Antonio Johnson Class: Junior Hometown: Waco, Texas High School: Waco Height / Weight: 6-0 / 210 Position: LB Experience: 2L

Third-year junior back as starter at outside linebacker... One of nine returning defensive starters.

2008 (Sophomore): Played all 12 games, starter in 10, at linebacker as sophomore in 2008... Finished third on team with 72 tackles (35 solo) on season... Five tackles-for-loss on season ranked fifth on team... Also totaled three hurries, one sack, one interception, one breakup, one fumble force and one fumble recovery on season... Ranked 25th in Big 12 with 6.0 average tackles-per-game... Made six tackles (2 solo), one for loss, in first career start in season-opener vs. No. 23 Wake Forest... Had seven tackles and a fumble recovery in win over Northwestern State in second game... Registered nine tackles (4 solo) at Connecticut in fourth game... Made a career-high 12 tackles (career-best six solos), including one for loss vs. No. 1 Oklahoma in fifth game... Two tackles, one hurry and one pass breakup in win over Iowa State in sixth game... Totaled 11 tackles at Nebraska in eighth game... Had five tackles (4 solo), two for loss including career-first sack (-10 yards) a forced fumble and hurry vs. No. 14 Missouri in ninth game... Made four tackles, all unassisted including one for loss, and added first career interception (5 yards on return) in season finale at No. 7 Texas Tech... Moved to linebacker from defensive end during spring 2008 drills.

2007 (True Freshman): As true freshman, played in 11 games at defensive end, credited with 16 tackles (six solos), 0.5 tackles for loss and fumble recovery... Registered then-career-high four tackles vs. both Texas Tech (one solo) and Oklahoma State (three solos)... Produced three multi-tackle games... Had fumble recovery at Kansas State... Missed game at No. 20 Kansas due to injury... 120 of 177 snaps, including season-high 45 vs. Oklahoma State, came over season's final four games... Received first varsity letter.

High School: Waco High School, Waco, Texas... 2006 Waco Tribune-Herald Super Centex Defensive Player of Year helped WHS to 13-3 record and runner-up finish in Class 4A Division II playoffs as senior defensive end... First-team Waco Tribune-Herald Super Centex honoree... Waco Tribune-Herald Top 100 recruit also rated No. 4 on publication's Central Texas Top 25 list... Also named to first-ever season-ending All-Texas team compiled by Texas Football's Jake Shaw... Honorable mention Class 4A all-state honoree from Texas Sports Writers Association also 2006 District 16-4A defensive MVP... Class 4A Team Texas first-team pick by Texashsfootball.com also shared Most Outstanding Defensive End honor with Wolfforth High's Aaron Wampler... Credited with 72 tackles (36 solos), 16.5 sacks for 137 yards, 25 tackles for loss, four pass breakups and fumble recovery for TD in final prep season... 2007 THSCA All-Star Game participant... Totaled 10 tackles, six sacks, one forced fumble and fumble recovery for touchdown vs. Brownwood in 2006... Coached by Johnny Tusa at District 16-4A school.

Personal: Son of David and Pamela Johnson, Antonio Maurice Johnson was born June 26, 1988, in Waco, Texas... Majoring in general studies.