Dwayne Johnson Jr. Season 2018

Final Bio

* 2019 Pro Football Focus Honorable-Mention All-American
* Two-time Honorable-Mention All-Mountain West (2019-20)

Hard-hitting safety, who came on in 2019 in his first season as a starter ... Was listed as the starting Aztec (safety) in SDSU’s 3-3-5 defense ... Has led the team or tied for the team lead in tackles seven times for his career, despite starting just 21 times.

SENIOR SEASON (2020)
Was named a honorable-mention all-Mountain West selection as voted on by the league’s media and head coaches ... Was named a preseason second-team all-Mountain West selection by Athlon Sports and a third-team pick by Phil Steele Magazine ... Pro Football Focus deemed him as the “third-rated returning player in the MW” ... Was listed was the “13th-rated player in the MW” by College Football News and “SDSU’s third-best defensive player” ... Started all seven games he appeared in ... Had 39 tackles (22 solo) to go along with 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, three pass breakups and a quarterback hurry ... Tied for eighth in the Mountain West in PBUs (3) ... Started for the 14th straight game against UNLV in the opener on Oct. 24, making a team- and game-high 10 tackles (eight solo), while adding a pass breakup ... Led the team in tackles for the seventh time of his career (includes ties) in his 15th career start ... Recorded his second double-digit tackle game of his career ... Registered three stops (one solo) in a start at Utah State on Oct. 31 ... Came up with five tackles (two solo) in a start with San José State on Nov. 6, while adding a 4-yard sack and 1.5 tackles for loss ... The sack was the first of his career ... Made five tackles (two solo) and had a pass breakup against Hawai’i on Nov. 14 ... Did not travel with the team to Nevada on Nov. 21 ... Returned to start at Colorado on Nov. 28, making seven tackles (four solo) with a pass breakup ... Made six tackles (three solo) and added a quarterback hurry in a start vs. Colorado State on Dec. 5 ... Came up with three stops (two solo) in a start at No. 14/16 Brigham Young on Dec. 12.

JUNIOR SEASON (2019)
Was named a Pro Football Focus honorable-mention All-American ... Also was an honorable-mention all-Mountain West selection as voted on by the league’s coaches and media ... Made the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Year (First Team) ... Started the team’s 13 games on the season ... Had 92 tackles (54 solo), including 1.5 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, two fumble recoveries, an interception and five pass breakups ... Tied for fourth in the Mountain West (T-27th in FBS) with two recoveries ... Ranked second on the team in tackles (92), only seven behind two-time first-team all-MW selection Kyahva Tezino and 37 more than No. 3 on the team ... Was named to the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week three times ... Had a monster game in the opener with Weber State in his second career start (first since Oct. 27, 2017 at Hawai’i), recording a career- and game-high 12 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss ... Had 12 tackles after entering the game with 16 career tackles in 25 games ... Led the team in tackles for the first time of his career and recorded his first career game with double-digits in tackles ... Started at UCLA, making seven tackles (six solo) with a forced fumble and a pass breakup, playing 60 of the 68 defensive snaps ... For his efforts was named to the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week ... The forced fumble and pass breakup were each the first of his career ... Had another good game at New Mexico State, making six tackles and recovering his first fumble of the season (second of his career), while playing all 70 snaps ... Was named to the Pro Football Focus MW Team of the Week for the second straight week ... The fumble recovery led to a 2-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Agnew to Daniel Bellinger to put the Aztecs on the scoreboard ... Had six tackles (two solo) while starting and playing 56 snaps vs. Utah State ... Came up with five tackles (four solo) and his second fumble recovery of the season in a start at Colorado State ... The fumble recovery led to an Aztec 8-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Agnew to Kobe Smith ... Played all 54 snaps against Wyoming, recording a team-high eight tackles (four solo) ... Made one tackle, playing all 54 snaps at San José State ... Came up with nine tackles (seven solo) with a career-high two pass breakups at UNLV, playing all 73 snaps ... Had nine tackles against Nevada, tying for the team lead with Tezino ... Had eight tackles (five) and a pass breakup in a start against Fresno State ... Had six tackles (all solo) in a start at Hawai’i ... Was named to the Pro Football Focus Mountain West Team of the Week for the third time of the season for his play against Brigham Young, making nine tackles with his first career interception, which he returned 20 yards ... Registered six tackles (four solo), playing all 56 snaps against Central Michigan in the New Mexico Bowl ... Tied for the team lead in tackles, which made it the sixth time of the season (and career) he led the Aztecs in tackles.

