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#18 TJ Johnson

Class  RS JR/TRFrom  West Virginia / Southern Miss (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'4" · 235 lbHometown  Chesapeake, VA · Oscar Smith HS

Depth-chart placement

Current role

TE2

Placement

Backup

Room

Tight End

Experience

4-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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TE room context

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TJ Johnson holds the TE · Backup spot in Memphis Tigers’s tight end room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

TE · StarterHunter TiptonStarter

TE · BackupTJ JohnsonBackup

Transfer history

2026West Virginia / Southern Miss→Memphis Tigers

Background & career

TJ Johnson is a tight end for the Memphis Tigers who stands 6'4" and weighs 235 pounds. The native of Chesapeake, Virginia, attended Oscar Smith High School before playing college football at West Virginia and Southern Miss. Johnson joined Memphis as a transfer and currently holds the status of redshirt junior for the 2026 season.

Previous schoolWest Virginia / Southern MissRecruiting3-star · No. 1150 nationalOriginChesapeake, VA · Oscar Smith HS