Keyshawn Johnson

Awards and Honors Yearly Honors FCS AP All-American first team (2025) AFCA FCS Coaches' All-America first team (2025) FCS Football Central All-American first team (2025) Phil Steele FCS All-American first team (2025) Stats Perform FCS All-American second team (2025) OVC-Big South Defensive Player of the Year (2025) Phil Steele OVC-Big South Defensive Player of the Year (2025) OVC-Big South first team (2025) Phil Steele all-conference first team (2025) Weekly Honors OVC-Big South Defensive Player of the Week (9/29/25) OVC-Big South Defensive Player of the Week (11/24/25) 2025: FCS AP All-America first team…AFCA FCS Coaches’ All-America first team…FCS Football Central All-America first team…Phil Steele FCS All-America first team…Stats Perform FCS All-America second team…OVC-Big South Defensive Player of the Year…Phil Steele OVC-Big South Defensive Player of the Year…OVC-Big South first team…Garnered a pair of OVC-Big South Defensive Player of the Week honors (Sept. 29 and Nov. 24)…Played and started in all 12 games for the Skyhawks at outside linebacker/edge rusher…Compiled 53 total tackles, including 30 solos and 23 assists…Notched 20.0 tackles for loss totaling 85 yards – which ranked tied for third in program history…Set program single-season record with 20.0 sacks on the season – ranking third in FCS…Posted a season-best 10 tackles – including 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks – against Tennessee Tech (Nov. 22) in the season finale…Recorded five or more tackles in four contests…Posted multiple tackles for loss against Oklahoma State (Aug. 28), Missouri State (Sept. 20), Southeast Missouri (Sept. 27), Gardner-Webb (Oct. 18), Eastern Illinois (Nov. 1), Charleston Southern (Nov. 15) and Tennessee Tech (Nov. 22)…Notched multiple sacks against Southeast Missouri (Sept. 27), Gardner-Webb (Oct. 18), Charleston Southern (Nov. 15) and Tennessee Tech (Nov. 22)…Forced fumbles against Gardner-Webb (Oct. 18) and Eastern Illinois (Nov. 1)…Tallied 10 quarterback hurries – including a season-best four against Tennessee State (Nov. 8). 2024: Played in 13 games for the Skyhawks at outside linebacker…Helped team to fourth consecutive conference title and an appearance in the Division I playoffs…Compiled 24 total tackles, including nine solos and 15 assists…Notched 4.0 tackles for loss totaling 30 yards…Recorded 3.5 sacks…Posted four quarterback hurries and two pass breakups…Posted a season-best four tackles against Kennesaw State (Sept. 28)…Recorded sacks against Missouri State (Sept. 21), Eastern Illinois (Oct. 26), New Hampshire (Nov. 30) and Montana State (Dec. 7). BEFORE UTM: Joins the Skyhawks after spending one season at Grambling State…Named to the 2023 Stats Perform FCS Freshman All-American team…Tabbed to FCS Football Central Freshman All-American team…Racked up 26 total tackles – including 14 solo stops – while tallying 6.0 TFLs…Lead team with five sacks…Tallied a season-best six tackles against Arkansas-Pine Bluff…Recorded 1.5 TFLs against both Hampton and Arkansas-Pine Bluff…Named Grambling State Co-Freshman of the Year…Prepped at St. Thomas Aquinas where he helped team to 2022 state championship…Tabbed to Class 3M All-State team…Named to All-Broward County First Team Defense. PERSONAL: Born on Sept. 12, 2004…Son of Cedric and Samantha Johnson…Majoring in business management.