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Jersey Number 5
Stephon Johnson
- Position:
- WR
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- DeSoto HS
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma State
As a Junior (2024)
As a Sophomore (2023)
Prior to Houston
High School
- Played in 11 games, starting nine
- Led the team in receiving yards (402) and receptions (32)
- Posted team single-game best 70 receiving yards at Arizona (Nov. 15)
- Four 50-yard receiving games
- Three straight 50-yard receiving games to cap season
- Second-most receiving touchdowns on team (2)
- 44-yard TD reception vs. Rice (Sept. 14)
- 21-yard touchdown against Utah (Oct. 26)
- In each game scoring a touchdown, recorded just one reception
- Team-best 14 first-down receptions
- Team leader with 14 missed tackles forced (PFF)
- Team leader with 264 yards after catch
- Team leader with 8.3 yards after catch per reception
- 8.3 YAC/reception ranked second among Big 12 wideouts (min. 30 receptions)
- 14 missed tackles forced ranked 10th among Big 12 wide receivers
- Honorary UH flag bearer vs. Baylor (Nov. 23)
- UH honorary game captain at #19/20 BYU (Nov. 30)
As a Sophomore (2023)
- Appeared in all 12 games including two starts
- Started at the slot at Rice (Sept. 9) and UCF (Nov. 25)
- 371 snaps including 170 at wide and 154 at slot
- Third on team with three touchdown receptions
- Fourth on team in receptions (24), yards (277) and YPG (23.1)
- Etched name into UH lore with game-winning Hail Mary reception vs. West Virginia (Oct. 12)
- 49-yard game winner marked Houston’s first Big 12 victory
- Play earned Pop-Tarts Crazy Good Play of the Week resulting in hundreds of Pop-Tarts being shipped to UH
- Receptions in 11 of 12 games
- Season high six receptions at UCF
- 16-yard TD at UCF gave UH early 7-0 lead
- Season high 96 yards and 2 TDs against West Virginia
- 21-yard TD with 7:28 to play and Hail Mary catch – both in fourth quarter vs. WVU
Prior to Houston
- Spent 2022 true freshman season at Oklahoma State
- Played in nine games and made four starts
- 17 catches for 273 yards and two touchdowns
- 84-yard touchdown vs. Wisconsin in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl
- Averaged nearly 18 yards per reception
- Joined Houston in January as mid-year enrollee
High School
- Three-star prospect according to 247Sports
- Nation’s No. 72 wide receiver (247Sports)
- No. 74 overall player in state of Texas (247Sports)
- Offers from Arizona State, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, USC and Utah among others
- Nickname: Boogie
- Hobbies: listening to music, spending time with family
- Describes himself as funny, personable and loving
- Favorite childhood memory is going to the Super Bowl in sixth grade
- Game day rituals include listening to music, stretching and watching highlights pre-game
- Dream job outside football: pharmacist
- He’s better at track than he is at football
- Community service/volunteer activities: Spoke to a high school team in DeSoto, back-to-back school drive last summer in 2024, put on a camp for young athletes in March 2025
- Favorite TV show or series: BMF
- Favorite sports memories as a fan: Watching the Patriots play against the Falcons at the Super Bowl in Houston
- Hidden talent: can paint
- Current UH teammate(s) played with in high school: Jalen Emery
- Father Stephon Johnson Sr. played football at Texas Southern
- Chose UH to be back in the city, being around family, and having a chance to do something special
- One word to describe him on the field: explosive
- If he could eat one food for the rest of his life: Jamaican beef patties
- His motivation for working hard: his brother Trey who passed away
- Best advice: "Run your race, everybody can't be first"
- Highlight of his life thus far: making it to college and putting a smile on his mom's face
- Sports hero: His brother Trey was a great football player before he passed away
- His sister attended UH from 2020-23
- Most memorable athletic accomplishment: 2022 5A Division 11 MVP
- Unique Fact: enjoys old school music
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Texas Bowl vs. LSU
Monday, December 22
National Signing Day Press Conference
Wednesday, December 03
Postgame Press Conference (at Baylor)
Saturday, November 29
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. TCU (Players)
Saturday, November 22
