Gerrell Johnson

Height:
6-3
Weight:
225
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Washington, D.C.
High School:
New Town (Md.)

2024 • Senior

• Competed in 12 games for the Minutemen with 74 total tackles (19 solo and 55 assisted)
• Had two and a half tackles for seven yards of loss and had half a sack
• Recorded two pass breakups

2023 • Junior

• Phil Steele Preseason Independent Team (Second Team - LB)
• Started in all 12 games for the Minutemen defense, posting 52 tackles (17 solo, 35 assisted), two tackles for loss, a sack, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one interception
• Had two solo tackles in four straight games (8/26 - 9/16)
• Registered a season-high nine tackles, with seven assisted take downs, vs. Miami (OH) (9/9)
• Recorded a season-best four solo tackles with three assisted for seven total vs. Merrimack (11/4)
• Had a career-best 1.5 TFL for one yard and one sack vs. Merrimack (11/4)
• Forced a fumble at Eastern Michigan (9/16) and at Liberty (11/18)
• Recovered a fumble at Penn State (10/14)
• Posted first career interception at Liberty (11/18)

2022 • Sophomore

• Johnson appeared in 12 games in the 2022 season, recording 54 tackles (29 solo, 25 assisted), 2.0 TFL (six yards), forced a fumble and had one pass break up
• Had four tackles (three solo, one assisted) against Tulane (9/3)
• Had four tackles (three solo, one assisted) against Toledo (9/10)
• Had four tackles (one solo, three assisted) against Stony Brook (9/17)
• Earned six solo tackles and 1.0 TFL (four yards) against Temple (9/24)
• Had nine tackles (six solo, three assisted) and 1.0 TFL (two yards) against Eastern Michigan (10/1)
• Had three tackles (two solo, one assisted) against Liberty (10/8)
• Record an assisted tackle and a pass break up against Buffalo (10/15)
• Had seven tackles (three solo, four assisted) and a forced fumble against New Mexico State (10/29)
• Had three tackles (one solo, two assisted) against UConn (11/4)
• Had three tackles (one solo, two assisted) against Arkansas State (11/12)
• Earned two solo tackles against Texas A&M (11/19)
• Had eight tackles (one solo, seven assisted) against Army West Point (11/26)

2021 • Freshman

• Posted 81 tackles, leading the team in the category
• Forced a fumble and had five tackles at Pitt (09/04)
• Made a team-high 13 tackles, including five solo stops, vs. Boston College (09/11)
• He rallied up 29 solo tackles, 52 assisted tackles, two tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and two recovered
• Established a new team-high with 14 total tackles, and had one tackle for loss and one sack vs. Army (11/20)
• Totaled five tackles vs. Eastern Michigan (9/18)
• Had six tackles at No. 17 Coastal Carolina (9/25)
• Made nine tackles vs. Toledo (10/2) with 0.5 sacks
• Registered four tackles with 0.5 TFLs and recoverd a fumble vs. UConn (10/9)
• Had five tackles, a team-high two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery at Florida State (10/23)
• Recorded two tackles at Liberty (10/30)
• Made seven tackles vs. Rhode Island (11/6)

2020 • Freshman

• Appeared in all four games
• Posted six tackles, including a nine-yard sack, one fumble recovery and a pass breakup
• Had a solo tackle and a fumble recovery at Georgia Southern (10/17)
• Notched his nine-yard sack and a pass breakup at FAU (11/20)

Before Massachusetts

• Three-star linebacker at New Town High School, via 247Sports Composite Ranking and ESPN
• Ranked among the top-50 prospects in Maryland
• Accumulated 173 tackles, including 16.0 TFLs, and nine forced fumbles during his senior season
• Also played wide receiver for New Town High School and head coach Mike Savage
• Was a selection for the Maryland Crab Bowl