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2018)
Played in the team’s 13 games, mainly on special teams ... Had two tackles - one on defense in his one snap and one on the kick return unit - and a 15-yard fumble recovery ... Logged statless time on special teams at No. 13/13 Stanford ... Had two stops against Sacramento State, while also playing one snap on defense ... Did not find the stat sheet in special teams play vs. No. 23/25 Arizona State, vs. Eastern Michigan, at rv/No. 24 Boise State, vs. Air Force, against San José State, at Nevada, at New Mexico, vs. UNLV or at Fresno State ... Recovered his first career fumble in the first quarter against Hawai’i when Trenton Thompson forced a fumble on a punt return ... Took it 15 yards to the Hawai’i 5, which led to a Juwan Washington touchdown ... Logged statless special teams play vs. Ohio in the DXL Frisco Bowl.

FRESHMAN SEASON (2017)
Played in 12 of the team's 13 games on the season with one start, making 14 tackles (11 solo) with a 7-yard tackle for loss ... Logged his first career snaps against UC Davis in the opener, recording three tackles (all solo), including a 7-yard tackle for loss ... Logged special teams snaps late at Arizona State, but did not record a stat ... Did not play vs. No. 19/19 Stanford ... Played statless time on special teams at Air Force and vs. Northern Illinois ... Had two tackles late on defense at UNLV in a reserve role ... Logged statless snaps late against Boise State ... Made one assisted tackle in 11 snaps late against Fresno State ... Had the best game of his young career in his first career start at Hawai'i, making four tackles (all solo) ... Played all 57 snaps in the game ... Did not find the stat sheet in playing time off the bench at San Jose State ... Had three tackles (two solo) in a reserve role against Nevada ... Registered one solo tackle off the bench against New Mexico ... Did not record a stat in playing time off the bench against Army West Point in the Armed Forces Bowl.  

REDSHIRT SEASON (2016)
Redshirted his first year with the Aztecs.  

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a three-year letter winner at Vista Murrieta High School ... Over his three years the Broncos went 35-7 (.833) and 15-0 in league play ... Led VMHS to a 12-2 record as a senior, including a 5-0 mark in league play and eventual No. 12 state ranking ... Vista Murrieta was also 11-3 (5-0 league) in 2014 and 12-2 (5-0 league) in 2013 ... Totaled 207 tackles (120 solo), seven tackles for loss, eight interceptions, 22 pass deflections, a forced fumble, three fumble recoveries, two blocked punts and a blocked field goal over his final two years (according to MaxPreps) ... Was a three-star recruit by Scout and 247 sports, and a two-star recruit by Rivals and ESPN ... Scout rated him as the 17th-best safety in California and the 26th best on the West Coast ... Received a grade of 83 by 247sports and a 68 by ESPN ... Also played basketball at Vista Murrieta HS.

PERSONAL
Dwayne W. Johnson Jr. was born March 11, 1997, in Oceanside, Calif. ... Son of Dwayne Johnson, Sr., and Keshia Johnson, and stepson of Rekio Hicks ... Chose the Aztecs over an offer from UNLV ... Is majoring in interdisciplinary studies.

SINGLE-GAME BESTS
Tackles: 12 vs. Weber State (8/31/19)
Tackles For Loss: 1.5 vs. San José State (11/6/20), vs. Weber State (8/31/19)
Sacks: 1.0 vs. San José State (11/6/20)
Interceptions: 1 vs. Brigham Young (11/30/19)
Pass Breakups: 2 at UNLV (10/26/19)
Forced Fumbles: 1 at UCLA (9/7/19)
Fumble Recoveries: 1 at Colorado State (10/5/19), at New Mexico State (9/14/19), vs. Hawai’i (11/24/18)