University of South Alabama Athletics

Junior College Highlights (2012-13): A second-team all-Midwest Football Conference selection as a sophomore after recording 59 total stops ... Was credited with 4½ tackles for loss and one sack ... Collected 13 stops — 10 of those were unassisted — and had two tackles behind the line of scrimmage in season finale against Iowa Central CC ... In win at Dakota College at Bottineau the previous week, finished with 10 stops, two tackles for loss and sack for a loss of 10 yards ... Made seven stops in first matchup with DCB, and recorded six tackles at Iowa Western CC ... Posted 26 tackles, 4½ stops behind the line and a fumble recovery to pick up honorable mention all-conference accolades his freshman year ... Collected season-best six stops in win over Columbia Basin (Wash.) CC, matching that total in the finale — including 1½ for loss — against IWCC.

High School Highlights: Lettered in both football and track at Champlin Park High ... Qualified for the state track meet all four years, setting school records in the shot put (58 feet) and discus (183 feet).

Personal: Full name is Bryson Denzel Johnson ... Born Oct. 10, 1993, in Omaha, Neb. ... Son of Willie Johnson and Diahann Banks ... Is the second-youngest of five children ... Favorite movie is “Life” ... Favorite book is “Junebug” ... Favorite teams are the Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Yankees, Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls ... Favorite athletes are Jerome Bettis and Michael Jordan ... Favorite musical artists are Drake, Outkast and Gucci Mane ... Favorite foods are pizza and Orange chicken ... Enjoys cooking classes ... Likes to cook in his spare time; one day hopes to own a restaurant ... Also recruited by Mississippi State, Kentucky, Northern Illinois and Texas State out of junior college ... Was recruited by Wisconsin to play football and Minnesota in track and field out of high school ... A business administration major.