during his redshirt senior year.[3] Johnson earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for the 2024 season.[4] He majored in education at Purdue.[4]
Professional career
Johnson was selected by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the fifth round, with the 41st overall pick, of the 2024 CFL draft.[1] He officially signed with the team on May 14, 2024.[5] He was moved to the practice roster on June 1, 2024, where he spent the remainder of the 2024 CFL season.[5] Johnson re-signed with the Roughriders on November 19, 2024.[5] In May 2025, head coach Corey Mace named Johnson the team's most improved player at training camp.[6] He began the 2025 season on the active roster, as a backup offensive lineman.[7]
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