Jacksonville State University Athletics

JSU CAREER:
2015: Appeared in 11 of the Gamecocks’ 15 games making five starts on the O-Line all coming in the final six games, including starting all four of JSU’s playoff contests…helped an offensive line which set school records for total offense in a season (7,613 yards), led the conference in total and scoring offense (38.9 PPG), and opened holes for the third-best rushing attack in the country averaging more than 300 yards per game. 

2014: Played in 11 games on the Jax State offensive line unit that paved the way for the Gamecocks to break a school record for yards per game at 510.8 per contest…helped the offense rank fourth nationally in total offense and tops in the Ohio Valley Conference in that category…paced the rushing attack that led the OVC…member of the offensive line that allowed just 18 sacks throughout the 2014 season, which listed third-best in the conference…keyed JSU on third down conversions as a junior as the club ranked second in the OVC in moving the chains on third down…finished the with a 91 percent season grade.

2013: Made his JSU debut at right tackle on the offensive line in the season opener at Alabama State…was a mainstay in the Gamecock trenches as a 15-game starter…helped the Gamecocks set a school record for rushing yards in a single game (523) against Jacksonville on Sept. 7…also paved the way for four rushers to reach 100-plus yards in a single game – which tied an NCAA Division I record and the first on the FCS level…Engineered JSU’s rushing attack throughout the season as it averaged 240 yards rushing per game…paced JSU to 440 yards on the ground against Ohio Valley Conference foe Southeast Missouri on Nov. 23…helped JSU have a 100-yard rusher in ten of the 15 games in 2013.

2012: Sat out the season as a redshirt. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played for Richard White at Dadeville High School…was a three-year starter…named team offensive Most Valuable Player as a senior after grading out better than 95 percent and not allowing a single sack all season…was a first-team all-district and all-region selection…helped the Tigers post an 11-2 record as a sophomore, 12-1 his junior year and 12-1 as a senior…honor student at DHS.

PERSONAL: Full name is Nicholas O’Brien Johnson…born April 10, 1994…son of Wade and Tamara Johnson…has a younger brother, Devin…majoring in special education at JSU.