AS A SOPHOMORE (2011): Played in nine games forUNCP … Caught 15 passes for 330 yards (22.0 yards/catch) andtwo touchdowns … Caught two or more passes against sixdifferent opponents, including a season-best three receptions atNewberry … Caught two passes in win at Fayetteville State,including one of two season-long 65-yard receptions in thirdquarter that helped set up a 25-yard field goal … Talliedtwo receptions for 42 yards against Chowan, including his firsttouchdown reception of the season – a 42-yard scoring passfrom Luke Charles that gave UNCP a 7-0 lead in the first quarter… Caught two passes in each of the next two games againstGlenville State (34 total receiving yards) and at Catawba (32)… Caught one pass for 23 yards against Tusculum …Hauled in three catches for a season-best 105 yards and a touchdownat Newberry, including a 65-yard scoring reception in the firstquarter that gave the Braves a 7-0 lead … Was held to nocatches in the loss to Winston-Salem State and caught one pass (14yards) in the season finale with West Liberty.
BEFORE UNCP: Played two seasons at Garden CityCC in Garden City, Kan. … Redshirted during initialcampaign, but played in nine games as a redshirt freshman in 2010… Hauled in 31 catches for 301 yards and a pair oftouchdowns, while also rushing the ball 37 times for 182 yards andan additional score … Also tallied 177 kickoff return and172 punt return yards … Earned All-Jayhawk Conferenceaccolades at season’s end.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at A.L. Brown High Schoolfor coach Ron Massey … High school teammate of UNCPquarterback Jonathan Efird … Earned Best Receiver award as asenior after hauling in 53 catches for 883 yards and 12 touchdownsin leading his prep squad to a 13-3 record and a spot in the statechampionship … Was also an all-county and all-conferencebasketball player for the Wonders.
PERSONAL: The son of Tonii Sumner and AntonioJohnson, Sr., was born on Nov. 22, 1991 … Has a youngersister, La’cree, and a younger brother, Keeon … Anexercise and sports science major at UNCP.
