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2022 Football Roster

Johnson, Tysheem
Tysheem Johnson
Tysheem Johnson
Johnson, Tysheem
Tysheem Johnson
Tysheem Johnson
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Tysheem Johnson

  • Position:
    S
  • Letters Earned at Ole Miss:
    2
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    200
  • Hometown:
    Philadelphia, Pa.
  • High School:
    Neumann Goretti
  • Major:
    Multi-Disciplinary Studies
 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
 • 2021 Preseason True Freshman All-American (247Sports)
 • Freshman All-SEC (2021)
 ACADEMIC HIGHLIGHTS
 • Dean's Honor Roll (Spring 2021)
 • Athletic Director Honor Roll (Spring 2022, Fall 2022)

2022 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games in the Rebel secondary and on special teams ... Started nine games at defensive back ... Finished third on the team with 78 total tackles ... Tallied four tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries ... Finished the season with two pass breakups ... vs. Troy (9/3/22): Started at safety for the Rebels in the team’s season-opener, finishing the game as the team’s leading tackler with 12 on the day including six solo tackles and one TFL ... vs. Central Arkansas (9/10/22): Notched five tackles and a QB hurry against the Bears as the team’s starting strong safety ... at Georgia Tech (9/17/22): Made two total tackles on the day, including a TFL ... vs. Tulsa (9/24/22): Finished with eight total tackle and a pass breakup after starting at strong safety ... vs. Kentucky (10/1/22): Made the start at strong safety for the Rebels, putting up three tackles, one TFL and one QB hurry for the defense ... at Vanderbilt (10/8/22): Made a total of six tackles, five of them solo, as the team’s starting strong safety ... vs. Auburn (10/15/22): Brought in three total tackles in the team’s 48-34 win over the Tigers, along with accounting for one QB hurry ... at LSU (10/22/22): Led the Rebels with 10 total tackles against the Tigers ... at Texas A&M (10/29/22): Tallied four tackles as the starting strong safety ... vs. Alabama (11/12/22): Notched six tackles off the bench for the Rebels, including a TFL ... at Arkansas (11/19/22): Capped off his night with four total tackles in the Rebel secondary, along with recording a PBU against the Razorbacks ... vs. Mississippi State (11/24/22): Logged 10 total tackles in the team’s 24-22 loss to the Bulldogs on Thanksgiving ... vs. Texas Tech (12/27/22): Finished Texas Bowl with five total tackles and participated in 66 total snaps.

2021 (FRESHMAN): 247Sports True Freshman All-American ... 2021 Freshman All-SEC ... Appeared in all 13 games with 10 starts at safety ... Registered 47 total tackles on the season including four tackles for loss ... Tallied on interceptions on the season ... vs. Louisville (9/6/21): Starred in his Rebel debut, tying for the team lead with eight tackles ... vs. Austin Peay (9/11/21): Recorded three tackles as starting strong safety ... vs. Tulane (9/18/21): Tied for third on the team with five tackles ... at #1 Alabama (10/2/21): Finished fourth on the team with seven tackles, including one for a loss ... vs. #13 Arkansas (10/9/21): Tallied six tackles, including a shared tackle for loss ... at Tennessee (10/16/21): Notched three total tackles, including a tackle for loss ... vs. LSU (10/23/21): Recorded his first career interception and added four tackles ... at #18 Auburn (10/30/21): Totaled two tackles and a quarterback hurry ... vs. Liberty (11/6/21): Broke up and recorded one sack, helping the Ole Miss defense tally nine sacks, the third-most team sacks in a single game in program history ... vs. #11 Texas A&M (11/13/21): Participated but didn’t record any stats ... vs. Vanderbilt (11/20/21): Totaled four tackles in the victory ... at Mississippi State (11/25/21): Made one tackle in 20 snaps as a reserve defensive back ... vs. #7 Baylor (1/1/22): Totaled three tackles in Sugar Bowl defeat ... Enrolled early and participated in spring drills ... Member of the 2020-21 signing class.

HIGH SCHOOL: Rated as a four-star prospect by 247Sports Composite, Rivals and ESPN ... Member of the ESPN 300, ranked No. 290 ... A top-15 player in the state of Pennsylvania by 247Sports, Rivals and ESPN ... Named the Neumann Goretti High School Player of the Decade ... Three-time all-state selection as a freshman, sophomore and junior ... Chose Ole Miss over Baylor, Florida, Michigan, Ohio State, Penn State and Stanford, among others ... Coached by Albie Crosby.

PERSONAL: Son of Shanaya Johnson ... Full name is Tysheem Terrance Johnson ... Born Sept. 30, 2002 ... Dean’s Honor Roll in spring 2021 ... Athletic Director Honor Roll in spring 2022 and fall 2022 ... Multi-disciplinary studies major.