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2007 Football Roster

27 Chris Johnson

  • Position LB
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 220
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chattanooga, Tenn.
  • Highschool The McCallie School

Biography

2007: Played in all 11 games with 10 starts ... Second Team All-Southern Conference by the league's coaches ... second on the team with 84 tackles ... four games with 10+ tackles, including 14 against Arkansas ... 4.0 sacks and 9.0 TFLs ... forced fumbles against Arkansas and Wofford ... Led all linebackers in squat lift with 610 pounds and in power clean with 315 pounds.

2006: Voted Second Team All-Southern Conference linebacker by the league’s coaches ... Team’s top tackler with 74 total hits and 49 solo stops ... Tied for team lead with 10 tackles behind the line ... Also recorded three sacks and recovered one fumble ... Tied for 10th among all SoCon defenders in total tackles ... Posted two double-digit tackles games with 11 at Western Kentucky and 11 at Furman ... Notched eight games with six or more tackles ... Three of his seven stops in win at Tennessee Tech were for negative yards ... Credited with eight tackles and five solos at Memphis ... Ten of his 11 hits at Western Kentucky were solo ... Made eight tackles with one for a loss in win over Georgia Southern ... Recorded five stops and fell on a fumble at The Citadel ... Registered six hits and one behind the line in victory at Western Carolina ... Compiled two sacks and six tackles against Elon ... Had six solo stops with one assist at Wofford ... Started all 11 games at strong inside linebacker.

2005: Team’s top tackler from last season ... Led Mocs’ defenders with 74 tackles ... Also ranked first on the team with 56 solo stops ... Tied for first on the squad with six tackles for loss ... Credited with two sacks, two hurries, a forced fumble and a blocked kick ... Started 10 games at strong linebacker and one game at weak linebacker ... Made six stops in win over Tennessee Tech ... Compiled eight solo hits at Memphis ... Recorded 10 tackles with one behind the line at Georgia Southern ... Led Mocs with 10 stops and a sack in victory over Wofford ... Registered six tackles in win at Liberty ... Credited with six hits and two for negative yardage in win at Elon ... Made five tackles versus Western Carolina and four in win over The Citadel ... Recorded nine tackles at Appalachian State ... Blocked a punt against Furman and had seven solo stops.

2004: Participated in all 11 games as true freshman ... Started first two games of his career, lining up at outside linebacker ... Notched 23 tackles, 12th most on the team ... Had 17 solo hits and six assists ... Registered one tackle behind line of scrimmage ... Picked up one solo tackle in debut at Memphis ... Made two solo stops against Georgia Southern ... Set season high with five tackles, all solos with one for negative yardage, at Wofford ... Credited with four hits at Tennessee Tech ... Recorded two tackles in win over Appalachian State ... Equaled season best with five stops at Furman.

THE McCALLIE SCHOOL: Team’s top tackler with 85 stops ... Also played in the offensive backfield and gained 950 yards on the ground ... Rare feat of receiving All-State accolades for both offense and defense ... Named Best of Preps by the Chattanooga Times Free Press ... Helped lead the Blue Tornado to a 7-5 record and a 2-2 Region mark ... McCallie advanced to the second round of the state playoffs ... It defeated Memphis University School but was eliminated by Montgomery Bell Academy ... Member of Division II State Championship Team in 2001 as Blue Tornado went 12-0 ... Competed in the Tennessee-Georgia All-Star Classic ... Coached at McCallie by former UTC quarterback Ralph Potter ... Also considered Tennessee Tech ... Member of the basketball team.

Chris LeAndrew Johnson ... Born Nov. 10, 1985 ... Son of Sheldia and Michael Johnson ... Majoring in Business Administration.

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2004Freshman

    Linebacker
    6'2" 210 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2005Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 195 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2006Junior

    Linebacker
    6'2" 218 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2007Senior

    LB
    6'2" 220 lbs
    27