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2024 Football Roster

Jordan Hofeditz
Vladimir Cherry

11 LJ Johnson Jr.

  • Position RB
  • Cl-Exp JR-1L
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 219
  • Hometown Cypress, Texas
  • Previous School Texas A&M / Cy-Fair

Biography

Redshirt Junior (2024): Appeared in 13 games, started in three … had 303 rushing yards … tallied five rushing touchdowns … had 11 receptions … recorded a season-high 50 yards rushing on eight carries against Houston Christian on Aug. 31 … scored a season-best two rushing touchdowns in win at Stanford on Oct. 19 … had a season-high 11 carries for 43 yards in win at Virginia on Nov. 23.

Redshirt Sophomore (2023): Appeared in 11 games, making four starts … rushed for 576 yards on 109 attempts … totaled four rushing touchdowns … had a 5.3 yards per carry average, ninth in the AAC … posted three 100-yard rushing games … ran for a season-high 128 yards and a touchdown against Louisiana Tech on Sept. 2 … had seven catches for 42 yards receiving on the year … ripped of a season-best 67-yard run against Louisiana Tech … notched a season-best 21 carries for 115 yards at Memphis on Nov. 18.

2022 (Freshman at Texas A&M): Played in six games… Registered 10 carries for 39 yards and two TDs.

2021 (at Texas A&M): Redshirted… Played in four games… Registered 21 carries for 76 yards… Added one reception for 14 yards.

Prep: Finished high school career with 4,353 rushing yards, 77 rushing TDs, 421 receiving yards and five receiving TDs... Was named District 17-6A Offensive MVP as a senior, finished with 1,262 yards on the ground with 20 TDs rushing and added 255 yards through the air and three receiving TDs... Texas AP Class 6A second-team All-State as a junior in addition to being named the District 17-6A unanimous MVP and MaxPreps second-team Junior All-American, finished with 1,952 rushing yards in 2019, scoring 37 rushing TDs... Named the District 17-6A Offensive Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore after racking up 1,139 rushing yards and 20 rushing TDs... A four-star prospect and top-five running back in Texas by 247 Sports, Rivals & ESPN... Played in the 2021 All-American Bowl.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2023SO

    RB
    5'10" 211 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2024RS JR

    RB
    5'10" 219 lbs
    11