Player Profile: Ben Johnson
#84 Ben Johnson
Rivals.com: Profile as recruit
Position: Tight End
Height: 6-5
Weight: 245
Class: Senior
Hometown: Basehor, Kan.
High School: Basehor Linwood HS
2016 (Jr.): Recorded snaps in nine games … Started two contests at Texas Tech and at Oklahoma … Posted 10 catches for 112 yards on the year … Scored one touchdown against Rhode Island … Tallied a career-high five grabs for 86 yards at Texas Tech … Rhode Island: His only reception of KU’s victory resulted in a two-yard touchdown – the first of his career … Ohio: Snatched one pass for a gain of 16 yards against the Bobcats … at Memphis: Posted one catch for a gain of three yards … at Texas Tech: Turned in a career day after a personal best five-catch, 86-yard performance against the Red Raiders … Oklahoma State: Grabbed one pass for a gain of three yards … at West Virginia: Was on the receiving end of one pass that gained two yards.
2015 (So.): Earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors by the league coaches... Saw time in all 12 games, starting nine contests… Caught 13 passes for 115 yards… Totaled 30 receiving yards at TCU… South Dakota State: Earned the first start of his career, while catching three passes for 12 yards at tight end… Memphis: Caught two passes for 12 yards… at Rutgers: Started his third-straight game and made one catch for five yards… at Iowa State: Started at tight end and posted two catches for 19 yards… Baylor: Did not record any statistics… Texas Tech: Started at tight end, but did not record any statistics… at Oklahoma State: The Jayhawks’ starting tight end, caught one pass for a yard… Oklahoma: Started at tight end, but did not record any statistics… at Texas: Grabbed one pass and gained 16 yards… at TCU: Set a new career-high on one catch that went for 30 yards… West Virginia: Saw time, but did not record any statistics… K-State: Snagged two passes for 20 yards.
2014 (RFr.): Caught eight passes for an even 80 yards while playing in all 12 games at both tight end and on special teams… Central Michigan: Hauled in the first two receptions of his career for nine yards... at West Virginia: Caught one pass for a career-long reception of 17 yards... at Texas Tech: Had two catches for 25 yards... Iowa State: Had one catch for 10 yards... at K-State: Tied a career high with two catches for 19 yards.
2013 (Fr.): Redshirted his first year at Kansas.
High School: A three-star recruit according to Rivals... Ranked as the No. 6 prospect in the state of Kansas by Rivals... Lettered four years for head coach Steve Hopkins... Tabbed first team all-state and All-Kaw Valley Conference in 2011 and 2012... Hauled in 97 passes for 1,552 yards and 17 touchdowns in his high school career... Also tallied 111 tackles with 7.5 sacks as a defensive end the last two seasons... Recorded 56 catches for 954 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2012... Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school... Helped lead BLHS to the 2012 state title in hoops... Took home third place in the discus at the state meet in 2012... A member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Son of Tiffany and Ray Lynch and John Johnson... Both parents played sports in college... Majoring in liberal arts and sciences.