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Tennessee State University

2024 Football Roster

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5 Dayron Johnson

  • Position WR
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Springfield, Tenn.
  • High School Springfield

Biography

2023: Played in all 11 games with nine starts…led the team in receptions with 39 while finishing second on the team in yards (349)…hauled in a touchdown pass on the road at Eastern Illinois (11/1)…had five games of 4+ receptions…finished with a season-high 11 catches on 91 yards against Charleston Southern (11/4)… racked up 450 yards in the kick return game on 21 attempts for an average of 21.4 yards per return…returned two kicks for 71 yards at Notre Dame (9/2)…tallied 99 yards in punt returns to finish the season with 898 all-purpose yards. 

2022:
Missed season due to injury suffered during fall camp.

FALL 2021: Played in all 11 games….hauled in 22 passes for 311 yards and three touchdowns…his 22 receptions were third most on the team…caught a season-high four passes to finish with 65 yards against Jackson State (9/11)…touchdowns through the air came against Kentucky State (9/18)…Tennessee Tech (10/16) and UT Martin (11/6)…served as TSU’s top return man..amassed over 600 yards in the return game, including 451 yards and one touchdown on kick returns and 156 yards on punt return…returned seven kickoffs for 165 yards and a score at Southeast Missouri (9/25).

SPRING 2021: Played in all seven games… caught 18 passes for 263 yards… fielded kicks/punts, totaled 340 yards on 20 returns… rushed for 22 yards on seven carries… logged a season-high 95 yards on four catches, including a 57-yard reception, in the season opener at Austin Peay (2/28)… tied his season-high with four catches for 80 yards at Murray State (3/21)… tallied multiple receptions in five of seven games.

2019: Played in 11 games, mainly on special teams… averaged 22.6 yards per kickoff return after totaling 429 yards on 19 chances… caught nine passes for 118 yards, returned one punt for four yards and rushed twice for no yards… returned three kickoffs for 115 yards, including a season-long 61 of 61 yards, while catching two passes for 19 yards against Eastern Illinois (11/9)… amassed 150 all-purpose yards with 103 on four kickoffs, four on one punt return, three yards on one carry and 40 yards on two receptions, including a season-long 27 yard catch, at UT Martin (11/16)… tallied 98 yards on five kickoff returns and nine on one catch at Middle Tennessee (9/7)… caught one pass for 23 yards and had two returns for 26 yards at Eastern Kentucky (9/28)… hauled in one pass for 23 yards against Southeast Missouri (11/2).

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-star recruit by 247sports and Rivals… Led SHS to the Tennessee Class 4A State Semi-Finals… Hauled in 51 passes as a senior after totaling 62 receptions over his first three seasons… Amassed 1,146 yards in 12 contests and pulled down 15 touchdowns in 2018… Offers from Tulane, UT Martin, Austin Peay, Chattanooga, Eastern Kentucky and Howard… Interest from Louisville, Michigan State, Missouri, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2019Freshman

    WR
    5'9" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2020Sophomore

    WR
    5'9" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2021Sophomore

    WR
    5'9" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2022Junior

    WR
    5'9" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2023Junior

    WR
    5'9" 180 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2024Senior

    WR
    5'9" 180 lbs
    5