Carvin Johnson (#1) makes a tackleName: Carvin Johnson
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185 lbs.
High school: Rummel High School in Metairie, LA
Position: Strong safety
Class: Freshman
Jersey number: N/A
Prediction for 2010: Redshirt
As a high schooler, Johnson led his team to a second place finish in the state playoffs. He played free safety and wide receiver, although he was mainly a decoy on offense. Johnson is a prototypical strong safety in my mind, although Cameron Gordon seems like a strong safety to me, too, so what do I know? For now I'll stick with that assessment, although it looks like Greg Robinson is tweaking this defense in ways we can't fully grasp yet. We went from having a former cornerback and Big Ten sprinter (Troy Woolfolk) playing center field to a slow-ish wide receiver who many projected as a college linebacker (Cameron Gordon) playing free safety.
I think there's a fair chance that we'll see Carvin Johnson playing defense this year. The depth in the defensive backfield is thin, and walk-ons litter the depth chart (Floyd Simmons, Jared Van Slyke, Jordan Kovacs). I don't expect Johnson to earn a starting job this year, and he'll most likely redshirt. But I don't think Rich Rodriguez can afford to throw too many former walk-ons out there this fall and expect to win a bunch of games. Either Johnson or Marvin Robinson will play this fall, and I give Robinson the edge due to superior athleticism.
I agree that Robinson or Johnson will probably be pressed into duty when an injury hits (if not earlier.) Actually, probably both. While they'll be true freshman, they'll have more experience at their position than position switch guys like Cameron Gordon and Teric Jones.
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