13 Earnest Johnson III
13 - Earnest Johnson III
Height: 6-1
Weight: 210
Year: So.
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
High School: Northwestern HS
Position: LB
Major: Sport Management
gp 11
tk 56.0
sac 1.0
int -
ffum 2

2022: Appeared in all 11 games and finished second on the club with 56 tackles (27 solos, 29 assists)... 11 tackles for loss were third on the roster which included one sack... Forced two fumbles, recovered one and posted three QB hurries... 10 tackles at Mars Hill (Nov. 5) with one TFL... Nine tackles at Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 12) with two for loss... Seven tackles with three hits behind the line of scrimmage against Erskine (Oct. 29)... Six tackles at Chowan with two for loss, one sack and forced a fumble... Forced a fumble and recovered another against Carson-Newman (Oct. 8).

2021: Played in 10 games with two starts vs Catawba (Oct. 30) and Carson-Newman (Nov. 13)... Recorded 19 tackles (10 solos, 9 assists) including five for loss (-6 yds)... Six tackles at Mars Hill (Nov. 6) with two for loss... Five stops vs Carson-Newman including two for loss... Three tackles vs UVA Wise (Oct. 16) with a pass break-up.

2020: Appeared in contests against Newberry (Mar. 6), Mars Hill (Mar. 12) and Erskine (Mar. 27)... Totaled five tackles with one for loss... Two solo tackles at Erskine with a TFL... Two stops at Mars Hill and one hit at Newberry.

High School: Graduated from Northwestern HS in Miami, Fla... Coached by Max Edwards... 2020 All-Dade County second team... 2019 Stats: 89 tackles (63 solos), 11 sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR, 1 INT, 6 QB hurries, 1 TD… 2019 5A State Championship Team… Miami Dolphins HS Player of the Week in a week #2 win over Carol City HS (16 tackles).

Personal: Full name is Earnest Johnson III... Born May 28, 2002 in Miami, Fla... Nickname: "Big Ern"... Son of Earnest Johnson, Jr. and Denise Johnson... Sister: Nyia Johnson (23)... Majoring in sport management... Future plans: NFL... Hobbies: Video games, working out, relaxing; Cousin, Marcus Forston, played collegiate football with the Miami Hurricanes and professionally with the New England Patriots... Favorite midnight snack: Cookies; Favorite movie: "Drum Line"; Favorite musical artists: Lil Baby, Rod Wave; Favorite song: "Popular Loner" by Rod Wave; Favorite teams: Miami Dolphins, Miami Hurricanes; Earnest can't imagine a week without: Food; Favorite athlete: Odell Beckham, Jr.; Advice to kids: "Be you, chase your dreams, never give up"; Favorite color: Black; Favorite food: Macaroni & Cheese; Most famous person Earnest has ever met: Jason Taylor; When he was a kid, Earnest tried to be like: His big cousin.

Recent Games
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 27 22
Assists 29 23
Tackles 56.0 45.0
Tackles per game 5.1 5.0
Sacks 1.0 -
Sack yards 8 -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 1 - - - - 0
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 1 4 5.0 - - 1.5 6 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 4 2 6.0 1.0 8 2.0 9 1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 2 1 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 2 2 4.0 - - 0.5 2 1 1 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 3 3 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 5 2 7.0 - - 2.5 6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 3 7 10.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 5 4 9.0 - - 1.5 5 - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 35 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 35 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 3 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - -
Total 35 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 35 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 35 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 3 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 11 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 35 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 3 2 3 5.0 1.7 - - 1.0 1 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 10 9 19.0 1.9 - - 4.5 6 - - - - - 1 -
2022-23 11 27 29 56.0 5.1 1.0 8 8.5 28 2 1 0 - - - -
2023-24 11 30 46 76.0 6.9 4.0 31 9.0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 35 69 87 156.0 4.5 5.0 39 23.0 76 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
-
September 5 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 8 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 5 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 27 29 56.0 5.1 1.0 8 8.5 28 2 1 0 - - - -
Conference 9 22 23 45.0 5.0 - - 5.0 13 1 1 0 - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 11 11 22.0 4.4 - - 4.5 14 1 1 0 - - - -
Away 6 16 18 34.0 5.7 1.0 8 4.0 14 1 - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 17 17 34.0 4.3 1.0 8 6.5 23 2 1 0 - - - -
Losses 3 10 12 22.0 7.3 - - 2.0 5 - - - - - - -
-
September 5 8 9 17.0 3.4 1.0 8 3.5 15 1 - - - - - -
October 4 11 9 20.0 5.0 - - 3.0 8 1 1 0 - - - -
November 2 8 11 19.0 9.5 - - 2.0 5 - - - - - - -