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#24 Kenan Johnson

Kenan Johnson - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Year R-Junior
Height 6-1
Weight 183
Hometown Minneola, Fla.
Last School Lake Minneola H.S.
Year Freshman
Kenan Johnson - Football - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

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2022 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action in 11 games … Finished the season with 13 tackles (seven solo) … Also recorded a pass breakup at Virginia Tech (Nov. 5) … Made a season-high five stops against Western Carolina (Sept. 10).

2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in 10 games as a reserve defensive back and on special teams … Recorded one tackle (in 45-22 win over No. 20 North Carolina on Sept. 25) and one pass breakup (in 45-17 win over Kennesaw State on Sept. 11).

2020 (Redshirt Freshman – “Covid Year” – year of eligibility retained): Saw action in 9-of-10 games as a redshirt freshman … Made three starts at cornerback, with first-career start coming at Syracuse (Sept. 26) … Also made late season-starts at NC State (Dec. 5) and versus Pitt (Dec. 10) … Tallied 13 tackles on the season … Had three games with three or more tackles — three in season-opening win at Florida State (Sept. 12), three in primetime win over Louisville (Oct. 9) and a career-high four at NC State … Broke up passes against Clemson (Oct. 17) and Pitt.

2019 (Freshman): Redshirted … Appeared in four games – at then-No. 1 Clemson (Aug. 29), vs. South Florida (Sept. 7), vs. Virginia Tech (Nov. 16), and vs. NC State (Nov. 21) … Recorded five solo tackles, including a tackle-for-loss on the season … Made his collegiate debut by making three tackles, including 1.0 TFL for 1 yard at then-No. 1 Clemson (Aug. 29) … Recorded a tackle vs. South Florida (Sept. 7) and NC State (Nov. 21) … Also forced a fumble in the primetime win over NC State (Nov. 21).

High School: Rated a three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals … Intercepted 12 passes over his final two prep seasons (five as a senior in 2018, seven as a junior in 2017) … Returned two of his five interceptions for touchdowns (50 and 70 yards) as a senior … Also tallied 37 tackles during senior campaign … Also saw spurts on offense, highlighted by a 9-yard touchdown reception as a senior.

Personal: Earned bachelor’s degree in business administration from Georgia Tech in May 2023 … Brother, Kenyon, was a wide receiver at UCF (2017-18).

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