Tavian Johnson

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Tavian Johnson
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    265
  • Hometown:
    Gluckstadt, Miss.
  • Position:
    DL
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Previous School:
    Holmes JC
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    5.0
  • sac
    0.5
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio

2020-21 (Junior): Saw action in four games in the spring campaign ... recorded one tackle in the Southeast Missouri game.

2019 (Holmes Junior College): In nine games this past season, Johnson recorded 26 total tackles for Holmes JC – six solo and 20 total – averaging 2.9 tackles a game. He also had three sacks for 14 yards, as well as 7.5 tackles-for-loss for 18 yards. Johnson also recovered a fumble. Holmes JC went 4-5 this past season, with a 4-2 record in conference play. While at Holmes, Johnson was named as an honorable mention to the Mississippi Junior College all-state team and was first-team all-conference by the MACJC.

HIGH SCHOOL: In high school, he helped lead Germantown High to a Region 2-5A championship and earned two first-team all-region honors and co-defensive MVP. Recorded 116 tackles in his career with 10.5 sacks.

PERSONAL: The son of Derrick Cooper and Melissa Johnson ... born January 11, 2000, in Jackson, Miss. ... cousin, Cedric Jiles, played football for three years at Mississippi State.

ACADEMICS: Enrolled in exercise science and physical wellness.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 2 1
Assists 3 1
Tackles 5.0 2.0
Tackles per game .5 .3
Sacks 0.5 0.5
Sack yards 4 4
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.5 0.5
Tackle for loss yards 4 4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 9 at NC Central W, 27-16
Oct 16 at Tennessee State L, 20-13
Oct 23 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 56-13
Nov 6 at Murray State L, 32-27
Nov 13 UT Martin L, 42-3
Nov 20 at Austin Peay L, 48-20
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 at Samford L, 52-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Furman L, 26-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Tennessee L, 56-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Eastern Illinois L, 28-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Southeast Missouri W, 28-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at NC Central W, 27-16 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Tennessee State L, 20-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 56-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Murray State L, 32-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 UT Martin L, 42-3 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 at Austin Peay L, 48-20 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Samford L, 52-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Furman L, 26-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Tennessee L, 56-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Eastern Illinois L, 28-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Southeast Missouri W, 28-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at NC Central W, 27-16 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Tennessee State L, 20-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 56-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Murray State L, 32-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 UT Martin L, 42-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 20 at Austin Peay L, 48-20 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Samford L, 52-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Furman L, 26-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Tennessee L, 56-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Eastern Illinois L, 28-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Southeast Missouri W, 28-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at NC Central W, 27-16 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Tennessee State L, 20-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 56-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Murray State L, 32-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 UT Martin L, 42-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 20 at Austin Peay L, 48-20 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 at Samford L, 52-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 11 Furman L, 26-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 18 at Tennessee L, 56-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 Eastern Illinois L, 28-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 Southeast Missouri W, 28-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 at NC Central W, 27-16 - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Tennessee State L, 20-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 56-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Murray State L, 32-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 UT Martin L, 42-3 - - - - - 0
Nov 20 at Austin Peay L, 48-20 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 at Samford L, 52-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Furman L, 26-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Tennessee L, 56-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Eastern Illinois L, 28-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Southeast Missouri W, 28-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at NC Central W, 27-16 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Tennessee State L, 20-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 56-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Murray State L, 32-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 UT Martin L, 42-3 - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 at Austin Peay L, 48-20 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 at Samford L, 52-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Furman L, 26-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Tennessee L, 56-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Eastern Illinois L, 28-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Southeast Missouri W, 28-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at NC Central W, 27-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Tennessee State L, 20-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 56-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Murray State L, 32-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 UT Martin L, 42-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 at Austin Peay L, 48-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 at Samford L, 52-14 1 - - - - 0
Sep 11 Furman L, 26-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 18 at Tennessee L, 56-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 25 Eastern Illinois L, 28-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 2 Southeast Missouri W, 28-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 9 at NC Central W, 27-16 - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Tennessee State L, 20-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 23 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 56-13 1 - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Murray State L, 32-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 13 UT Martin L, 42-3 1 - - - - 0
Nov 20 at Austin Peay L, 48-20 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 at Samford L, 52-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 11 Furman L, 26-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 18 at Tennessee L, 56-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 25 Eastern Illinois L, 28-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 2 Southeast Missouri W, 28-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 9 at NC Central W, 27-16 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Tennessee State L, 20-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 23 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 56-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 6 at Murray State L, 32-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 UT Martin L, 42-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 20 at Austin Peay L, 48-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 at Samford L, 52-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Furman L, 26-0 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 18 at Tennessee L, 56-0 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Eastern Illinois L, 28-14 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Southeast Missouri W, 28-17 0 1 1.0 0.5 4 0.5 4 - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 9 at NC Central W, 27-16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Tennessee State L, 20-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 56-13 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Murray State L, 32-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 UT Martin L, 42-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 20 at Austin Peay L, 48-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 14 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 14 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 4 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
Total 14 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 14 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 4 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 14 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 4 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 14 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 4 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 2 3 5.0 .5 0.5 4 0.5 4 - - - - - 1 -
Total 14 2 4 6.0 .4 0.5 4 0.5 4 - - - - - 1 -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 8 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 3 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 8 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 3 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 6 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 8 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 3 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 10 2 3 5.0 .5 0.5 4 0.5 4 - - - - - 1 -
Conference 6 1 1 2.0 .3 0.5 4 0.5 4 - - - - - 1 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 2 2 4.0 .8 0.5 4 0.5 4 - - - - - 1 -
Away 5 0 1 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 0 2 2.0 1.0 0.5 4 0.5 4 - - - - - 1 -
Losses 8 2 1 3.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 2 1 3.0 .8 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 3 0 2 2.0 .7 0.5 4 0.5 4 - - - - - 1 -
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Homecoming at Tech brings in Skyhawks Saturday
  • Article
  • November 11, 2021
Homecoming at Tech brings in Skyhawks Saturday

