2015 Football Roster
Roster
Jocquell Johnson
- Position:
- OL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Jackson, MS
- High School/Previous School:
- Copiah-Lincoln [MS] CC
2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER: Mississippi junior college offensive line prospect who provided quality depth on the line for two seasons … Graduated from MSU in December 2016 … Played in 19 career games with no starts.
2016 SENIOR SEASON: Played in 12 games … Did not play at LSU … Saw time as the backup center and on special teams … Played a season-high 35 snaps at Alabama … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in his final season.
2015 REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON: Saw action in seven games on the year, four of which came in SEC play … Saw time mostly at center and on special teams … Played against Northwestern State (9/19), Louisiana Tech (10/17), Kentucky (10/24), Alabama (11/14), at Arkansas (11/21), Ole Miss (11/12) and NC State (12/30) … Played in 50 snaps on the year … Highest snap total (15) came against Northwestern State.
2014 JUNIOR SEASON: Did not play in any contests and received a redshirt ... Officially enrolled early at MSU in January 2014 and participated in spring drills.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Suited up at left tackle for two years at Copiah-Lincoln for head coach Glenn Davis ... Started every game of two-year career ... A three-star recruit according to Scout.com and 247sports.com ... Became the first Copiah-Lincoln player to sign with MSU since offensive lineman Phillip Freeman in 2007 ... Led the Wolfpack to a 7-2 overall record in 2013 ... Helped the offense surpass the 40-point plateau four times as the Wolfpack averaged 33.7 points a contest ... Part of an offensive line that allowed the Wolfpack to average 432.9 yards a game, the 13th-highest total among NJCAA clubs ... During first year on campus, helped the Wolfpack finish 9-3 and claim the Mississippi Association of Community & Junior Colleges (MACJC) State Championship, the program’s first since 1985, with a 41-37 victory over Gulf Coast ... Squad participated in the Mississippi Bowl and was ranked No. 14 in the final NJCAA poll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Callaway High School and played for head coach Daryl Jones ... Took part in the 2011 Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Classic ... Named to the Mississippi Coaches Association 5A First Team All-State Team and the all-metro team in 2011 ... Helped the Chargers to playoff trips as a sophomore and junior ... Tallied 14 pancake blocks in a 20-0 shutout of Provine during junior campaign.
PERSONAL: Born Jocquell R. Johnson on July 14, 1993 … Nickname is ‘Joc’ … Earned his undergraduate degree in interdisciplinary studies in December 2016.
