2007 Football Roster
Roster
Anthony Johnson
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 194
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Jackson, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Hargrave [VA] Mil. Aca.
CAREER:
Saw action from the outset of his true freshman season in the defensive secondary and on special teams . . . Played in all 12 games of his still-infant Bulldog career . . . Has made 12 tackles and a pass deflection for the Bulldogs . . . Enrolled at Mississippi State in January 2006 after one season at a prep school.
2006:
Played in all 12 games of his true freshman season, working as a reserve in the secondary and on special teams . . . Made 12 tackles on the year and was credited with a pass deflection . . . Made all 12 of his stops in the season’s final six weeks . . . Reached the stats column during the team’s Week 7 win over Jacksonville State . . . Recorded three tackles against the Gamecocks . . . Matched that tackle total one week later at Georgia . . . Made one hit during the Bulldogs’ Week 9 game against Kentucky . . . Registered two tackles and a pass deflection in State’s Week 10 win at Alabama . . . Added another hit one week later against Arkansas . . . Had two tackles in the season-ending game vs. Ole Miss in Oxford . . . Made his presence felt during spring practice upon arriving on campus from prep school . . . Registered four tackles during three spring scrimmages and returned one interception 50 yards for a touchdown in the spring-closing Maroon and White game . . . With just four weeks as a Bulldog under his belt, he moved to second on the depth chart at left cornerback.
PREP SCHOOL:
Ranked No. 16 on Rivals.com’s list of the top 50 prep school prospects in the country, the top-rated defensive back . . . Rated the No. 20 postgraduate prospect available in 2005, the second-best cornerback on the chart, by the Scout.com recruiting website . . . Played for head coach Lonnie Messick at Hargrave (Va.) Military . . . Ran a 4.35-second 40-yard dash at the Hargrave combine, the second-fastest time recorded . . . Re-committed to Mississippi State in August 2005.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Rated the No. 34 defensive backfield prospect in the nation and No. 5 player in the state of Mississippi, regardless of position, by Superprep Magazine, the second defensive back listed . . . Ranked No. 51 among the top athlete prospects in the nation by the Rivals.com recruiting web site . . . That web site also ranked him No. 12 on its postseason list of the top recruits in the state, the second-rated “athlete” . . . BulldogBlitz.com ranked him No. 8 on its postseason list of the state’s top prospects . . . Recruiting web site Scout.com listed him No. 45 among the top prospects in the southeast, regardless of position, the No. 3 cornerback ranked . . . Dawgs Bite Magazine had him ranked as the No. 6 prospect in the Magnolia State . . . Credited with running a 4.6 in the 40-yard dash and with a 265-pound bench press max by Rivals.com . . . Attended the Baton Rouge NIKE Camp prior to his senior season . . . Did 15 repetitions of 185 pounds and had a 31-inch vertical leap at that camp . . . His performance on the bench was third best among all defensive backs . . . Selected to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen prior to his senior season, symbolic of being among the top 12 players in the state . . . Was named the Jackson metro player of the year by the Clarion-Ledger . . . That newspaper ranked him as the No. 8 most-wanted prospect in the state and first-team, all-state in the defensive secondary following his prep career . . . Selected to play in the Mississippi-Alabama High School all-star game following his senior season . . . Outstanding all-around athlete for head coach Willie Collins at Provine High School in Jackson, Miss., helping the Rams to a 22-3 record during his senior and junior seasons . . . A two-time all-state football player, he had 53 catches and 15 interceptions during his high school career . . . Had 29 catches for 584 yards and 17 touchdowns while on offense during his senior season when Provine qualified for postseason play and finished 11-1 . . . Had two games with three scoring catches each . . . Added eight pass interceptions that year, returning one for a score . . . He was part of a defense that allowed a total of just seven points in 10 regular season games . . . Recorded 24 catches for 639 yards (26.6-yard average) and 11 touchdowns, and seven pass interceptions during his junior season . . . Helped the Rams to an 11-2 record that season and to the state’s Class 4A quarterfinals . . . Finished second in the state triple jump competition as a junior (45-3) and third in the state long jump . . . Also boasts a 6-6 high jump and a 21-3 in the long jump . . . Other top scholarship offers: Auburn, Alabama, Ole Miss, Nebraska and Notre Dame.
PERSONAL:
Born Anthony Terrone Johnson, 11-25-86, in Jackson, Miss. . . . Son of Mr. Anthony T. Perkins and Mrs. Nell Johnson . . . Majoring in fitness management.
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