2018
MAC Special Teams Player of the Year...First-Team All-MAC as a wide receiver and punt returner...Second-Team All-MAC as a kickoff returner...Leads team with 43 receptions and 663 receiving yards...Has seven TD receptions, one punt return TD, and one TD off a kickoff return...23 career TD receptions ranks fifth all-time at UT...Six games with at least four receptions...16 catches over the last three games...Two receptions in opener vs. VMI, including a 48-yard TD grab...Six receptions for 119 yards and two TDs vs. Miami (Fla.)...Named MAC West Offensive Player of the Week for his perfomance vs. Miami...Four receptions for 67 yards and one TD vs. Nevada...Scored on a 98-yard kickoff return vs. the Wolf Pack...Three receptions and one TD vs. BGSU...Four receptions and a 52-yard punt return vs. EMU...80-yard TD catch vs. Buffalo...Four catches for 49 yards, including a 20-yard TD, against WMU...Five receptions for 100 yards vs. Ball State...Had an 83-yard punt return touchdown against Kent State...On official watch lists for Walter Camp Player of the Year Award, Biletnikoff Award (receiver) and Horning Award (most versatile).
2017
Named first-team All-MAC as a wide receiver and punt returner...Named second-team All-MAC as a kickoff returner...First Rocket to make All-MAC at three positions since Eric Page in 2011...Had 74 receptions for a school-record 1,278 yards and 13 touchdowns...Also tallied 683 kickoff return yards...Averaged 148.0 all purpose yards per game, tops in the MAC and seventh in the nation...Finished the season ranked second in the MAC in receiving touchdowns and yards, third in receptions; ended the year tied for fourth in the country in receiving touchdowns...Went over 1,000-yard receiving mark in Ohio game, just the seventh Rocket to crack the 1,000-yard mark...Named to Biletnikoff Award watch list...At least four catches in eight games...Had a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the season-opener against Elon...Also had four catches for 102 yards, including a 69-yard reception vs. Elon...142 receiving yards with two touchdowns in the win over Tulsa...Had 66 receiving yards with eight receptions and two touchdowns against Miami (Fla.)...Eight catches against EMU for 97 yards...Four catches for a career-high 170 yards and two TDs at Ball State...Also returned a punt 87 yards for a touchdown against the Cardinals...Named MAC West Special Teams Player of the week following the Ball State game...Career-high 10 catches against NIU for 166 yards, including career-long 89-yard catch...Nine catches for 144 yards and a touchdown at Ohio...Had two receptions, 75 yards and one touchdown in win over BGSU...Five receptions for 61 yards and a TD against Western Michigan..Nine catches for 118 yards and two TDs in the MAC Championship Game vs. Akron...Two catches for 29 yards in the Dollar General Bowl vs. Appalachian State.
2016
Did not see game action due to injury...Redshirted and retained sophomore eligibility.
2015
Played in 11 games...14 receptions for 237 yards and three TDs...Returned 32 kickoffs for an average of 22.8 yards per return.Â
High School
Played wide receiver and quarterback in his prep career...Caught 35 passes for 1,017 yards and nine touchdowns as a senior wide receiver...Also scored touchdowns by kickoff returns (3), punt returns (2) and interception returns (1)...Threw for 988 yards and seven TDs as a junior QB...Also ran for 121 yards...Threw for 430 yards and three TDs as a sophomore...Made the honor roll as a senior...High school coach was Keith Chattin.
Personal
Full name is Diontae Lamarcus Johnson...Father is Leo Johnson, mother is Felicia Boyer...Interdisciplinary studies major.
Career Game Highs
Receptions: 10 (vs. Northern Illinois, 11-2-17)
Receiving Yards: 170 (Ball State, 10-26-17)
Receiving TDs: 2 (4 times, last vs. Akron, 12-2-17)
Long Reception: 89 (vs. Northern Illinois, 11-2-17)
Long Kickoff Return: 99 (Elon, 8-31-17)
Long Punt Return: 87 (Ball State, 10-26-17)
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