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Brett Johnson interception return against Washington State, 9-6-08  |
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CAL CAREER: Has played in 44 games with 20 starts, contributing 97 tackles, three interceptions with one returned 43 yards for a touchdown, eight pass breakups, two forced fumbles, 0.5 tackle for loss, one fumble recovery and one blocked kick ... also has one punt return for five yards.
2009:: Has started all 10 games at safety, making one interception, one fumble recovery and five PBU, and is second among Cal defensive backs with 42 tackles.
Individual Game-By-Game: vs. Maryland: 7 tackles • vs. EWU: 4 tackles • at Minnesota: 2 tackles • at Oregon: forced fumble and career-high 8 tackles • vs. USC: 3 tackles and 1 INT. • at UCLA: 3 tackles. • vs. WSU: 4 tackles, 1 PBU. • at ASU: 4 tackles, 1 FR (no return), 1 PBU • vs. OSU: 5 tackles, 0.5 TFL (-1), 1 PBU • vs. Arizona: 2 tackles, 2 PBU
2008: After learning the ropes as a special teams player for two years, Johnson became a key factor as a starting safety and finished the season with 43 tackles, two interceptions (No. 24-T Pac-10), three pass breakups, a forced fumble and a block ... moved into the starting lineup for game three at Maryland and started nine of the team's last 11 games while playing in 12 contests total ... missed the Big Game vs. Stanford with an injured shoulder but returned to start vs. Washington in the regular season finale ... had the first of his two interceptions at Washington State to set up Cal's final score in the 66-3 win ... also brought a pick back 43 yards for a score to give the Bears a 14-0 first quarter lead vs. Colorado State ... had a career-high-tying seven tackles three times (vs. Arizona State, at USC, at Oregon State) and six on two other occasions (vs. Colorado State, at Arizona) ... blocked a first quarter Michigan State punt that Bryant Nnabuife returned five yards for a touchdown for Cal's first points of the season ... forced a fumble vs. Arizona State on the first drive (third play from line of scrimmage) by the Sun Devils ... recorded two of his three pass breakups in the regular season finale vs. Washington.
2007: Appeared in all 13 games, primarily on special teams ... tallied eight tackles on the year, including five (all solo) in the Armed Forces Bowl victory over Air Force during his first career start (at free safety) ... recorded two tackles against Louisiana Tech and one against Arizona State.
2006: Saw action in the final 11 games of the year on special teams, registering four tackles ... had two tackles at Oregon State and one each vs. Arizona State and UCLA.
2005: Redshirted.
HIGH SCHOOL: An impressive athlete who posted high school marks of 39 inches in the vertical jump and 4.55 seconds in the 40-yard dash ... gained All-Region notice by both PrepStar and SuperPrep after hammering opponents for 94 tackles, three interceptions and five forced fumbles as a senior in 2004 ... Rivals.com tabbed him the No. 21 safety in the country and the No. 2 overall player in the state of Nevada ... selected first-team All-Southern Nevada by the Las Vegas Review-Journal ... listed No. 40 on Scout.com's West Hot 100 prospect list ... as a junior, earned All-Sunrise Southeast League accolades after bagging 84 tackles and two interceptions ... also a three-year letterman in track and field.
PERSONAL: Full name is Brett Alexander Johnson ... born February 27, 1987 ... mother is Regan Johnson ... major is Interdisciplinary Studies
LAST UPDATED: November 19, 2009
