Members of the Inaugural TAJ-Talented 10th Black College All-American Team.
During the month of February, (Black History Month) one member of the All-American team will be featured on the UrbanmediaToday.com website daily. Today we put the spot light on:
Southern’s Danny Johnson : (Defensive Back)
#1 Senior
5’10” 194lbs
East Feliciana, Louisiana
(East Feliciana HS )
#5 Nationally HBCU Football Passes Defended (15)
BOXTOROW All-American Team
SBN Black College All-American Team
NFL Reese’s College Senior Bowl
Johnson started off the 2017 season named as the South Western Athletic Conferences Representative to recieve the 9th Annual Walter Payton Award before the MEAC/SWAC Challenge (presented annually before the start of the challenge). Danny finished the season as one of only 10 SWAC players in the past 10 years to play in the NFL Senior Bowl.
Southern Jaguar Danny Johnson held his own at The Senior Bowl. @CraigLoperSPX was there in Mobile to cover the game and get Danny’s feelings about his performance. @SouthernUsports @WAFB pic.twitter.com/ld3htpk9eL
— Jacques Doucet (@JacquesDoucet) January 28, 2018
The Louisiana native finished second on the Jaguars defense in total tackles with 55; what is more impressive is 43 of those were all by his lonesome. Johnson nabbed 3 interceptions this year and racked up 118 yard in total yardage once he had the pigskin in his hands and returned two of those interceptions to the house for touchdowns.
Highlights of #Southern #Jaguars CB Danny Johnson (@D__Johnson10) from the #SeniorBowl @SouthernUsports pic.twitter.com/MAi46ubTXL
— Sleeper Athletes (@SleeperAthletes) January 28, 2018
The 5’10” Senior bothered opponent receivers getting in their way for 12 pass break-ups and a total of 15 passes defended this past season. Johnson was an intrical part of Southern University’s 7 wins and 4 losses this season; number one also returned punts and kick offs for coach Dawson Odums Jags. He made a trip to the house on one of his 13 punt returns averaging 17.1 yards per return for a total of 222 yards. He led the Jags in Kickoff return yardage with a total of 326 yards on 15 returns averaging 21.7 yards a return. So it was safe to say there was no need for the young speedster to take a knee on kickoff returns if he found himself in the endzone.
Week 6 Black College Football Player of the Year Spotlight: @SouthernUsports DB Danny Johnson had an INT and 2 TDs… https://t.co/ksDuqAmYTX pic.twitter.com/fnyAgRoPIW
— BlackCollegeFootball (@BCFHOF) October 9, 2017
