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Johnson Ranked 62nd Best Player By Sports Illustrated
7/23/2019 8:56:00 AM | Football
Receiver set a single-season record last year with 12 touchdowns
Sports Illustrated recently ranked their Top 100 players in college football and Minnesota's Tyler Johnson was No. 62.
Johnson, who was recently named to watch lists for the Maxwell and Biletnikoff Awards, returned to school for his senior season after a historic junior campaign. The Minneapolis native was the first Gopher receiver to be named First Team All-Big Ten since 2009 after recording 78 catches (second most in a season) for 1,169 yards (single-season school record) and 12 touchdowns (single-season school record) as a junior. He finished 2018 ranked tied for eighth nationally in receiving touchdowns, 17th in receiving yards and 21st in receptions.
Johnson had six 100-yard games, which tied for first in school history in a season and became the first Gopher ever to have four straight 100-yard games in Big Ten play.
Johnson enters 2019 ranked seventh all-time in career receiving yards with 1,987. Eric Decker is the school record holder with 3,119 career yards and is the only Gopher ever to eclipse 3,000 yards. Johnson will need 1,133 yards next season to break Decker's record and will need 1,013 yards to join him in Club 3,000.
If Johnson were to duplicate his 2018 season (78 catches, 1,169 yards and 12 touchdowns) in 2019, he would leave Minnesota as the program holder in receiving yards (3,156) and touchdowns (32) and would rank second all-time in catches (205).
Johnson and the Gophers open the season on Thursday, Aug. 29, at home against South Dakota State. Tickets are on sale now.
Johnson, who was recently named to watch lists for the Maxwell and Biletnikoff Awards, returned to school for his senior season after a historic junior campaign. The Minneapolis native was the first Gopher receiver to be named First Team All-Big Ten since 2009 after recording 78 catches (second most in a season) for 1,169 yards (single-season school record) and 12 touchdowns (single-season school record) as a junior. He finished 2018 ranked tied for eighth nationally in receiving touchdowns, 17th in receiving yards and 21st in receptions.
Johnson had six 100-yard games, which tied for first in school history in a season and became the first Gopher ever to have four straight 100-yard games in Big Ten play.
Johnson enters 2019 ranked seventh all-time in career receiving yards with 1,987. Eric Decker is the school record holder with 3,119 career yards and is the only Gopher ever to eclipse 3,000 yards. Johnson will need 1,133 yards next season to break Decker's record and will need 1,013 yards to join him in Club 3,000.
If Johnson were to duplicate his 2018 season (78 catches, 1,169 yards and 12 touchdowns) in 2019, he would leave Minnesota as the program holder in receiving yards (3,156) and touchdowns (32) and would rank second all-time in catches (205).
Johnson and the Gophers open the season on Thursday, Aug. 29, at home against South Dakota State. Tickets are on sale now.
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