Deondre Johnson

Position:
Wide Receiver
Height:
6-8
Weight:
220
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Newburgh, N.Y.
High School:
Newburgh Free Academy

-Honorable Mention All-CUSA 2025
-Phil Steele Preseason All-CUSA Second-Team 2026

2025: Saw action in all 14 games with 13 starts...Led team in receiving yards with 724 on 30 catches...Had six touchdowns which also led the team...Four games with 100+ receiving yards (Middle Tennessee- 10/29, Kennesaw State- 11/15, Western Kentucky- 11/29, Troy- 12/16)...Breakout game at Middle Tennessee (10/29) recording four catches for 131 yards and two touchdowns with a long of 56...Had a 77-yard touchdown the following week at UTEP (11/8)...Had a 62-yard touchdown against Kennesaw State (11/15) on the final play of the first half...Made five catches for 122 yards and a touchdown against Western Kentucky (11/29)...Had career-high six grabs for 101 yards in IS4S Salute to Veterans Bowl win over Troy (12/16).

PRIOR TO JAX STATE: Spent two seasons at Rutgers, seeing time as a true freshman. Recorded 629 yards on 27 catches with eight touchdowns as a senior at Newburgh Free Academy and helped his team reach the NYS Class AA State Championship game. Was the top athlete prospect in New York according to 247Sports.