Bowling Green State University Athletics
2026 Football Roster

Jersey Number 10
JoJo Johnson
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Merrillville, Ind.
- High School:
- Merrillville HS
- Prev School:
- Indiana/Iowa Western CC/Notre Dame
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Bowling Green |
2025 | Redshirt Junior
- Finished No. 6 in the nation and No. 1 in the MAC with 1.27 passes defended per game
- Â Appeared in 11 games
- Started in three games
- Totaled 22 tackles, 11 PBUs, an interception and a fumble recovery
- Notched a tackle at Cincinnati
- Appeared in homecoming game against Liberty
- Made four tackles at Louisville
- Had two PBUs, three tackles and an interception at Ohio
- Made a tackle at Toledo
- Tallied two tackles and two PBUs versus Buffalo
- Had five tackles and five PBUs at Eastern Michigan
- Recorded three tackles, three PBUs and recovered a fumble against Akron
- Logged three tackles at UMass
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Indiana |
Bloomington, Ind. |
- Appeared in 16 career games at Indiana over the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Amassed 13 career tackles and one passe defended for the HoosiersÂ
- Made collegiate debut against Ohio State in 2023 on special teams Â
- Tallied a career-high five tackles against Purdue in 2023Â
- Appeared in all 12 games in 2023 and four games during Indiana's College Football Playoff appearance in 2024Â
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Iowa Western Community College |
Council Bluffs, Iowa |
- Attended Iowa Western CC in 2022 where he appeared in nine gamesÂ
- Totaled 16 tackles, 14 solo stops, intercepted three passes and broke up two passes for Iowa Western CCÂ
- Picked off the first pass of his career in the victory at Highland CCÂ
- Collected a career-high five stops in the win at Northwest Mississippi CCÂ
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Notre Dame |
Notre Dame, Ind. |
- Spent the 2021 season redshirting at Notre Dame after missing the season with a lower extremity injuryÂ
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 Merrillville High School |
 Merrillville, Ind. |
- Played wide receiver and defensive back at Merrillville High School for head coach Brad SeissÂ
- Ranked the No. 47 athlete nationally by 247SportsÂ
- Rated the No. 78 player regionally and the No. 11 player in Indiana by ESPNÂ
- All-state selection guided Merrillville to the state semifinals his senior campaignÂ
- Posted eight tackles with one fumble recoveryÂ
- Added 47 receptions for 878 yards and 10 touchdownsÂ
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and RivalsÂ
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 Personal |
-  Son of Kiededa Ray and Henry JohnsonÂ
- Has four siblings, Jada, Ariaona, Camryn and JordynÂ
BG Football NSD Presser 12.4
Friday, December 05
BG Football Press Conference vs UMass 11.20
Thursday, November 20
BG Football Postgame vs Akron 11.18
Wednesday, November 19
BG Football Press Conference vs Akron 11.13
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