Local product is a true possession receiver that brings one of just two big frames to the Apps’ receiving corps ... boasts perhaps the team’s best hands and runs excellent routes ... after starting last year at X receiver, will move into the Z receiver role vacated by last year’s leading receiver, Hans Batichon.

2007: Saw action in all 15 games, making 13 starts at X receiver ... caught passes in 10-of-15 games ... finished season fifth on the squad with 197 receiving yards and sixth with 17 receptions ... was one of only five Mountaineers to haul in multiple touchdown catches on the season with two ... registered multiple receptions in six games ... caught two passes for 33 yards against Gardner-Webb, including the first-career touchdown pass by fellow receiver CoCo Hillary ... posted a season-long 24-yard catch and hauled in a six-yarder for his second touchdown of the season at The Citadel ... had a season-best three receptions for 25 yards in regular-season finale versus Chattanooga ... caught four passes for 42 yards in four postseason games.

2006: Broke into ASU’s receiver rotation as a true freshman, playing in all 15 games and starting four of the final five games of the season ... ranked fifth on the team in receptions (17) and receiving yards (135) ... caught at least one pass in 9-of-15 games ... had a breakout performance at Gardner-Webb, catching three balls for a season-best 35 yards and his first-career touchdown (10 yds. from Armanti Edwards) ... reeled in a season-high four receptions in a driving rainstorm at Western Carolina ... was shutout in the national quarterfinal and semifinal victories and appeared to be en route to the same fate in the national championship game following a couple of drops in the first quarter ... however, Johnson pulled down an Edwards pass in traffic for 15 yards on third-and-10, giving the Apps a critical first down in the waning minutes of the title contest versus UMass ... four plays later, ASU sealed its second-straight national championship with a touchdown that closed out the scoring at 28-17.


High School: Local product represented the High Country in 2005 Shrine Bowl ... Western North Carolina’s all-time leader in receptions (210) and receiving yards (3,185) ... is second all-time in the entire state of North Carolina in high school receptions ... hauled in 36 touchdowns as a prep ... caught 101 passes for 1,408 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior to help lead Avery to 11-3 record and second round of state 2A playoffs ... an all-state performer ... named Western North Carolina Male Athlete of the Year ... in basketball, was conference player of the year and a McDonald’s all-America nominee as a senior.

Personal: Full name is Joshua Caleb Johnson ... born May 18, 1987 (21 years old) ... son of Annette and Gary Johnson ... majoring in communication.