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10  Kenyata Johnson
Kenyata Johnson

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Jackson, MS

High School:
Provine HS

Last College:
Hinds CC

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 230

Position:
LB

Birthdate:
03/09/1991

Experience:
1L


Enrolled at the University of Memphis in January and was eligible to participate in spring practice.

Junior College:


Played the last two seasons at Hinds CC for coach Gene Murphy...Played nine games in 2010, and tallied 45 tackles, 41 of which were solo stops...Also was credited with seven TFL for minus 17 yards and two pass breakups...Helped his squad to a 5-4 record in 2010...Saw action in four games as a freshman...Credited with five tackles in 2009, all of which were solo stops.

Prep:


Prepped at Provine High School under coach Willie Collins and posted 85 tackles and two sacks in 2008...Registered a season-high 12 tackles against both Greenville-Weston and Madison Central in `08...Also was a member of the track team and went to state championship in long jump and triple jump...Named all-district and all-state for track.

Personal:


Kenyata O'Neill Johnson is the son of Anthony Perkins...Born March 9, 1991, in Jackson, Miss....His brother, Anthony Johnson, played football at Jackson State and Mississippi State.

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