 He was a two-year starter at running back for the Elks, earning a team record of 20-1 his junior and senior season under head coach, Ron Ullery.Johnson’s honors include receiving the 2007 Sonny Unger Award, 1st Team All Conference, Honorable Mention All State and being named to the 2007 Big 33 team.In 2007, Johnson committed to West Virginia University after being highly recruited by Rich Rodriguez, then, head coach of the Mountaineers.