University of South Alabama Athletics

High School Highlights: Started for four years while earning five letters at Sweet Water HS ... Rated the 15th-best running back in Alabama by Scouts, Inc. ... Played on three state championship teams from 2006-08 ... Helped the Bulldogs reach the quarterfinals of the state 1A playoffs last season en route to an 11-2 finish ... Selected first-team all-state and all-region after rushing 112 times for 1,149 and 18 touchdowns as a senior despite missing two games due to injury ... Also named the Demopolis Times Athlete of the Year ... Ran for 130 yards on 21 carries in his final high school game, adding 103 yards in the Bulldogs’ second-round playoff victory ... Named first-team all-state and was a finalist for the Offensive Back-of-the-Year Award his junior year, gaining 1,952 yards on 190 attempts while scoring 28 touchdowns ... Was chosen the Class 1A Super 6 Most Valuable Player after helping the Bulldogs to the last of three straight state titles ... Scored 23 times and collected 1,359 yards his first three seasons at SWHS ... Earned four letters in both basketball and baseball.

Personal: Full name is Johnny Durante Lockett, Sr. ... Born Sept. 3, 1991, in Sweet Water, Ala. ... Son of Johnnie and Rosa Lockett ... Youngest of four children ... Cousin Senterrio Landrum lettered for four years in both football (2001-04) and baseball (2002-05) at Duke ... Favorite movie is “Soul Men” ... Favorite book is “Hamlet” ... Favorite team is the Indianapolis Colts ... Favorite athlete is Ken Griffey, Jr. ... Favorite musical artist is Wacka Flacka Flame ... Favorite food is chicken breasts ... Favorite subjects are math and science ... Would like to earn a master’s degree and go on to become a physical therapist ... Also recruited by Auburn, Southern Mississippi, Troy and UAB ... A physical therapy major.