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| Position: | Tight end |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | January 7, 1985 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Peabody (Pittsburgh) |
| College: | Malone |
| Undrafted: | 2008 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at ArenaFan.com | |
LaRoi Johnson (born January 7, 1985) is an American former professional football tight end. Johnson played college football at Malone University, where he was named All-Mid-States Football Association First Team in 2007.
Johnson attended Peabody High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was a member of the football team.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaRoi Johnson TE | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Peabody High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 258 lb (117 kg) | 4.9 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals:  247Sports: N/A | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: NR (TE), NR (PA) | ||||||
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Johnson committed to play at California University of Pennsylvania after high school. He played at California for 2 seasons, before transferring to Malone University. As a senior in 2007, Johnson was named 1st Team All-Mid-States Football Association as a tight end. [2]
| Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GS | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
| 2004 | California (PA) | 0 | 8 | 4 | 101 | 25.2 | 2 | 53 | |
| 2005 | California (PA) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | |
| 2006 | Malone | 11 | 11 | 40 | 305 | 7.6 | 1 | ?? | |
| 2007 | Malone | 12 | 12 | 39 | 417 | 10.7 | 1 | ?? | |
| Totals | 23 | 37 | 83 | 823 | 9.9 | 4 | 53 | ||
Prior to the 2008 NFL draft, Johnson was projected to be undrafted by NFLDraftScout.com. He was rated as the 47th-best tight end in the draft. [7]
He has played, or signed with the Tulsa Talons, Kentucky Horsemen, Marion Mayhem, Canton Legends, Rock River Raptors, San Angelo Stampede Express, Utah Blaze, Huntington Hammer, [8] Harrisburg Stampede, Erie Explosion, Abilene Bombers, Cape Fear Heroes, Marion Blue Racers,
In 2011, LaRoi Johnson Posted 45 receptions for 450 yards and 9 touchdowns.
In October 2012, Johnson signed with the Abilene Bombers in the Lone Star Football League (LSFL). [9]
In March 2014, Johnson signed with the Cape Fear Heroes in the American Indoor Football League ( AIF). https://web.archive.org/web/20140614115655/http://aifprofootball.com/transaction-logs.html
In 2014, Johnson signed with the Erie Explosion for the 2015 season.
In 2015 Johnson retired from playing Arena/Indoor football.
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