Matthew Johnson

High School A four-star recruit according 247Sports and the 247Sports Composite and a three-star recruit according to Rivals and ESPN … Rated as the top defensive lineman out of California and the No. 24 defensive lineman nationally by 247 sports, slotting in as the No. 208 recruit in the 2025 cycle … Graded as the No. 33 defensive lineman nationally and the No. 27 prospect out of California by the 247Sports Composite, coming in as the No. 316 prep … Ranked as the No. 36 weakside defensive end nationally and the No. 54 player from California by Rivals … Viewed as the No. 55 defensive end nationally and the No. 35 prep from California by ESPN … Helped lead De La Salle to a 12-0 record so far in 2024, winning the North Coast Section championship and earning a spot in the Open Division state final on Dec. 14 … Tallied 45 tackles, including 11.0 TFLs, 8.5 sacks and a forced fumble as a senior … Matched career high with 2.0 sacks to go along with six tackles against San Marin … Posted a season-high seven tackles against St. Mary’s ... Recorded a career-high 3.5 TFLs against San Ramon … Appeared in nine games as a junior, totaling 30 tackles, 14.0 TFLs, 4.5 sacks and two forced fumbles … Helped the Spartans go 11-3, reaching the Division 1-AA title game … Tallied five tackles against El Cerrito, James Logan and Orange Lutheran … Recorded a pair of sacks against San Ramon Valley … Cracked the varsity rotation as a sophomore, making three tackles, one TFL and 0.5 sacks … Also recruited by Arizona, Arizona State, California, Massachusetts, Miami, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ole Miss, Oregon State, Sacramento State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Texas A&M, USC, Washington and Washington State.