Eastern Washington University Athletics

2019: He played in 10 Eastern games, starting three of them. Johnson closed the season with 10 tackles versus Portland State (11/23/19). One game earlier, he had a career-high 14 versus Cal Poly (11/16/19) in his third-straight start as 24 of his 50 tackles on the season came in the last two games. He had opened the year with nine tackles versus Washington (8/31/19), and also had eight against Northern Arizona (11/2/19). He was EWU’s special teams player of the week against Washington, and also had three tackles for loss, two passes broken up and two quarterback hurries on the season.
 
2018:  Made his starting debut as an Eagle when EWU played Nicholls (12/1/18) in the FCS Playoffs and finished with seven tackles and a sack, and recovered a fumble. After falling behind 14-3, Johnson returned a blocked field goal by junior Dylan Ledbetter for a touchdown and start a run of 39-straight points in the 42-21 Eagle win. One game later versus UC Davis (12/8/18), he had a career-high 11 tackles with a sack in the second start of his career. He also started in the semifinals of the playoffs versus Maine (12/15/19) in a 50-18 Eagle victory to advance EWU to the NCAA Division I Championship game versus North Dakota State (1/5/19). Including his start versus the Black Bears, Eastern had nine new starters in the lineup for that game than what they had in their second game of the season versus Northern Arizona (9/8/18). Johnson had 30 tackles with a pair of sacks, a pass broken up and a quarterback hurry during EWU’s seven-game winning streak from Oct. 27 to Dec. 15. For the season he had 48 tackles with a pair of sacks and two passes broken up.
 
2017: Played in a total of five games as a redshirt freshman, playing mostly on special teams.
 
2016: Redshirted.
 
HS: Graduated from Hockinson HS in 2016. As a senior in 2015, he was selected to The Associated Press 2A All-State first-team as a wide receiver. Was the Offensive MVP in the 2A Greater St. Helens League and earned Vancouver Columbian All-Region honors. He scored 20 total touchdowns, catching 57 passes for 1,101 yards (19.3 per catch) and 15 touchdowns with a long of 71 yards. He also rushed 20 times for 125 yards (6.3 per carry) with three more scores. On defense he had 51 tackles with a sack, and also had four interceptions, four passes broken up and two fumble recoveries (one returned for a TD). He also returned three kickoffs for a 43.0 average and one punt for a 69-yard touchdown. As a junior, Johnson had five touchdown receptions and 286 receiving yards. He helped lead the Hawks to the quarterfinals of the State 2A Playoffs. Also competed two years in basketball and four years in track and field, and earned All-Region Athlete of the Year honors from The Columbian. As a senior in track and field, he qualified for the State 2A Championships in four events. He won the long jump competition at State, but dislocated his shoulder in the process and finished fifth the next day in the triple jump while in pain. He also advanced to State in the 100 and 4x100 relay, and had career-bests of 23-3 in the long jump, 44-0 3/4 in the triple jump and 11.09 in the 100 as a senior. In his junior season, he advanced to the State 2A Championships in the high jump and triple jump. He placed 11th in the high jump with a career-best of 6-feet.
 
Personal: Majoring in criminal justice. Born 6/11/98 in Portland, Ore. Parents are Melissa and Karl Johnson.
 

Year	GP	TT	Hi	S	TL-Yds	FF-FR	PBU	I-Yds
2017	5	0	--	0	0-0	0-0	0	0-0
2018	15	48	11	2	6-15	1-0	2	0-0
2019	10	50	14	0	3-2	0-0	2	0-0
Totals	30	98	14	2	9-17	1-0	4	0-0

KEDRICK JOHNSON Top Tackling Performances (3 with 10+)
14 tackles – Cal Poly – 11/16/19
11 tackles – UC Davis – 12/8/18
10 tackles – Portland State – 11/23/19
 
Kedrick Johnson Long Plays of 40+ Yards (1)
55 blocked field goal return (TD) – Nicholls – 12/1/18