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Kenan Johnson

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Position
6'1''
Height
181 lbs.
Weight
Graduate Student
Class
Minneola, Fla.
Hometown
Lake Minneola
High School
Utah/Georgia Tech
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Kenan Johnson - Football - Virginia Cavaliers

AT VIRGINIA
2025 – 
Signed with Virginia in the summer.

AT UTAH
2024 – Started at cornerback and recorded three tackles in season opener against Southern Utah before suffering season-ending injury just 13 plays into the game.

AT GEORGIA TECH
2023 –
Saw action in 11 games, including eight starts … Totaled 29 tackles, two forced fumbles, four passes defended, including an interception … Registered a season-high six stops at Wake Forest … Also had an interception against the Demon Deacons. 2022 – Saw action in 11 games … Finished the season with 13 tackles (seven solo) … Also recorded a pass breakup at Virginia Tech (11/5) … Made a season-high five stops against Western Carolina (9/10). 2021 – Appeared in 10 games as a reserve defensive back and on special teams … Recorded one tackle in 45-22 win over No. 20 North Carolina on (9/25) and one pass breakup in 45-17 win over Kennesaw State (9/11). 2020 – Saw action in 9-of-10 games as a redshirt freshman … Made three starts at cornerback, with first-career start coming at Syracuse (9/26) … Also made late season-starts at NC State (12/5) and versus Pitt (12/10) … Tallied 13 tackles on the season … Had three games with three or more tackles — three in season-opening win at Florida State (9/12), three in primetime win over Louisville (Oct. 9) and a career-high four at NC State … Broke up passes against Clemson (10/17) and Pitt. 2019 – Redshirted … Appeared in four games – at then-No. 1 Clemson (8/29), vs. South Florida (9/7), vs. Virginia Tech (11/16), and vs. NC State (11/21) … Recorded five solo tackles, including a tackle-for-loss on the season … Made his collegiate debut by making three tackles, including 1.0 TFL for 1 yard at then-No. 1 Clemson (8/29) … Recorded a tackle vs. South Florida (9/7) and NC State (11/21) … Also forced a fumble in the primetime win over NC State (11/21).

HIGH SCHOOL
Three-star prospect by ESPN, 247Sports and Rivals out of Lake Minneola High School … Intercepted 12 passes over his final two prep seasons (five as a senior in 2018, seven as a junior in 2017) … Returned two of his five interceptions for touchdowns (50 and 70 yards) as a senior … Also tallied 37 tackles during senior campaign … Also saw spurts on offense, highlighted by a 9-yard touchdown reception as a senior.

PERSONAL
Earned bachelor’s degree in business administration from Georgia Tech in May 2023 … Brother, Kenyon, was a wide receiver at UCF (2017-18).