Leonard Johnson

Leonard Johnson gets ready to make a play against North Carolina

Leonard Johnson spoke with media on Wednesday after spring practice

Josh Blackwell, Leonard Johnson, and Michael Carter II pose after Duke's victory over Virginia Tech in 2019

Leonard Johnson celebrates with Josh Blackwell after registering an interception.

Position:
Cornerback
Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Hayden, Ala.
High School:
Hayden

DUKE CAREER: Missed only one game during tenure (47 career games with 39 starts), recording 165 tackles, 10.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, six INTs, three caused fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 17 PBUs and two QB hurries ... owned 25 games with 3+ tackles, including a career-high nine stops against Pittsburgh in 2018 and Wake Forest in 2021 ... returned an INT 53 yards for a TD at Baylor in 2018 ... tallied a career-best two PBUs versus Virginia in 2018, North Carolina A&T in 2019, Virginia Tech in 2020 and Northwestern in 2021 ... recorded 1.0+ TFL in eight contests with a career-best 2.0 versus Georgia Tech in 2018 ... both career sacks also came against the Yellow Jackets in 2018 ... played 2,961 career snaps.

2021: Played in all 12 games, making 11 starts ... totaled 35 tackles, 1.5 TFL, two INTs and five PBUs ... carded 2+ tackles in nine contests with a season-high nine stops against Wake Forest ... logged INTs against both Northwestern and Georgia Tech ... tallied a season-high two PBUs versus Northwestern ... posted a year-best 1.0 TFL against Kansas … on the field for 628 snaps.

2020: Played in 10 games, making seven starts ... compiled 24 tackles, 1.0 TFL, one INT, three PBUs, two caused fumbles and one fumble recovery ... registered 3+ tackles five times on the year, with a season-best six at Syracuse ... recorded lone INT versus Virginia, while season-high two PBUs came against Virginia Tech ... tallied a TFL versus N.C. State … posted a caused fumble against Florida State, while lone fumble recovery came versus N.C. State ... on the field for 609 snaps.

2019: Started all 12 games ... totaled 48 tackles, 1.5 TFL, two INTs, seven PBUs, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery ... carded 4+ tackles in seven contests with a season-high eight stops against No. 2 Alabama ... posted one caused fumble versus North Carolina A&T, while lone fumble recovery came against Pittsburgh ... logged INTs against both Virginia Tech and Virginia ... tallied a season-high PBUs versus North Carolina A&T ... on the field for 898 snaps.

2018: Played in all 13 games with nine starts ... received starting assignments in nine of the final 10 games of the season at Strike safety ... thrust into a prominent role due to season-ending injury to All-America CB Mark Gilbert in week two at Northwestern, which shifted Strike S Michael Carter II to cornerback, as well as a lingering injury to All-ACC S Jeremy McDuffie ... totaled 59 tackles, 6.0 TFL, 2.0 sacks, one INT, one caused fumble, three PBUs and two QB pressures ... led Duke with 29 tackles on passing plays ... returned lone INT 53 yards for a TD at Baylor in Duke’s 40-27 victory in Waco ... had 6+ tackles in six games, including a season-high nine stops at Pittsburgh ... recorded 1.0+ TFL in five contests with a career-best 2.0 versus Georgia Tech ... both sacks also came against the Yellow Jackets ... tallied a career-best two PBUs versus Virginia ... helped Duke rank among the ACC leaders in both passing defense (4th) and passing efficiency defense (5th) ... on the field for 826 snaps.

2017: Did not see game action ... recipient of the program’s Sonny Falcone Iron Duke Award, an honor presented annually to offensive, defensive and developmental program members for their year-round commitment to strength training and conditioning.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Played at Hayden High School for coach Keith Register ... consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com ... charted as the No. 64 safety in the nation by ESPN.com ... as a senior, posted 57 tackles and three INTs while rushing for a school single-season record 1,636 yards with 17 TDs as squad went 8-3 and advanced to the state playoffs ... had three TD rushes of 50-plus yards during a 15-carry, 246-yard performance against Fairview on October 15, 2016 ... totaled four games with 220-plus rushing yards on the season ... as a junior, registered 48 tackles and three INTs and carded all-state honors from the Alabama Sports Writers Association as squad went 9-3 with a state playoff appearance ... also played basketball, earning all-county honors.

PERSONAL: Born July 3, 1998 ... graduated from Duke in December, 2021 with a sociology degree and a minor in education with a certificate in markets and management ... son of Leonard and Hattie Johnson.