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2017 Football Roster
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Johnson, Tyron
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Jersey Number 13
Tyron Johnson
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, LA
- High School:
- Warren Easton
Bio
Pronounced TIE-ruhn
2017 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2018 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12
Transferred to Oklahoma State from LSU during preseason camp in 2015 and sat out the 2016 season per NCAA transfer rules … A former five-star recruit in his high school days.
2018 (Junior): An Academic All-Big 12 honoree for the second straight year ... Enjoyed the best season of his career with 53 receptions for 845 yards and seven touchdowns ... Started every game ... Played an important role in the Cowboys’ Liberty Bowl victory over Missouri, catching seven passes for a career-high 141 yards and two touchdowns ... His 11 receptions in the Bedlam game were the most for a Cowboy in any game this year and his 128 receiving yards in that contest set his third-highest total of the season, trailing only his Liberty Bowl effort and the 137 receiving yards he put up against South Alabama ... Added a rushing touchdown to his receiving exploits against South Alabama ... Had two touchdowns in OSU’s win over Kansas, one of which came on a 64-yard reception that was the longest of the season for a Cowboy ... Added a 60-yard reception against South Alabama ... Finished the season with six games with at least 75 receiving yards and five games with a touchdown ... Helped the Cowboys rank in the top 15 nationally in scoring offense, total offense, passing offense and first downs.
2017 (Sophomore): Earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... Showed flashes of his skillset while serving as the primary backup to unanimous All-American James Washington ... Scored on a 44-yard touchdown catch the first time he was targeted in his first game at OSU ... Finished with 18 catches for 293 yards and three receiving touchdowns ... His season highlight came against Oklahoma, when he caught four passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns, including a season-best 60-yard grab ... Had at least one catch in eight games ... Saw time as a kickoff and punt returner, returning 13 kickoffs for 264 yards with a long return of 31 yards at Texas Tech ... Played in 12 games ... Added two carries for 14 yards.
2016: Redshirt.
2015 (Freshman at LSU): Played in nine games at wide receiver … Tallied nine catches for 150 yards with two touchdowns and a long reception of 61 yards on the season … Led the team with 83 receiving yards (on five catches) and one 39-yard TD reception at Ole Miss ... Caught his first career touchdown, a 61-yarder, versus Western Kentucky ... Saw his first action as a Tiger against Auburn and made one catch.
High School: Attended Warren Easton HS in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was coached by Antonio Hull … Rated as a five-star prospect by Rivals ... 247 Sports, ESPN and Scout gave him four stars ... Ranked as high as the No. 11 overall prospect nationally, No. 2 wide receiver nationally, and No. 1 prospect coming out of Louisiana ... Racked up 94 receptions for 1,589 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior ... Registered 87 receptions for 1,433 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior ... Member of the Rivals 250, ESPN 300, 247 Sports Top 247 and Scout 300 ... Selected to the Class 4A All-State Team ... Earned an invitation to the Under Armour All-American Game ... Named to MaxPreps Medium Schools All-American Team ... Named 2014 All-USA First Team by USA Today ... Participated in Nike’s The Opening, a camp for the country’s top prospects ... Helped lead his team to a 12-3 record, district title, and state championship game appearance in 2014.
Personal: Tyron Johnson was born Jan. 8, 1996 … Parents are Carlene Billy and Tyrone Johnson.
2017 First-Team Academic All-Big 12
2018 Second-Team Academic All-Big 12
Transferred to Oklahoma State from LSU during preseason camp in 2015 and sat out the 2016 season per NCAA transfer rules … A former five-star recruit in his high school days.
2018 (Junior): An Academic All-Big 12 honoree for the second straight year ... Enjoyed the best season of his career with 53 receptions for 845 yards and seven touchdowns ... Started every game ... Played an important role in the Cowboys’ Liberty Bowl victory over Missouri, catching seven passes for a career-high 141 yards and two touchdowns ... His 11 receptions in the Bedlam game were the most for a Cowboy in any game this year and his 128 receiving yards in that contest set his third-highest total of the season, trailing only his Liberty Bowl effort and the 137 receiving yards he put up against South Alabama ... Added a rushing touchdown to his receiving exploits against South Alabama ... Had two touchdowns in OSU’s win over Kansas, one of which came on a 64-yard reception that was the longest of the season for a Cowboy ... Added a 60-yard reception against South Alabama ... Finished the season with six games with at least 75 receiving yards and five games with a touchdown ... Helped the Cowboys rank in the top 15 nationally in scoring offense, total offense, passing offense and first downs.
2017 (Sophomore): Earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... Showed flashes of his skillset while serving as the primary backup to unanimous All-American James Washington ... Scored on a 44-yard touchdown catch the first time he was targeted in his first game at OSU ... Finished with 18 catches for 293 yards and three receiving touchdowns ... His season highlight came against Oklahoma, when he caught four passes for 118 yards and two touchdowns, including a season-best 60-yard grab ... Had at least one catch in eight games ... Saw time as a kickoff and punt returner, returning 13 kickoffs for 264 yards with a long return of 31 yards at Texas Tech ... Played in 12 games ... Added two carries for 14 yards.
2016: Redshirt.
2015 (Freshman at LSU): Played in nine games at wide receiver … Tallied nine catches for 150 yards with two touchdowns and a long reception of 61 yards on the season … Led the team with 83 receiving yards (on five catches) and one 39-yard TD reception at Ole Miss ... Caught his first career touchdown, a 61-yarder, versus Western Kentucky ... Saw his first action as a Tiger against Auburn and made one catch.
High School: Attended Warren Easton HS in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was coached by Antonio Hull … Rated as a five-star prospect by Rivals ... 247 Sports, ESPN and Scout gave him four stars ... Ranked as high as the No. 11 overall prospect nationally, No. 2 wide receiver nationally, and No. 1 prospect coming out of Louisiana ... Racked up 94 receptions for 1,589 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior ... Registered 87 receptions for 1,433 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior ... Member of the Rivals 250, ESPN 300, 247 Sports Top 247 and Scout 300 ... Selected to the Class 4A All-State Team ... Earned an invitation to the Under Armour All-American Game ... Named to MaxPreps Medium Schools All-American Team ... Named 2014 All-USA First Team by USA Today ... Participated in Nike’s The Opening, a camp for the country’s top prospects ... Helped lead his team to a 12-3 record, district title, and state championship game appearance in 2014.
Personal: Tyron Johnson was born Jan. 8, 1996 … Parents are Carlene Billy and Tyrone Johnson.
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