T.J. Johnson Class: RS Junior Hometown: Aynor, S.C. High School: Aynor Height / Weight: 6-5 / 316 Position: OC Experience: 2 VL

Rimington Trophy candidate who has started every game over the past two seasons for the Garnet & Black... preseason third-team All-SEC according to Phil Steele... started all 13 contests at right guard as a redshirt freshman in 2009 and all 14 games at center as a sophomore in 2010... provides leadership on the offensive line... sets the blocking assignments... one of three players named a Harold White GPA Award winner at the 2011 Garnet & Black Spring Game.

2010: Started all 14 games at center... named first-team All-SEC by Rivals.com and second team by Phil Steele... also named second-team All-Sophomore by College- FootballNews.com... rewarded with a game ball and was named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week following opening-game performance vs. Southern Miss when he helped pave the way for a 224-yard rushing total... earned a spot on the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll... given the Weight Room Effort Award in the spring.

2009: Redshirt freshman offensive lineman who earned Freshman All-SEC recognition by the league's 12 coaches... earned honorable mention Freshman All-America honors by CollegeFootballNews.com... earned his first start as the right guard in the season-opening win at NC State... became the only offensive lineman and one of just five players on the squad to start every game... named the Most Improved Offensive Lineman in the spring.

2008: Redshirted in his first season on the Carolina campus.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Aynor (S.C.) High School in 2008... earned first-team all-state honors as selected by the Associated Press as a senior... was a second-team All-State pick by The State... played in the 71st-annual Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas... named to the All-Atlantic Region team by PrepStar magazine... Rivals.com ranked him as the 13th-best offensive center in the nation and the 17th-best player in the state of South Carolina... considered a three-star prospect... chose South Carolina over offers from Vanderbilt, Duke, Wake Forest, East Carolina, Kentucky, Maryland, and NC State.

PERSONAL: Anthony Eugene Johnson is pursuing a degree in sport and entertainment management.

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