 Johnson with Pittsburgh in 2025 | |
| Pittsburgh Panthers–No. 2 | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Born | March 28, 2005 York, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Dallastown Area (Dallastown, Pennsylvania) |
Kenny Johnson (born March 28, 2005) is an American college football wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Panthers.
Johnson attended Dallastown Area High School in Dallastown, Pennsylvania, and was invited to play in the 2023 Big 33 Game, where he earned game MVP honors after posting nine receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown. [1] Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers over offers from schools such as Toledo, Penn State, Rutgers, and West Virginia. [2]
In week 4 of the 2023 season, Johnson recorded his first career touchdown,[ citation needed ] returning a kickoff 100 yards against North Carolina. [3] In week 8, he hauled in four receptions for 31 yards as well as his first receiving touchdown in a loss to Wake Forest. [4] During Johnson's first collegiate season in 2023, he played in 12 games where he made four starts, totaling 15 receptions for 122 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing ten times for 72 yards, and adding 347 yards and a touchdown as a kick returner. [5]