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Punter/Place-kicker
6-1 · 195
Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview/Vanderbilt)
#97
Talented left-footed combination kicker (punter/place-kicker) who has played in 26 career games at Texas after transferring from Vanderbilt ... played in 12 games in 2006 ... handled all three kicking duties for the first six games before focusing on punting for the final six games ... punted 46 times for 1,877 yards (40.8 ypp/49th NCAA), while landing 22 punts inside the 20 ... also went 3-of-6 on FGs, 42-of-43 on PATs and kicked off 36 times for 2,201 yards (61.1 ypk) and 12 touchbacks ... played in 12 games in 2005 ... took over the kickoff duties in the third game of the season and kicked off 96 times for 5,776 yards (60.8 ypk) and 25 touchbacks ... served as a backup on punts and kickoffs in 2004 ... earned Freshman All-America honors (FWAA/The Sporting News) as a punter at Vanderbilt in 2002 before electing to transfer to Texas in the summer of 2003 ... sat out the 2003 season because of NCAA transfer rules ... a two-time second-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.
SENIOR (2006)
Played in 12 games ... handled all three kicking duties for the first six games before focusing on punting for his remaining six games ... named one of the Frank Denius Most Valuable Special Teams Players ... punted 46 times for 1,877 yards (40.8 ypp/49th NCAA), while landing 22 punts inside the 20 ... also went 3-of-6 on FGs, 42-of-43 on PATs and kicked off 36 times for 2,201 yards (61.1 ypk) and 12 touchbacks ... kicked off seven times for 435 yards with three touchbacks, punted twice for 87 yards (43.5 ypk), placing one inside the 20, and went 8-of-8 on PATs against North Texas ... kicked off twice for 111 yards with one touchback, punted six times for 253 yards (42.2 ypk), landing four inside the 20, and went 1-of-1 on PATs against No. 1 Ohio State ... had nine kickoffs for 566 yards (62.9 ypk), with three touchbacks, had two punts for an average of 48.5 yards, landing two inside the 20, made a 46-yard field goal and went 7-of-7 on PATs at Rice ... kicked off six times for 371 yards (61.8 ypk), with one touchback, punted four times for an average of 42 yards, landing two inside the 20, and went 5-of-5 on PATs against Iowa State ... kicked off five times for 324 yards (64.8 ypk) and two touchbacks and was 7-for-7 on PATs against Sam Houston State ... was 4-for-4 on PATs versus No. 14 Oklahoma ... also punted six times for an average of 38.8 yards, landing three inside the 20, and kicked off five times for an average of 55.8 yards against the Sooners ... punted four times for a 36.8 yard average, landing one inside the 20, and went 9-of-9 on PATs against Baylor ... connected on two 22-yard field goals and two PATs at No. 17 Nebraska ... also punted four times for 176 yards (44.0 ypk), landing two inside the 20, against the Huskers ... had two punts for an average of 45.5 yards against Oklahoma State ... punted six times for 225 yards (37.5 ypk), landing two inside the 20, against Kansas State ... punted four times for 173 yards (43.2 ypk), including a season-long 54-yarder, against Texas A&M ... punted six times for 227 yards (37.8 ypk) and kicked off twice with two touchbacks versus Iowa in the Alamo Bowl.
JUNIOR (2005)
Played in 12 games in 2005 ... took over the kickoff duties in the third game of the season ... kicked off 95 times with an average starting position of the 23-yard line and recorded 25 touchbacks ... also punted twice for 84 yards (42.0 ypp), landing one inside the 20 ... earned second-team Academic All-Big 12 honors.
SOPHOMORE (2004)
Served as backup on punts and kickoffs ... punted four times for 150 yards and an average of 37.5 ypp ... placed two punts inside the 20 ... also kicked off three times for 179 yards with one touchback ... punted twice in the opener versus North Texas for 74 yards, including a season-long 41-yard kick ... punted twice against Baylor for 76 yards, including a long of 40 ... sat out as a transfer in 2003.
