Nick Johns

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Height:
6-3
Weight:
235
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Leesburg, Va.
High School:
Gonzaga HS | Northeastern Okla. A&M

As a Redshirt Senior (2019): Played in eight games with five starts at tight end ... had a six-yard reception, the first of his career, at Eastern Michigan.

As a Redshirt Junior (2018): Played in all 12 games on special teams … saw action on the kickoff return unit … lettered … moved to tight end during spring drills after playing quarterback in 2017.

As a Redshirt Sophomore (2017): Played in eight games … went 178-of-306 for 2,243 yards and 16 touchdowns … at No. 6 Penn State, played one series, going 1-of-2 for four yards ... saw action on the kickoff return unit for five games … lettered … enrolled at Akron in January 2017.

College: Spent the 2016 season at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College … three-star JUCO recruit … in 10 games, went 178-of-306 for 2,243 yards and 16 touchdowns … redshirted as a true freshman at Virginia (2015).

High School: Played quarterback for coach Randy Trivers at Gonzaga HS in Washington, D.C. … three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Scout.com, Rivals.com, and 247Sports … as a senior, completed 66 percent (101-of-155) of his passes for 1,366 yards and 12 touchdowns to help Gonzaga win the city championship … participated in the Offensive-Defensive Senior Bowl … as a junior, threw for 963 yards and five touchdowns in six games before missing the remainder of the season with an injury.

Personal: Born Nov. 1, 1996 … father is Gregg Johns … has three brothers– Matt, Mitchell, and Sean … father played linebacker at Penn State (1985-87) … younger brother Mitchell plays linebacker at Navy … Sean plays outside linebacker for James Madison ... organizational supervision major.