0 Earnest Johnson III
0 - Earnest Johnson III
Height: 6-1
Weight: 215
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Miami, Fla.
High School: Northwestern HS
Position: LB
Major: Sport Management
gp 9
tk 51.0
sac 1.0
int 0
ffum 0

2024: Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference Mountain Division.

2023: Finished second on the team with 76 tackles (30 solos, 46 assists) along with 13 tackles for loss (-41 yds), five sacks (-31 yds) and led the team with nine QB hurries... Season-high 11 tackles at Kennesaw St. (Aug. 31)... Followed with 10 tackles at Virginia St. (Sep. 9)... Nine tackles apiece against Catawba (Sep. 23), Barton (Sep. 30) and Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 11)... Recorded two sacks (-20 yds) in win over Catawba... Seven tackles with three for loss at Emory & Henry (Oct. 21).

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 (10-2)… 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: "E"... Son of Earnest Johnson, Jr. and Denise Johnson... Sister: Nyia Johnson (24)... 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 5 Limestone L, 49-21
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 24 18
Assists 27 25
Tackles 51.0 43.0
Tackles per game 5.7 5.4
Sacks 1.0 1.0
Sack yards 4 4
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Catawba   - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Catawba   - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Catawba   - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Catawba   - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Catawba   - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Catawba   - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Catawba   - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at Catawba   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at West Ala. L, 45-9 6 2 8.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Newberry L, 50-20 3 3 6.0 - - 0.5 3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at #6 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 37-23 3 2 5.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 5 Limestone L, 49-21 2 2 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Emory & Henry L, 23-21 4 6 10.0 1.0 4 2.5 5 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Mars Hill L, 30-3 1 2 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Anderson W, 30-28 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at UVA Wise L, 35-27 2 5 7.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 9 #21 Carson-Newman L, 56-14 2 4 6.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Catawba   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  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
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 44 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 44 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 3 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 - - - - - - -
Total 44 - - - - - - -
  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
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 44 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 3 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 44 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
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
2024-25 9 - - - - 0 .0
Total 44 - - - - 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
2024-25 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
2024-25 9 24 27 51.0 5.7 1.0 4 3.5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 44 93 114 207.0 4.7 6.0 43 26.5 84 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
-
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 9 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - -
-
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
-
September 3 - - - - - - - -
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 9 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 1 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 8 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 3 - - - - 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 9 24 27 51.0 5.7 1.0 4 3.5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 8 18 25 43.0 5.4 1.0 4 3.5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 12 16 28.0 5.6 1.0 4 3.5 8 - - - - - - -
Away 4 12 11 23.0 5.8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 1 1 2.0 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 23 26 49.0 6.1 1.0 4 3.5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
September 3 12 7 19.0 6.3 0.0 0 0.5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 8 11 19.0 4.8 1.0 4 2.5 5 - - - - - - -
November 2 4 9 13.0 6.5 0.0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0