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2017 Football Roster

9 Marcus Johnson

  • Position WR
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • High School University Prep
  • Prev School Thiel

Biography

Career Highlights
• One-Time PSAC West Athlete of the Week
• 2017 Consensus All-American
• Two-Time All-PSAC West Honoree
• SRU All-Time Leader In TD Receptions
• Ranks Fifth In SRU History In Receiving Yards
• Ranks Sixth In SRU History In Receptions

Personal: Son of Leigh Vaughn … Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.

Before The Rock: Played the 2014 season at Thiel College ... Named the 2014 President's Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Year ... Racked up 827 receiving yards, the third most in the league, on 46 catches ... Eight touchdown catches tied him for the fifth most in the conference ... Also averaged 109.9 all-purpose yards per game, the eighth most in the PAC.

2017: Started 10 of 11 games played … Recognized as a second team All-American by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association and the Associated Press … Received first team all-region wide receiver recognition and second team all-region accolades as a return specialist by the D2CCA … Earned first team All-PSAC West honors at both wide receiver and return specialist … Caught 72 passes for 1,214 yards and 14 touchdowns … Averaged 16.9 yards per reception and 110.4 yards per game … Averaged 27.9 yards per kick return and 15.6 yards per punt return … Tallied three total return touchdowns (two on kickoffs / one on punts) … Finished the season ranked sixth in the nation in all-purpose yards per game (181.18), sixth in receiving touchdowns, sixth in total receiving yards, eighth in receiving yards per game, eighth in yards per punt return, 18th in total touchdowns, 19th in receptions per game and 22nd in kick return average … Caught 12 passes for 231 yards, the second most in a single-game in program history, and three touchdowns in season-opener at Kentucky State … Tied the SRU record with a 96-yard kick return touchdown against West Chester … Made 10 receptions for 183 yards and four touchdowns while also returning one kickoff for a touchdown at Gannon … Four receiving touchdowns at Gannon tied the SRU single-game record … Caught 14 passes for 192 yards and two touchdowns at Edinboro … Set the Slippery Rock single-season record in all-purpose yards with 1,993 … Also ranked second in SRU single-season history in receiving touchdowns, fourth in receiving yards, fifth in total touchdowns and sixth in receptions … Named the PSAC West Special Teams Player of the Week once … Game-by-Game Statistics

2016: Started all 11 games … A second team All-PSAC West honoree … Led Slippery Rock in receiving yards (898), touchdown receptions (13), yards per catch (12.6) and yards per game (81.6) … Tied for the team lead with Cornelius Raye in total receptions with 54 … Ranked 13th in the nation in touchdown receptions … Ranked second in Rock single-season history in touchdown receptions, sixth in receiving yards and ninth in receptions … Began season with five catches, 54 yards and one touchdown in win against New Haven … Had one catch for 56 yards and a touchdown at West Chester … Caught nine passes for 123 yards and one touchdown against Gannon … Grabbed two touchdown passes at Indiana … Had one touchdown in consecutive games against Edinboro, Clarion and Seton Hill … Set a Slippery Rock single-game record in season finale with 237 yards and four touchdowns on 10 catches against East Stroudsburg … Game-By-Game Statistics
 
2015: Appeared in 10 games, making one start ... Ended first season at Slippery Rock with seven catches for 126 yards and one touchdown ... Caught three passes for 38 yards and one touchdown in first SRU start at Edinboro ... Made two receptions for 24 yards at Clarion and one catch for 32 yards in PSAC Championship game at West Chester ... Concluded season with a 32-yard catch in playoff loss at Shepherd ... Game-by-Game Statistics

High School: Lettered twice in football … All-state selection.
 
Career Highs
Receptions 14 at Edinboro (2017)
Rec. Yards 237 vs. East Stroudsburg (2016)
Rec. TD 4(2x) most recently at Gannon (2017)
Long Reception 73 at Gannon (2017)
Punt Return Yards 130 vs. Lock Haven (2017)
Punt Return Long 72 vs. Lock Haven (2017)
Kick Return Yards 118 at Gannon (2017)
Long Kickoff Return 96 vs. West Chester (2017)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 84

    2015Sophomore

    WR
    6'2" 180 lbs
    84
  • 9

    2016Junior

    WR
    6'2" 180 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2017Senior

    WR
    6'2" 190 lbs
    9