FRESHMAN (2002 at Vanderbilt)
Earned Freshman All-America honors (FWAA/The Sporting News) at punter as a true freshman ... also earned a spot on the Freshman All-SEC team at punter ... tabbed Vanderbilt's Special Teams Player of the Year ... ranked fifth nationally and third in the SEC with an average of 43.8 yards per punt (Vanderbilt freshman record) ... his net punting average of 38.8 yards per punt was fourth-best nationally ... hit at least one 50-yard punt in 11 of 12 games and had a season-long 70-yard boot against Alabama ... dropped 13 of his 66 (19.6%) punts inside the 20-yard line and had five fair caught ... connected on 8-of-13 field goal attempts (61.5%) with a long of 46 yards ... made all 27 of his extra points and ranked second on the team with 51 points.
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by Cecil Flowe at Parkview High ... three-year starter for two-time Georgia state champion (2001-02) Parkview High ... earned all-county honors ... averaged 42.2 yards on 32 punts, with a long of 58 yards as a senior ... never had a punt returned for touchdown ... last career effort was a booming 57-yarder that was fumbled by the Northside Warner-Robins returner, sealing the state championship for Panthers ... as placekicker, Johnson made 15-of-24 career field goal attempts, including a 51-yarder in 2001 ... was 8-of-14 as a senior ... high school coach had previously worked with kicker Kevin Butler (Chicago Bears) and current Redskins' kicker Brett Conway.
PERSONAL
Born 2/14/84 in Naperville, Ill. ... lived in Atlanta most of his life ... full name is Gregory William Johnson ... a liberal arts major ... a member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll in fall 2004 ... was raised in a soccer family and didn't kick a football until his freshman year of high school ... recognized by the Gwinnett County Touchdown Club as a Parkview High Scholar-Athlete ... also earned a 2001 All-County Scholar-Athlete Award ... lists golf, chess and playing card games among his hobbies.
CAREER STATISTICS
Scoring
Year G PAT-A FG-A Pts. PPG High FGs High Points
2006 12 42-43 3-6 51 4.6 2/NU 10/Rice
2005 12 0-0 0-0 0 0.0 -- --
2004 2 0-0 0-0 0 0.0 -- --
2003 Sat out following transfer
2002* 12 27-27 8-13 51 4.3 2/2x 8/MTSU
Career 38 69-70 11-19 102 2.8 2/3x 10/Rice
Field Goals
Year G 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total Pct. Long
2006 12 0-0 2-2 0-2 1-2 0-0 3-6 .500 46/Rice
2005 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- --
2004 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- --
2003 Sat out following transfer
2002* 12 2-2 2-4 2-3 2-4 0-0 8-13 .615 46/Ga.
Career 38 2-2 4-6 2-5 3-6 0-0 11-19 .579 46/2x
Punting
Year G No Yds Avg. Long Blk I20
2006 12 46 1,877 40.8 56/IA 1 22
2005 12 2 84 42.0 48/LL 0 1
2004 2 4 150 37.5 41/UNT 0 2
2003 Sat out following transfer
2002* 12 66 2,891 43.8 70/Ala. 0 13
Career 38 118 5,002 42.4 70/Ala. 1 38
Kickoffs
Year G KO Yds Avg. Avg./Poss TB
2006 12 36 2,201 61.1 21.1 12
2005 12 95 5,776 60.8 23.0 25
Career 24 131 7,977 60.9 22.1 37
Career Field Goal Attempts
2006: 45-OHS/46-Rice/22-NU, 39-NU, 31-NU 22-NU
2002: 28-GT, 37-GT/32-AU, 28-AU/47-UM, 19-UM/18-MT, 25-MT/37-UG, 46-UG/46-UC/40-UF/24-UT
High Games
Points: 10 at Rice (Sr.)
Field Goals: 2 at Nebraska (Sr.); at Auburn (Fr.)*; vs. Middle Tennessee (Fr.)*
Field Goal Attempts: 4 at Nebraska (Sr.)
Extra Points: 9 (of 9) vs. Baylor (Sr.)
Extra Point Attempts: 9 vs. Baylor (Sr.)
Career Highlights
Consecutive field goals: 3 (2002)*
Consecutive extra points: 68 (27 at Vanderbilt, 41 at UT) (2002-06)
*at Vanderbilt
