Isaiah Johnson - 2014 Football
Isaiah Johnson
#5 Isaiah Johnson
Position: Safety
Height: 6-1
Weight: 210
Class: Junior
Hometown: Cary, N.C.
High School: Panther Creek HS
Career Honors: 2014: Preseason Second Team All-Big 12 (
Phil Steele Magazine), Preseason Third Team All-Big 12 (Athlon Sports), Midseason All-Big 12 Second Team (
Phil Steele Magazine).
2013: Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year (coaches), honorable mention All-Big 12 (coaches).
2014 (Jr.): Started all 12 games and ended the season as KU’s second leading tackler with 75 total stops while also tallying one interception and two pass breakups… Earned Midseason All-Big 12 Second Team from
Phil Steele Magazine...Collected two tackles in a victory over SEMO... Provided six tackles at Duke... Boasted a team-best eight tackles against Central Michigan... Recorded seven tackles against Texas... Snagged an interception and led the field with nine total tackles at West Virginia... Contributed five tackles against Oklahoma State... Tallied four tackles at Texas Tech... Logged eight tackles at Baylor... Made four tackles and had one pass breakup against Iowa State... Broke up a pass and provided four tackles against TCU... Contributed a career-high-tying 12 tackles and added a forced fumble at Oklahoma... Credited with six tackles at K-State.
2013 (So.): Named 2013 Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the Year by the conference coaches, while also earning honorable mention honors at the safety position… Started all 12 games... Finished the season ranked second on the team and 20th in the Big 12 with 73 tackles… Tied for second in the conference, while leading KU, with five interceptions… Also contributed 3.0 TFLs… Recorded one punt return for nine yards and registered 45 return yards on five interceptions… Debuted vs. South Dakota and tallied four stops… Turned in nine tackles at Rice... Had first career interception against the Owls, returning it for 31 yards... Had six tackles in KU’s win over LA Tech... Set a career-high with 12 tackles vs. TTU... Led KU with nine tackles at TCU... Also recorded his second interception of the season, returning it two yards... Had 1.5 TFL vs. the Horned Frogs... Had eight stops, including 1.5 TFLs, vs. Oklahoma... Tallied five solo tackles vs. Baylor... Had his first multiple-interception game with two picks to go along with five tackles at Texas... Credited with three stops at OSU... Had five solo tackles vs. West Virginia... Recorded his first career punt return for nine yards against WVU... Tallied four stops at Iowa State... Grabbed his fifth interception of the season vs. Kansas State… Also had three tackles against the Wildcats.
2012 (RFr. at Iowa Western CC): A three-star recruit according to Rivals.com and 247Sports... Helped lead Iowa Western Community College to a NJCAA National Championship in 2012... Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors playing for head coach Scott Strohmeier... Tabbed First Team All-Midwest Football Conference... Totaled 41 tackles and eight interceptions in his only season at Iowa Western... Selected NJCAA Player of the Week on Oct. 31, after recording three interceptions in a game against Ellsworth Community College.
2011 (Fr. at Western Carolina): Attended Western Carolina in 2011, but was granted a medical redshirt.
High School: Lettered two years at Panther Creek HS under coach Wayne Bragg... Played wide receiver and safety in high school... Named second team all-conference as a senior... Recorded 96 tackles, 11 interceptions and seven pass breakups during his final two high school seasons... Had three interception returns for touchdowns... Tallied 67 receptions for 864 yards and 14 receiving touchdowns during his high school career... Also lettered in basketball... Named first team all-conference on the hardwood.
Personal: Chose Kansas over offers from Texas Tech, New Mexico, Wyoming, Northern Iowa and South Alabama... Son of Mary and Chris Johnson... Majoring in communication studies.
