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Jersey Number 40
Taizse Johnson
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Senior
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 300
- Hometown:
- District Heights, MD
- High School:
- St. John’s College
- Major:
- Family Science
- Shop:
- Shop
As a Senior in 2024:
As a Sophomore in 2022:
As a Freshman in 2021:
Before Maryland:
Personal:
JOHNSON'S CAREER-HIGHS
Tackles - 3 (at Illinois, 9/17/21)
Sacks - 1 (vs Michigan State, 10/1/22)
- Played in 11 games, starting one
- Totaled 12 tackles (five solo), three tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks
- Made first start of the season vs. Iowa (11/23)
- Two tackles including one TFL vs. Rutgers (11/16)
- Two tackles at #1 Oregon
- At least 0.5 TFL in three games
- Half a sack vs. Villanova (9/21)
- Appeared in all 13 games, starting two
- Totaled 15 tackles (10 solo), 2.5 sacks and one forced fumble
- Tallied two solo tackles and a sack pushing Auburn back 13 yards at TransPerfect Music City Bowl (12/30)
- Earned first start of the season at Northwestern (10/28), tallying two tackles and a sack
- Recorded a two-yard tackle for loss in win vs. Indiana (9/30)
As a Sophomore in 2022:
- Appeared in nine games
- Totaled four tackles (two solo) and one sack
- Recorded first career sack for an eight-yard loss in win vs. Michigan State (10/1)
As a Freshman in 2021:
- Appeared in 10 games on the defensive line
- Totaled eight tackles (two solo)
- Tallied three tackles in win at Illinois (9/17)
Before Maryland:
- Consensus four-star defensive tackle
- Second-ranked player in Washington D.C.
- 17th-ranked defensive tackle in the nation
- Member of the ESPN 300
- 2021 Under Armour All-American
- Helped lead St. John’s to the 2017 WCAC Championship
Personal:
- High school teammate of Antwaine Littleton Jr. and Colby McDonald
- Chose Maryland over Alabama, Florida, Ohio State and South Carolina
- Pronunciation: Tah-Zay Johnson
JOHNSON'S CAREER-HIGHS
Tackles - 3 (at Illinois, 9/17/21)
Sacks - 1 (vs Michigan State, 10/1/22)
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