Cade Johnson

Cade Johnson is an American football wide receiver for the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.

Cade Johnson
South Dakota State Jackrabbits No. 15
PositionWide receiver
Class
Redshirt
Senior
Career history
College
Bowl games
High schoolBellevue West
(Bellevue, Nebraska)
Personal information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • FCS first team All-American (2019)
  • 2× First-team All-MVFC (2018, 2019)

Early life and high school

Johnson grew up in Papillion, Nebraska and attended Bellevue West High School.[1] As a senior, he caught 43 passes for 1,061 yards and 16 touchdowns and was named first team All-State.[2]

College career

Johnson redshirted his true freshman season after joining the team as a walk-on.[3] As a redshirt freshman he caught 23 passes for 318 yards and three touchdowns and returned 30 kickoffs for a school-record 839 yards with two touchdowns and was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) All-Newcomer team.[4][5] He lead the Jackrabbits with 67 receptions for 1,332 yards and a single-season school-record 17 touchdown catches in his redshirt sophomore season and was named first team All-MVFC.[6] As a redshirt junior, Johnson was named a first team All-American by The Associated Press and Walter Camp as well as first team All-MVFC after finishing the season with 72 catches for 1,222 yards and eight touchdowns.[7][8] After South Dakota State's 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Johnson initially entered the transfer portal with the intention of transferring to an FBS Power Five program for his final season before ultimately deciding to declare for the 2021 NFL Draft.[9][10]

Personal life

John's father, Clester Johnson, played college football at Nebraska and was a member of the team's 1994 and 1995 National Championship teams. His older brother, C.J., played wide receiver at the University of Wyoming.[11]

References

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