Greg Johnson

Talented left-footed combination kicker (punter/place-kicker) who has played in 25 career games at Texas after transferring from Vanderbilt ... played in 11 games in 2006 ... handled all three kicking duties for the first six games before focusing on punting for the final five games ... punted 40 times for 1,650 yards (41.2 ypp/39th NCAA), while landing 19 punts inside the 20 ... also went 3-of-6 on FGs, 42-of-43 on PATs and kicked off 34 times for 2,086 yards (61.4 ypk) and 10 touchbacks ... played in 12 games in 2005 ... took over the kickoff duties in the third game of the season and kicked off 96 times for 5,776 yards (60.8 ypk) and 25 touchbacks ... served as a backup on punts and kickoffs in 2004 ... earned Freshman All-America honors (FWAA/The Sporting News) as a punter at Vanderbilt in 2002 before electing to transfer to Texas in the summer of 2003 ... sat out the 2003 season because of NCAA transfer rules ... a two-time second-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.

Coached by Cecil Flowe at Parkview High

three-year starter for two-time Georgia state champion (2001-02) Parkview High

earned all-county honors

averaged 42.2 yards on 32 punts, with a long of 58 yards as a senior

never had a punt returned for touchdown

last career effort was a booming 57-yarder that was fumbled by the Northside Warner-Robins returner, sealing the state championship for Panthers

as placekicker, Johnson made 15-of-24 career field goal attempts, including a 51-yarder in 2001

was 8-of-14 as a senior

high school coach had previously worked with kicker Kevin Butler (Chicago Bears) and current Redskins' kicker Brett Conway.

Born 2/14/84 in Naperville, Ill.

lived in Atlanta most of his life

full name is Gregory William Johnson

a liberal arts major

a member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll in fall 2004

was raised in a soccer family and didn't kick a football until his freshman year of high school

recognized by the Gwinnett County Touchdown Club as a Parkview High Scholar-Athlete

also earned a 2001 All-County Scholar-Athlete Award

lists golf, chess and playing card games among his hobbies. BACK TO TOP PROFILE GAME ANALYSIS PLAYER NEWS Expanded & Classic Player Profiles Are OFFICIAL NFL RECORDS by Scout Dave Te' Thomas, NFLScouting, NFLDraftScout.com © Copyright - The Sports Xchange , My Sports Daily . All Rights Reserved Home | Contact Us | About Us | Privacy Policy