OUTLOOK: Johnson took on a leadership role during the spring of 2010. He is one of the top running backs on the team who has had his best outings in the biggest games. He became UA's all-time career and single-season leader in kickoff return yardage a season ago. As a sophomore, he averaged 111.1 yards of total offense per game and should get plenty of opportunities to contribute again this fall. He started for the Red team in the Red-White Spring Game and had six carries for 38 yards. He had seven for 74 with a five-yard touchdown in the April 3 scrimmage, 11 for 46 on April 9 and seven for 40 with a nine-yard score on April 16. 

2009: He played in all 13 games with starts at No. 1 Florida and in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl against East Carolina. He was 28th in the nation and ninth in the SEC with 25.78 yards per kickoff return, and 75th nationally and ninth in the league with 111.15 yards of total offense per game. He returned 40 kickoffs for a school-record 1,031 yards and the touchdown, and became the career leader with 1,936 kickoff return yards. He had 57 rushes for 342 yards. He returned the season-opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown against Missouri State.  His carries and yardage total ranked third on the team, and his 6.0 average was second among players with 10 or more attempts. He also had 10 receptions for 72 yards, ranking eighth on the team in catches. He was the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week against Missouri State, when he had two kickoff returns for 115 yards, including the 91-yard touchdown, along with a 10-yard reception.   Against Auburn he had three kick returns for 145 yards with a long of 70. He had six carries for 16 yards, a five-yard reception and three returns for 63 yards against Georgia. He had three returns for 81 yards with a long of 52 at Alabama and three for 69 against Texas A&M. He had 14 carries for 107 yards, one reception for 15 yards and five returns for 124 yards at No. 1 Florida for 246 all-purpose yards. Johnson rushed for 15 yards on four carries and had five returns for 122 yards at Ole Miss. He had three returns for 68 yards against Eastern Michigan and four for 54 against South Carolina. Against Troy, he ran four times for 58 yards, had an 11-yard reception and returned two kicks for 53 yards. He rushed for a team-high 50 yards on 11 carries, had a six-yard catch and returned two kicks for 46 yards against Mississippi State. At LSU, he ran nine times for 78 yards, caught three passes for 17 and returned four kicks for 75 for 170 all-purpose yards. In the Liberty Bowl win over East Carolina, he ran four times for 21 yards, had two catches for eight and one return for 16.

2008: Johnson was a Coaches All-SEC Freshman team member who played in all 12 games and made two starts against Western Illinois and LSU. He handled kickoff return duties and had 41 for 905 yards (22.1 per return) and a touchdown. His 905 kickoff return yards set a then-Arkansas school record and ranked as the seventh-highest career total in Razorback history. He had 150 kickoff return yards against Texas, marking the third-highest single-game effort ever by an Arkansas player. He also had a 96-yard touchdown return against Tulsa, which proved to be the game-winner. The return was the 11th-longest in school history and tied for the seventh-longest by any player nationally against a top 25 school in 2008. Johnson finished the season as the second-leading rusher for the Razorbacks with 36 carries for 184 yards and a touchdown. He had a career game against LSU and was named the SEC Freshman of the Week for his effort. Against the Tigers, he had 230 all-purpose yards, including 18 carries for 127 yards and a 17-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.

HIGH SCHOOL: He finished his prep career with 56 touchdowns and more than 4,700 rushing yards for former Razorback assistant coach and Arkansas High Coach Bill Keopple. As a senior, he rushed for 1,529 yards and 20 touchdowns on 209 attempts in leading the Razorbacks to their second-consecutive 6A state championship. He was the most valuable player in the state championship game as both a junior and a senior. As a senior, he had six catches for 138 yards and two touchdowns. He returned nine punts for 361 yards and four touchdowns. He returned three kickoffs for 79 yards. He was selected to the AP Super Team as an all-purpose player. During his junior season, he gained 1,500 yards on the ground with 16 touchdowns in leading his squad to a state championship. As a sophomore, he scored 18 touchdowns on the ground on 150 carries and 1,734 rushing yards. He also posted four touchdowns and 200 yards as a receiver. He was named to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas team as both a junior and senior, and was named the 6A South's most outstanding back in his final prep campaign. He was ranked the No. 33 all-purpose back in the nation and the No. 10 overall recruit in the state of Arkansas by Rivals. He was ranked the No. 8 prospect in the HawgSports.com Natural 21 and No. 10 by Hawgs Illustrated for the state of Arkansas. He was rated the No. 114 running back in the nation by Scout. He was also recruited by Oklahoma State among others.

PERSONAL: Born Feb. 24, 1990, he is the son of Dennis Johnson and Rosalind Reems. He is majoring in criminal justice and sociology.