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Homecoming on a college campus. It’s one of the most treasured traditions for any school. The leaves have turned various shades of red and orange with a cool, crisp air. Fans decked out in their team gear line the streets as the Homecoming parade marches down the street.  On Saturday, it’ll be Tennessee Tech’s turn for the pageantry as the Golden Eagles host their 90th Homecoming game, bringing in UT Martin for the annual affair.  Kickoff for the game is slated for 1:35 p.m. Roger Ealey and Frank Harrell will provide the broadcast on 98.5 KISS FM, while Dylan Vazzano and Sam Brooks will handle the call on ESPN+ (subscription required). 

  • November 11, 2021
Baker named honorable mention for STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week
  • Article
  • October 04, 2021
Baker named honorable mention for STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – True freshman Jalon Baker had an incredible game for the Tennessee Tech football team on Saturday, helping to set up the Golden Eagles’ 28-17 win over Southeast Missouri.  His efforts were recognized on Monday as he was named an honorable mention for STATS FCS National Defensive Player of the Week as well as the Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week by the College Sports Madness website. 

  • October 04, 2021
Second-half effort leads Tech to win over SEMO
  • Article
  • October 02, 2021
Second-half effort leads Tech to win over SEMO

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- For David Gist, there must be something about playing against Southeast Missouri.  In his freshman campaign against the Redhawks in 2018, Gist ran for a then-career-high 108 yards and two touchdowns.  Saturday, against the 2021 edition of the SEMO squad, he outdid that, rushing for 133 total yards – a new career best – with two scores, while also adding 11 yards on three catches for 144 all-purpose yards in the contest as he led the Tech offense to a 28-17 victory over the Redhawks at Tucker Stadium. 

  • October 02, 2021
Progress the word of the day at Gathering of Eagles
  • Article
  • August 21, 2021
Progress the word of the day at Gathering of Eagles

COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – As the Tennessee Tech football team concluded its final scrimmage of the fall at Saturday's Gathering of Eagles event, it certainly wasn’t perfect or pretty. But the important p-word was progress. In just a week’s time since the previous outing on the Tucker Stadium turf, things had improved on both sides of the ball.

  • August 21, 2021