Quindell Johnson

Photo by: Tyler Kaufman

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-1
Weight:
195
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
New Orleans, La.
High School:
Edna Karr HS

Honors

• 2022 First-Team All-AAC
• 2022 First-Team All-AAC Team (PFF)
• 2022 First-Team All-AAC Team (Phil Steele)
• 2021 Second-Team All-AAC
• 2021 Second-Team All-AAC (Phil Steele)
• 2020 Second-Team All-AAC
• 2023 NFF Hampshire Honor Society
• AAC All-Academic Team (2021, 2020, 2019)
• Tiger 3.0 Club (2021, 2020, 2019)
• Perfect 4.0 GPA for the 2019 fall semester
• Dean’s List for the 2019 fall semester

2022 (Redshirt Senior)

• Member of the Tigers who won the 2022 SERVPRO First Responder Bowl
• Started all 12 games in which he appeared on the season
• Totaled 77 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, four interceptions and four pass breakups on the year
• Ranked 22^nd in the NCAA and led the AAC in interceptions
• Ranked 26^th in the nation and led the AAC in interceptions per game (0.3)
• Led the team in forced fumbles
• Had 13 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss and an interception in win at Navy
• Matched season-high with 13 stops to go with one tackle for loss and a pass breakup at No. 25/25 Tulane
• Posted four tackles, two tackles for loss, one forced fumble, one interception and a pass breakup in victory over North Alabama
• Tallied five stops, one tackle for loss and a forced fumble in win against Tulsa
• Also notched one interception each at Mississippi State and against Houston
• AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Navy)
• Chuck Bednarik Award Preseason Watchlist
• Resse's Senior Bowl Watchlist
• Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watchlist
• Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Preseason Watchlist
• Wuerffel Trophy Watchlist
• First-Team Preseason All-AAC (Phil Steele)

2021 (Redshirt Junior)

• One of just six Tigers to start all 12 games on the season
• Totaled 104 total tackles on the season, 66 solo, to go with 4.5 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception, 11 pass breakups, one quarterback hurry and one fumble recovery
• Ranked 12th in the NCAA in solo tackles (5.5) and 27th in total tackles (8.8)
• Had three games with at least 10 tackles, including 15 stops with 0.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup at Temple
• Posted 11 tackles with 0.5 tackles for loss at UCF
• Also had 10 stops with an interception and a pass breakup in win over Tulane
• Bednarik Award Preseason Watch List
• Thorpe Award Preseason Watch List

2020 (Redshirt Sophomore)

• Member of the 8-3 Tigers who won the 2020 Montgomery Bowl
• Appeared in 11 games on the season, earning nine starts
• Totaled 81 tackles, 61 solo, to go with two TFL, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, three interceptions, five pass breakups and one blocked kick
• Led the AAC with 60 solo stops, ranking him 22^nd in the nation at 5.5 per game
• Made a season-high 14 tackles, 10 solo, in win over UCF
• Had a season-high one TFL along with one blocked kick in win over Temple
• Recorded one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and two pass breakups at SMU
• AAC Defensive Player of the Week (11/30)
• AAC Weekly Honor Roll (12/7)

2019 (Redshirt Freshman)

• Appeared in 14 games with four starts for the AAC Championship Tigers
• One of three Tigers to lead the team with two interceptions
• Fifth on the team with 58 tackles (48 solo)
• Finished the season with 3.5 TFL for three yards
• Had six pass break-ups
• Recorded a career-high 12 tackles (eight solo) on the road at Tulsa
• In addition to his first double-digit tackle performance, he recorded a blocked field goal against the Golden Hurricanes
• Registered first career TFL in Memphis’ season-opening victory against Ole Miss
• Also had his first career interception against the Rebels
• Second interception of the season came against Tulane
• Had multiple tackles in 13 games with at least five tackles in five games

2018 (Freshman)

• Redshirted
• Before decision to redshirt, played in one game
• Game action came in a home win over Georgia State
• Member of the 2018 squad that went 8-6, won the American Athletic Conference West Division title, played in The American Championship Game and earned a Birmingham Bowl berth
• The 2018 Tigers overcame a three-game deficit heading into the month of November to win the league’s West Division crown

Prior to Memphis/Personal

• Three-year varsity performer in the defensive backfield for head coach Brice Brown at Edna Karr High School
• Helped lead the Cougars to back-to-back Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) Class 4A state championships
• The two title teams combined to go 29-1 in 2016 (14-0 record) and 2017 (15-1 record)
• As a senior in 2017, helped the Edna Karr defense hold opponents to only 14.0 points a game in the regular season and just 18.4 points per game in five playoff games
• Also led the Cougars to three-straight District 9-4A titles (2015-17)
• Helped Edna Karr to the 2015 LHSAA Class 4A state title game, where the Cougars finished as runner-up
• Also played basketball at Edna Karr
• Son of Darell and LaSheeda Johnson
• Twin brother, Kendell, also plays for the Tigers