Texas Tech University Athletics
2026 Football Roster
Roster
S
/ Football
RB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
DL
/ Football
WR
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
S
/ Football
QB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
TE
/ Football
S
/ Football
LB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
TE
/ Football
S
/ Football
RB
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
LB
/ Football
DL
/ Football
QB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
QB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
LB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
CB
/ Football
QB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
QB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
QB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
CB
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
RB
/ Football
S
/ Football
WR
/ Football
S
/ Football
S
/ Football
S
/ Football
S
/ Football
S
/ Football
CB
/ Football
S
/ Football
S
/ Football
RB
/ Football
CB
/ Football
S
/ Football
LB
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
RB
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
RB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
RB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
P/K
/ Football
K
/ Football
LB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
LB
/ Football
K
/ Football
P
/ Football
OL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
LS
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
OL
/ Football
WR
/ Football
TE
/ Football
WR
/ Football
TE
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
WR
/ Football
TE
/ Football
DL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
DL
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
DL
/ Football
OLB
/ Football
DL
/ Football
DL/OLB
/ Football
Jersey Number 99
Jojo Johnson
- Position:
- Defensive Line/Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 290
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- High School:
- Olympus
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Arrived at Texas Tech with two years of eligibility remaining after previously starring at Oregon State โฆ appeared in 19 games with the Beavers, including one against his new school in Texas Tech during the 2025 season โฆ will be on both sides of the series with the Red Raiders and Beavers set to face each other again during the 2026 campaign.
- Combined for 23 tackles (12 solo) over his two seasons, including 7.5 for a loss and 1.5 sacks โฆ bulk of that total came during his 2025 sophomore campaign โฆ added a interception from his spot on the defensive line during his career as well โฆ came off the bench in all 19 appearances as a Beaver.
- Credited with playing in 336 defensive snaps over his two seasons by Pro Football Focus with an additional 88 snaps via special teams โฆ combined for 15 pressures during that stretch, according to PFFโs metrics.
- 2025 SEASON (JUNIOR AT OREGON STATE): became a regular in the defensive line rotation as a junior, appearing in 11 games overall โฆ combined for 18 tackles on the season (10 solo), including 6.5 for a loss and 1.5 sacks โฆ contributed to Oregon Stateโs takeaway total with an interception late in the season.
- Notched multiple tackles in six games overall with a career-high four coming in the season opener versus California (8/30) โฆ had three tackles against rival Oregon (9/20), including one that went for a three-yard loss โฆ performance kicked off a stretch of five games that included at least a share of a tackle for loss in four of those contests.
- Lone tackle at Houston (9/26) went for his first career sack, which came on the final play before halftime โฆ had a share of a sack again the next week at Appalachian State (10/4) as part of two tackles, both of which went for a loss (both assisted) โฆ followed with two tackles versus Wake Forest (10/11) and then three stops against Lafayette (10/18) โฆ victory over Lafayette featured a career-high 2.0 tackles for loss, which was matched a few weeks later at Tulsa (11/15) โฆ added his first career interception late in the third quarter versus Lafayette, returning it six yards into the red zone.
- Credited with 229 defensive snaps by Pro Football Focus, which awarded him a 65.0 overall grade โฆ publication credited him with 14 pressures, which was tied for fourth on the team and ranked second among interior defensive linemen.
- 2024 SEASON (SOPHOMORE AT OREGON STATE): made his collegiate debut by appearing in eight games as a sophomore with the Beavers โฆ totaled five tackles (2 solo) on the season with two stops versus Oregon (9/14) and one each at California (10/26), versus Washington State (11/23) and at Boise State (11/29).
- 2023 SEASON (FRESHMAN AT OREGON STATE): did not see any game action during first collegiate season.ย
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Olympus High School in Salt Lake City, Utah โฆ earned first team All-State honors at the Class 5A level as a senior after recording 68 tackles, including 10.5 for a loss โฆ season total included 2.0 sacks and a fumble recovery.
- Staple in the backfield during prep career with 30 tackles as a junior and 7.0 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks โฆ added a pass breakup up front as well โฆ athletic defensive lineman who also participated in basketball at Olympus.
- Consensus three-star prospect by the likes of Rivals, On3, ESPN and 247Sports โฆ ranked as high as No. 70 by ESPN among interior defensive prospects in the 2023 class โฆ listed as the No. 4 prospect in the state of Utah by On3 and among the top-11 recruits by both Rivals and ESPN โฆ chose Oregon State over offers from Nevada, UNLV and Utah State, among others.
PERSONAL
- Jolloh Jollah Johnson โฆ goes by โJojoโ to family and friends โฆ born in the country of Guinea in Africa to parents Andrea and David Johnson โฆ one of 13 siblings with six brothers (Brett, Wade, Spencer, Drew, Jack and Gabe) and six sisters (Jessie, Katie, Kallie, Jill, Emma and Jane).
- Career goal is to go into law enforcement following his playing career โฆ a sociology major while at Oregon State.
Monday, September 14
Monday, September 14
Sunday, September 13
Saturday, September 12
