Oklahoma State University Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Roster
Leon Johnson III
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Bothell, WA
- High School:
- Bothell
2022 AFCA DIII First Team All-America
2022 NWC Offensive Player of the Year
2022 First Team All-Northwest Conference
2021 Second Team All-Northwest Conference
An NCAA DIII All-American who made the move to Power Five football for one season and finished with more than 500 receiving yards in his lone season as a Cowboy ... Was a two-sport standout at the DIII level, also starring as an outfielder and designated hitter on the George Fox baseball team ... In addition to earning AFCA DIII First-Team All-America honors as a wide receiver, he also blocked five kicks during his three-year playing career with the Bruins.
2023 (Senior): In his first and only year at the FBS level, he sacrificed his redshirt midway through the season to fill in for an injury-depleted wideout room ... Played sparingly in three of the first seven games and while planning on taking a redshirt and did not record a catch to that point ... Still finished the year third on the team with 539 receiving yards, recording 33 catches ... Played in 10 games on the year and started the final seven games of the season ... Immediately proved his worth against Cincinnati in his first start, making five catches for 149 yards to produce more than half of the Cowboy receiving total for the night ... It marked his highest receiving yards total of the year and he earned Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honors for the performance ... His 67-yard catch against Cincinnati marked OSU’s longest reception of the year, and he also recorded a 43-yard catch against the Bearcats ... Made multiple catches in all seven of his starts ... In addition to the Cincinnati game, he also had a 100-yard day against BYU with 132 yards on a season-high nine catches ... Also had four catches for 86 yards in the Texas Bowl win over Texas A&M, five catches for 61 yards in the Bedlam win over Oklahoma and six catches for 61 yards at UCF to mark other standout performances ... Made a leaping 21-yard touchdown catch in the endzone to help OSU win at Houston ... Finished the year with four catches longer than 30 yards to rank second on the team ... Served as a game captain for the Big 12 Championship game against Texas.
2022 (Junior at George Fox): Totaled 55 receptions for 1,156 yards and 14 touchdowns, playing in all 10 games for the Bruins … Named an AFCA DIII First Team All-American … The Northwest Conference Offensive Player of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection … Broke school’s single season records for all-purpose yards (1,205), receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns, as well as single game receiving yards (174), receptions (11) and touchdowns (3) ... Recorded more than 100 receiving yards in eight of the 10 games, including highs of 174, 154, 154 and 142 yards ... Also had at least one receiving touchdown in eight games, with multiple receiving touchdowns in four games and three total touchdowns in three games ... Recorded at least one catch longer than 30 yards in eight games and a catch longer than 50 yards in five games ... Also had two carries on the year for 26 yards with a 24-yard rushing touchdown ... His lone punt return of the season went for 23 yards.
2021 (Sophomore at George Fox): Earned second team All-Northwest Conference honors ... Played in all nine games as a junior … Hauled in 30 catches for 540 yards and three touchdowns … Surpassed 100 yards receiving in two games, with a season-high of 112 yards against Willamette.
2020 (at George Fox): Did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019 (Freshman at George Fox): Led the team in catches (25), receiving yards (450) and receiving touchdowns (6) … Earned All-NWC honorable mention honors.
High School: Played for coach Tom Bainter at Bothell in Washington … Named honorable mention All-Kingco and helped his team reach the state quarterfinals as a senior … Recorded 24 receptions for 334 yards and three touchdowns as a senior … Also had 17 special teams tackles and blocked five PATs ... Was also a talented baseball player.
Personal: Son of Leon and Sarah Johnson ... Brother, Gabriel Johnson, plays football at Eastern Washington.
