WesleyJohnson

Career

• Played in the three career games on special teams, all in 2020
• Graduated from Rollins College in 2019 with a degree in business management … Currently working on a master’s degree in kinesiology and health promotion

2020 – Senior

• Played in the three games
• Saw his first collegiate action at Alabama … Also played at Florida and vs. NC State

2019 – Junior

• Practiced with the team
• Played lacrosse for three seasons and graduated from Rollins College (Winter Park, Florida) before transferring to Kentucky in June of 2019
• Never played lacrosse before going to Rollins College but became a key contributor his senior season as a defensive midfielder
• Transferred to UK as a graduate student to fulfill his life-long dream of playing collegiate football

2019 – Junior (Rollins College)

• Saw time in 14 games playing short stick defensive midfield
• Picked up 10 ground balls, including three in a 12-8 upset of No. 20 Colorado Mesa
• Earned spots on both the Fall and Spring Rollins Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
• Selected to the Spring SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll

2018 – Sophomore (Rollins College)

• Saw time in four games
• Earned one ground ball on the season in the Tars’ game against Embry-Riddle on April 14, 2018
• Saw time on the field against Alabama-Huntsville (3/26/18), Florida Tech (3/31/18), Tampa (4/11/18), and Embry-Riddle (4/14/18)
• Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
• Sunshine State Conference Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll

2017 – Freshman (Rollins College)

• Named to the 2017 Sunshine State Conference Spring Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Did not see time in official competition

High School

• Played four years of football at North Oldham High School
• Three-year starter at outside linebacker and running back for head coach Billy Martin
• Named First-Team All-District and Second-Team All-State as a senior
• Set a school record with 175 tackles in his senior season … Averaged 14.5 tackles per game
• Excelled in the classroom, graduating magna cum laude
• Member of the National Honor Society, the Beta Club and the Men’s Leadership Association

Personal

• Born in Louisville, Kentucky
• Son of Nancy and Bill Johnson
• Dad, Bill, played football at Louisville
• Has one sister, Megan

Wes Says

• He chose to play football at Kentucky because the coaching staff gave him a chance
• His dream job is to open a dive bar in Tampa, Florida
• One word to describe him on the field is “relentless”
• The three famous people he would invite to his fantasy dinner are Marcus Luttrell, George Washington, and Ricky Williams
• The person he admires most is his mom because she’s the strongest person he knows