The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2019 Football Roster
Roster
Collin Johnson
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-6
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Valley Christian
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sport
A four-year wide receiver who played in 45 games with 29 starts … one of six Longhorns elected by their teammates as a captain for the 2019 season … finished his senior season with 188 receptions (sixth-most in school history) for 2,624 yards (fifth-most in school history) and 15 touchdowns … named to the preseason watch list for the Biletnikoff Award in 2019 … A first team preseason All-Big 12 selection by Phil Steele in 2019 … also named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team … a third team preseason All-America honoree by Phil Steele and a fourth team selection by Athlon Sports in 2019 … named third team preseason All-Big 12 by both Athlon Sports and Phil Steele in 2018 … named to 2018 Biletnikoff Award, Wuerffel Trophy and Walter Camp Award watch lists … earned The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week against TCU (2018) … enrolled at Texas in January 2016 … was among the top 30 wide receiver prospects in the country … was a member of the Big 12 Commissioners’ Honor Roll (spring 2016, spring 2019) … an Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection in 2019.
SENIOR (2019)
Played in and started seven games … a Biletnikoff Award preseason watch list candidate … caught 38 passes for 559 yards and three touchdowns … hauled in four passes for 59 yards and a score against Louisiana Tech in the season opener … made three catches for 49 yards against No. 6 LSU … returned to the field with six catches for 82 yards against No. 6 Oklahoma in the AT&T Red River Showdown … tallied 96 receiving yards on eight catches versus Kansas … posted his first 100-yard game of the season, and the fifth of his career, when he hauled in seven catches for 101 yards against TCU … logged another 100-yard game with seven catches for 110 yards and a touchdown in Texas’ win over No. 16 Kansas State … recorded three catches for 62 yards and a touchdown in the Valero Alamo Bowl - his final collegiate game - versus No. 11 Utah … The Alamo Bowl extended his streak to 34 consecutive games played with at least one reception, the third-longest streak in school history … He made at least two catches in 40 of the 45 games he played in during his career, the second-most among active Power Five receivers … finished with 2,624 career receiving yards, making him the seventh Longhorn to surpass the 2,500-yard mark.
JUNIOR (2018)
Played in 13 games and made 12 starts … was second on the team with 68 catches for 985 yards and seven touchdowns … caught three passes for 59 yards and a touchdown in the season opener at Maryland … had four catches for 37 yards in the victory over Tulsa … caught six passes for 79 yards in the win over USC … tied his career high with seven receptions and had his third career 100-yard game (124) with a TD in the victory over No. 17 TCU … was named The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week for his efforts against the Horned Frogs … had four catches for 51 yards and a touchdown in a road victory at Kansas State … had six catches for 81 yards and a touchdown in the 48-45 win over No. 7 Oklahoma … had 11 catches for 132 yards and a touchdown in the win over Baylor … had five catches for 65 yards in the 38-35 loss to Oklahoma State … had four catches for 47 yards in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia … had three catches for 55 yards in the win over No. 18 Iowa State … totaled four catches for 38 yards and a touchdown in the 24-17 road win over Kansas … set a Big 12 Championship Game-record with 177 receiving yards on nine catches with a touchdown in the title game against Oklahoma … had three catches for 40 yards in the Horns 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
SOPHOMORE (2017)
Played in 13 games and made nine starts … became the 24th Longhorn in school history to surpass 50 catches in a season, ending the season with 54 (19th-most single season) … totaled a team-best 765 yards receiving with two touchdowns … started his second career game in the season opener against Maryland … caught seven passes for 125 yards and a touchdown from 32 yards out … his 125 yards were a career high and marked his first career 100-yard game … caught two passes for 50 yards in a win against his hometown San Jose State Spartans … had a monster game at No. 4/4 USC, catching seven passes for a career-high 191 yards … his 191 yards were the fourth-most in school history and most by a Longhorn on the road … at the time, his 191 yards were also the most in the Big 12 Conference this season and the sixth-most in the FBS … caught two passes for 27 yards - including a 25-yard reception - in a 17-7 victory at Iowa State to open Big 12 play … had seven catches for 92 yards in the Longhorns’ 40-34 win in double-overtime against Kansas State … had two catches for 26 yards against Oklahoma … caught three passes for 24 yards against Oklahoma State … appeared at defensive back, ending the first half with pass breakup in the end zone, the first of his career … had a team-leading six receptions for 36 yards in Texas’ 38-7 win at Baylor … caught three passes for 49 yards and a touchdown in a loss to No. 10/12 TCU … his touchdown, a 33-yard reception, was his second of the season … led the team with six catches and totaled 63 yards in a 42-27 win over Kansas … surpassed 1,000 career (cont.) receiving yards in the win at WVU, totaling two catches for 12 yards in the victory … caught four passes for 30 yards against Texas Tech … caught three passes for 40 yards in the Texas Bowl win over Missouri … named preseason All-Big 12 by Athlon Sports in 2017.
FRESHMAN (2016)
Played in all 12 games and made one start (West Virginia) … totaled 28 catches for 315 yards and was tied for the team lead with three touchdown receptions … made his career debut against No. 10 Notre Dame, a game which Texas won 50-47 in 2ot … recorded his first career catch in week two against UTEP … had two catches for 16 yards against California … had three catches for 44 yards against OU … had two catches in the game against Iowa State for a total of 21 yards … had four catches for a total of 22 yards, the longest being for nine yards, in the game against Kansas State … had one catch for 40 yards against Baylor … caught four passes for 47 yards and two touchdowns in the Longhorns’ win on the road at Texas Tech … first two touchdowns of his career … just the sixth freshman in school history with two TD catches in the same game and the first since 2008 … caught seven passes, a career-high, for 68 yards, also a career high … had a touchdown, his third of the season to move into a tie for second all-time among UT freshmen … caught four passes for 51 yards against TCU.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Mike Machado at Valley Christian High School …an all-league honoree who missed most of his senior season due to injury, playing in just two games in 2015 … still set career school records of 1,176 yards and 17 touchdowns … ranked No. 165 nationally (No. 30 WR) and No. 30 overall in California by Rivals … rated No. 192 nationally (No. 30 WR) and No. 5 WR in California by Scout … ranked No. 202 nationally (No. 41 WR) and No. 28 overall in California by 247Sports … rated No. 293 nationally (No. 53 WR) and No. 34 overall in California by ESPN … had eight receptions for 156 yards (19.5 ypr) and three touchdowns as a senior prior to suffering an injury … named first-team All-West Catholic Athletic League in 2014 … led the team with 49 receptions for 921 yards (18.8 ypr) and 11 touchdowns as a junior … no other player had more than seven catches … pulled in at least four receptions in nine games … helped Valley Christian to a 9-4 record overall, including a 6-1 league mark, with an appearance in the Central Coast Section Open Division semifinals in 2014 … caught 10 passes for 99 yards and three touchdowns as a sophomore after seeing time in only six games because of injury in a predominantly run-oriented offense … became the first sophomore wide receiver to start on varsity in school history … helped Valley Christian to an 8-4 record and an appearance in the Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals … played on the Valley Christian freshman team in 2012.
PERSONAL
Born in Los Angeles, Calif. … son of UT All-America defensive back (1976-79) and College Football Hall of Famer Johnnie Johnson, who played 10 seasons for the Los Angeles Rams … brother, Kirk, is currently a UT running back … uncle and Johnnie’s brother, Bobby, also played defensive back at UT (1978-81) and were teammates … helped for four years at “Camp for the Stars” which is for down syndrome athletes … graduated with a degree in physical culture and sports with a minor in business.
