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2018 Football Roster
Tom Johnson
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Moorestown, N.J.
- High School:
- St. Joseph's Prep
FEATURES: Beyond The Stripes (video) l Senior profile
At Princeton — 2018: earned first-team All-Ivy League honors at linebacker after leading Princeton to first undefeated season since 1964 and second Ivy League title in a three-year span … team co-captain … led team with 68 tackles, including season-high 10 apiece against Harvard, Dartmouth and title-clinching win over Penn … ranked 11th in the Ivy League in tackles per game despite not playing in several fourth quarters … had 2.5 sacks, including critical one in Harvard game when Crimson had a chance to take a second-half lead … averaged 8.0 tackles per game in final five games of the season … earned Academic All-Ivy League honors. 2017: earned first-team All-Ivy League honors at inside linebacker after ranking third in the league with 95 tackles … had double-digit tackles in four games, including season-high 16 stops against both Cornell and Yale … recorded 7.5 tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks against Columbia … had at least seven tackles in eight games, and had at least one tackle for loss in seven games … added two breakups, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble … selected to the Ivy Honor Roll three times … took over leadership role at the position following the season-ending injury to Mark Fossati during Week 3. 2016: played outside linebacker and special teams during Princeton's Ivy League championship season … made 11 tackles, including season-best five in Ivy championship-clinching win over Dartmouth … helped Princeton lead the Ivy League in scoring (16.4), total (317.6), and rushing (80.1) defense. 2015: earned the Pink Baker Award as the Top Defensive Freshman at the season-ending team banquet … played mostly on special teams and member of linebacker rotation and recorded four tackles … had two solo stops in home win over Cornell.
At St. Joseph’s Prep — led team to both 2013 and 2014 PIAA state championships … named to the PCL All-Catholic First Team … played both linebacker and safety … team captain on both state championship teams … two-year captain and all-league honoree in wrestling … received National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame, as well as Philadelphia Area Chapter, Scholar-Athlete honors … member of the National Honor Society.
Personal — born Feb. 11, 1997 … son of Paul and Regina Johnson … father played football at Holy Cross; uncle Matt Johnson played football at Penn State … has an older brother Paul and two younger brothers, James and Liam; Paul played at Amherst, and James is a linebacker in the Princeton Class of 2021 … enjoys music and fishing … undecided on area of study.
