 Johnson with Pittsburgh in 2024 | |
| 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. Johnson was invited to play in the 2023 Big 33 Game, where he was named the game's MVP after posting nine receptions for 161 yards and a touchdown. [1] Coming out of high school, Johnson was rated as a three star recruit, where he held offers from schools such as Toledo, Pittsburgh, Penn State, Rutgers, and West Virginia. [2] Ultimately, Johnson decided to commit to play college football for the Pittsburgh Panthers. [3] [4]
In week four of the 2023 season, Johnson recorded his first career touchdown, returning a kickoff 100 yards against the North Carolina Tar Heels. [5] [6] In week eight, Johnson hauled in four receptions for 31 yards as well as his first receiving touchdown, in a loss versus the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. [7] During Johnson's first collegiate season in 2023, he played in twelve 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. [8] [9]
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