UTAH: Competing for the starting job at place kicker … also No. 1 for kickoffs … backup punter. 2018–Made the travel squad … lettered. 2017–Played in one game before taking a redshirt season … missed his only field goal attempt from 45 yards in the first game.
HIGH SCHOOL: Signed in 2015 and left on an LDS church mission … 2014 Salt Lake Tribune and Deseret News first-team all-state … Salt Lake Tribune All-Tribune team … Kohl’s Kicking Camp 2014 High School first-team All-American … MaxPreps.com 2014 second-team All-America punter … two-time all-region … academic all-region … made 16-of-22 field goal attempts, including nine over 40 yards, with a long of 52 yards his senior year at Bingham HS (Utah) … 65 of 66 in PATs … in three seasons, made 23-of-34 field goal attempts and 141-of-147 PATs … also kicked off 189 times in his career with 133 touchbacks … punted his junior and senior seasons … 36 punts for 1,528 yards (42.4 average) with a long of 67 and 10 inside the 20-yard line in 2014 … Bingham High won two state championships … named National Kicker of the Week by Kohl’s after making both field goal attempts, including a 47-yarder in overtime, against the nation’s No. 1 ranked team, Bishop Gorman … Kohl’s ranked him the No. 9 prep kicking prospect in 2015 and the 49th-ranked punter … five-star Kohl’s kicker rating and 4.5-star punt rating.
PERSONAL: Son of Megan and Jeff Johnston … kinesiology major.
Former Utah Football Head Coach Urban Meyer inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.Former Utah Football Head Coach Urban Meyer inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
Wednesday, December 10
Crimson Corner with Bill Riley - Kyle BonaguraCrimson Corner with Bill Riley - Kyle Bonagura
Wednesday, December 03
Crimson Corner with Bill Riley - Yogi RothCrimson Corner with Bill Riley - Yogi Roth