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2022
Named pre-season First-Team All-MAC by Athlon.
2021
Second-Team All-MAC...70 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 12.5 TFL...Named MAC West Defensive Player of the Week for performance vs. WMU...Six tackles, 2.0 TFL, Â one sack, one QBH and forced a fumble that was taken in for a TD...Six tackles, 2.5 TFL vs. Ball State...1.5 sacks vs. EMU......Four tackles, one forced fumble vs. Notre Dame...11 tackles, 2.5 TFL, one QBH vs. NIU...On the preseason watch list for two national defensive player of the year awards, the Bednarik Award and Bronko Naguski Trophy.
2020
Second-team All-MAC...Fourth on the team with 27 tackles... Led team with 8.0 TFL and 3.0 sacks...Nine tackles vs. Ball State...2.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks vs. EMU.
2019
32 tackles, 7.0 TFL and five QB hurries...Career-high 3.0 tackles for loss vs. Central Michigan...Four tackles against Northern Illinois...Six tackles vs. BYU, including one sack, a tackle for loss, another tackle for no gain and a QB hurry.
2018
Played in 11 games, making 17 tackles...Season-high four tackles  vs. Fresno State.
High School
Three-star prospect according to Scout.com and 247 Sports…Helped East English Village Prep to an MHSAA Division II district final appearance as a senior and a 9-2 record...High school coach was Rod Oden.
Personal
Full name is Desjuan Renarl Johnson...Parents are Dion Johnson and Lacreasia Stegar...Father played football at Kansas...Has three brothers, Dion, Dejon and Derion, and two sisters, Dionjanae and Darelle...Interdisciplinary studies major.
Career Game Highs
Tackles: 11 (Northern Illinois, 10-9-21)
Tackles for Loss: 3.0 (Central Michigan, 11-29-19)
