The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Tyler Johnson
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-6
- Hometown:
- Conroe, Texas
- Weight:
- 324
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Oak Ridge
- Major:
- Physical Culture and Sports
A third-year offensive lineman who has played and started once ... made his debut versus Colorado in 2020 ... enrolled in January 2019 … a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2019, spring 2020) ... was a multi-year all-district honoree in high school.
SOPHOMORE (2021)
Did not play.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2020)
Made his collegiate debut and started at right guard in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus Colorado ... part of an offensive line that helped Texas set school records for points (55), total offense (638) and yards per play (9.4) in a bowl game versus Colorado ... blocked for an offense that rushed for 303 yards and passed for 335 in the Valero Alamo Bowl ... marked the first time that Texas has recorded more than 300 passing yards and 300 rushing yards in a bowl game ... anchored a unit that helped Bijan Robinson rush for 183 yards on 10 carries.
FRESHMAN (2019)
Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL
A multi-year all-district lineman who enrolled early in January 2019 ... a member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2019) ... named All-USA Texas first team ... ranked No. 82 nationally, No. 10 in Texas and No. 13 at offensive tackle by Rivals ... rated No. 46 nationally, No. 8 in Texas and the No. 7 offensive tackle by 247Sports ... No. 16 nationally, No. 3 in Texas, No. 4 in the region and No. 6 at offensive tackle according to ESPN ... listed as the No. 5 player on the Austin American-Statesman’s Fab 55 ... one of five offensive linemen named 2018 first-team “Tops in Texas” and was also selected to the Super Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football ... earned honorable mention Academic All-State honors in 2018 ... tabbed first-team All-District 15-6A ... tallied 50 of the team’s 124 recorded pancake blocks as a senior ... part of a line that paved the way for 2,317 yards rushing on 364 carries (6.4 ypc) and 31 rushing touchdowns, along with 1,502 passing yards and 11 passing touchdowns ... helped the offense rush for 386 yards on 45 carries (8.6 ypc) with five touchdowns against Alief Elsik as Oak Ridge only attempted four passes ... had 10 pancake blocks for an offense that rushed for 294 yards and three touchdowns on 36 attempts (8.2 ypc) against Klein Forest as Oak Ridge attempted only seven passes ... had 10 pancake blocks and paved the way for an offense that gained nearly 400 rushing yards and had over 600 total yards against Klein ... helped block for 361 yards passing and five touchdowns to go along with 186 yards rushing and four touchdowns against Conroe ... the offense scored 56 and 73 points in its last two games ... helped Oak Ridge to a 5-5 overall record, including a 4-4 district mark in 2018 ... chosen first-team Super Team by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football and among the Top 30 offensive linemen entering 2018 ... named first-team All-District 12-6A in 2017 ... part of a line that paved the way for 1,529 rushing yards, including four games of 200 or more ... helped the offense rush for 223 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries (8.3 ypc) against Gregory-Portland ... helped block for 251 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries (9.7 ypc) against Klein Forest ... helped Oak Ridge to a 6-4 overall record, including a 3-3 district mark, and an appearance in the 6A Division 1 bi-district playoffs in 2017 ... named second-team All-District 12-6A in 2016 ... part of an offense that rushed for 255 yards and four touchdowns on 36 carries (7.1 ypc) against Conroe.
PERSONAL
Son of Chandra and Stephen Johnson ... has one brother, Justin ... was born in Chicago, Ill.
