Jared Johnson

Photo by: Brad Kemp

Position:
Wide Receiver
Ht./Wt.:
6-5 / 231
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Minden, La.
High School:
Minden

2016 (Senior)
Appeared in 11 games as a reserve wide receiver ... did not catch an official pass during the season ... credited with a two-point conversion on a reception at New Mexico State (10/1).

2015 (Junior)
Suffered a knee injury during fall camp and missed the entire season.

2014 (Sophomore)
Made an appearance in all 13 games for the Ragin’ Cajuns, earning the starting nod in games at Ole Miss (9/13) and Nevada (12/20) ... caught 10 passes on the season for 96 yards and three touchdowns ... opened the season with seven receptions and a touchdown in his first three games ... caught a pair of passes for 24 yards and a touchdown in the Ragin’ Cajuns season opener against Southern (8/30) ... came back the following week to grab a season-high three passes against Louisiana Tech (9/6) before recording two receptions at Ole Miss ... grabbed touchdown passes of 5 and 9 yards in the Ragin’ Cajuns Sun Belt Conference win at New Mexico State (11/8) ... added a 14-yard reception against Appalachian State (11/22) … earned second letter.

2013 (Redshirt freshman)
Promising young receiver who played in 10 games, making one start ... caught six passes for 65 yards. . . opened year with two catches for 18 yards at Arkansas (8/31) ... earned a situational start at Kansas State (9/7), making one catch for three yards ... added two grabs for 35 yards at Texas State (10/5), including a career-long 27-yard effort ... also had one catch for nine yards vs. Nicholls State (9/14) ... earned first letter.

2012 (Freshman)
Redshirted during his initial season with the Cajuns ... tabbed the most improved player among skill players during off-season conditioning, taking into account improved work ethic, strength improvement and attitude ... caught five passes for 84 yards in the spring game.

High School
First team all-state choice as a senior at Minden High, playing for coach Randy Peters ... made 59 catches for 1,130 yards and 12 TDs as a senior, earning all-area and all-district kudos for the second straight season ... lettered three times in football and twice in both basketball and tennis ... helped team to a 51-14 record in two basketball seasons and played on a pair of tennis teams that advanced to the regionals. . . rated as a two-star prospect on Scout.com.

Personal
Born Feb. 3, 1994 in Pine Bluff, Ark. ... the son of Kreesha Bennett ... has two younger sisters (Ciara Snelling & Paige Bennett) ... was a member of the Nature Club and Future Business Leaders of America in high school.