Projected as the starter at second base.

High School: Three-year varsity letterman at Gulf Coast High School . . . named his team's Defensive Player of the Year as a freshman Offensive Player of the Year as a junior . . . named All-Conference, All-Area and All-Southwest Florida in both 2006 and 2007 . . . helped his team to a 23-0 record as a junior.

Personal: Born Oct. 28, 1988 . . . son of Robert and Diane Johnson . . . undecided on his major at Samford.