Texas Tech University Athletics
2026 Football Signing Class
Roster
Ayden Johnson
- Position:
- Defensive Line
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 340
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Sulfur Springs, Texas
- High School:
- Mount Pleasant
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Mount Pleasant High School in Sulfur Springs, Texas ... named to the District 7-5A First Team his senior season ... his junior year he had 35 tackles, five of them for loss and one sack ... had five or more tackles in five of the seven games he played his junior season including a season-high seven tackles against Lindale ... TXTop Talent named him the No. 10 best defensive lineman in the state heading into the 2025 season ... helped his team to a Bi-District Round win in the 2025 5A D2 UIL Tournament ... competed in track and field where he threw discus and shot put, posting a 134-8 discus throw and a 40-6 shot put rep ... committed to Tech on November 30, 2024 ... will graduate in December of 2025 ... CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Texas State, UTEP, UTSA and others.
PERSONAL
Ayden “AJ” Johnson ... goes by AJ ... son to Larry Jo Johnson and Tonya Dashawn Rosborough ... has four siblings, Keegan, Kesha, Kylee and Tyrel ... born in Sulfur Springs, Texas ... intends to major in kinesiology at Texas Tech.
