Johnson played for the Houston Baptist Huskies for four seasons.

As a senior, he recorded 49 tackles in four games in a shortened season after the Southland Conference fall football season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was named the co-Defensive Player of the Year for the conference.

[1] Johnson signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2021.

[3] He was the first Houston Baptist player to sign an NFL contract and made the 53-man roster out of training camp.

[5] On September 1, 2022, Johnson was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars.