Week 3 Stats: 3-3 FG (34, 28, 29 yards), 1-1 PAT, 5 kickoffs, 224 kickoff yards, 44.8 yards per kickoff
Johnson turned in a perfect performance in LIU’s battle with the 22nd-ranked team in the nation on Saturday after he converted on each of his three field goal attempts and his lone PAT attempt. The senior kicker/punter put the Sharks in front of Villanova on two occasions, breaking open a scoreless deadlock with a 24-yard field goal with 2:36 left in the second quarter before giving his team a late 16-13 advantage with a 29-yarder with 2:44 remaining in the game. Despite the late lead, LIU’s hopes of pulling off the upset were diminished by a Wildcats’ touchdown throw with just 68 seconds left in the game. In addition, Johnson handled LIU’s kickoff duties, totaling 224 kickoff yards on five kickoffs. The Garden State product has converted on 5-of-6 field goal attempts this season to rank second on the circuit with an 83.3 field goal percentage. He is the second Shark in as many weeks to garner NEC/Atlantic Tomorrow’s Office Special Teams Player of the Week distinction, following in the footsteps of sophomore punter Callum Brent.