Martez Johnson

Height:
5-10
Weight:
188
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Detroit, Mich.
High School:
DePorres Kentucky
Prev School:
University of Kentucky

Accepted to BGSU over the summer and could be an impact performer...a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll...joins the Falcons after spending three years at Kentucky...was the Wildcats second leading rusher in 2001 with 249 yards on 55 carries...averaged 4.5 yards per carry. 2000: Played in all 11 games...Rushed for 61 yards on 15 carries...caught four passes for 29 yards...Had 11 kickoff returns for 174 yards...picked up 53 yards on 11 carries and caught three passes for 20 yards against LSU. 1999: Redshirted. 1998: PLayed in five games as a reserve fullback...gained 31 yards on seven carries, including three for 12 at Louisville and three for 11 at Tennessee...played in all five junior varsity games. High School: Starting tailback for three seasons at St. Martin De Porres HS in Detroit, Mich....as a senior, rushed 149 times for 1,282 yards and six touchdowns, averaging 8.6 yards per carry...caught 15 passes for 210 yards and two TD[apos]s...returned 19 punts for 437 yards and two touchdowns, an amazing average of 23 yards per return...returned 21 kickoffs for 735 yards, an average of 35 yards per runback...had five kickoff returns for touchdowns as a junior, including a 95-yarder that set a record for the state championship game...helped lead DePorres to the Class CC state championships as a sophomore and junior...first-team all-state by the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press...chosen the best running back int he state, and the 12th-best player overall, in the Detroit News Bluechip List...coached by Greg Carter...two-year letterman in track, running the 100- and 200-meter dashes...Has been timed at 4.45 seconds in the 40-yard dash...Selected to [quote]Who[apos]s Who Among US High School Students[quote] and the National Honor Society. Personal: A telecommunications major...son of Robbie Holmes...born February 22, 1980.