2010 Football Roster
Roster
Carl Johnson
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 355
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Durham, N.C.
- High School:
- Southern
CAREER: Played in 50 career games, earning starts in 33 contestsโฆ Enrolled at UF in January of 2006.
2010: Started in 11 of Floridaโs 13 games (did not play vs. Miami University and did not start vs. Vanderbilt)โฆ Started at left guard and graded out a Champion versus Kentucky and Georgiaโฆ Started and graded out a Champion in UFโs win over Tennesseeโฆ Made his season debut with a start over USF.
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2009: Played in and started all 14 of Floridaโs games his redshirt junior season in 2009, including the 2009 SEC Championship and the 2010 Allstate Sugar Bowl victory versus Cincinnatiโฆ Floridaโs starter at left tackleโฆ Started his 12th-straight game in the win over Florida Stateโฆ Helped the Gators defeat FIU at home, but went out with a possible ankle sprain midway through the contestโฆ Helped lead the Gators to a 41-17 win over Georgia in Jacksonville, while contributing to UFโs 27-3 victory against Vanderbilt in Gainesvilleโฆ Graded out at 89 percent in the 41-7 victory at Kentucky, where he took 35 snaps and recorded one knockdownโฆ Took 49 snaps in Floridaโs 23-13 win over Tennessee in the SEC openerโฆ Started at left tackle, graded out at 81 percent, and contributed to Floridaโs winning efforts against Troy on the line that allowed Florida to amass 663 yards total offenseโฆ Made the start at left tackle in the season opener against Charleston Southern, while grading out 89 percent and recording two knock downs.
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2008: Saw action in all 14 of UFโs games during the season, securing eight startsโฆ Started at left guard in the 2008 SEC Championship Game and the 2009 FedEx BCS National Championship Gameโฆ Also secured starts against Arkansas, LSU, Kentucky, Georgia, Vanderbilt and South Carolinaโฆ Recorded his first collegiate start at Arkansas after playing the entire fourth quarter against Ole Miss at left guardโฆ Graded out a Champion at 85 percent against Florida State and Vanderbiltโฆ Was named one of the five UF Offensive Players of the Game, grading out at 80 percent as a part of the front-five unit, against LSUโฆ Season-best performance came against South Carolina, where he earned Championsโ Club honors after grading out at 90 percent.
2007: Played in every game except at Kentucky and against Georgiaโฆ Earned time at center relieving Drew Miller against Vanderbilt, Florida Atlantic and Florida Stateโฆ Played in three positionsโฆ Saw action at tackle in goal line situations.
2006: Redshirted his first season on the UF campus.
PREP: Rated as the No. 6 offensive lineman in the country according to Scout.comโฆ Listed as the No. 3 national offensive guard prospect according to Rivals.comโฆ Earned Parade All-American status as a seniorโฆ Selected to participate in the U.S. Army All-American Gameโฆ Named Gatorade Player of the Year in North Carolina in 2005โฆ Played on the offensive line in the North Carolina/South Carolina Shrine Bowl, helping lead the Tar Heel State to a 28-24 winโฆ Three-year starter on the offensive line at Southern H.Sโฆ Nicknamed โPancake Manโ by his high school teammates and coachesโฆ Recorded 97 pancakes his senior year and 90 as a juniorโฆ Chose Florida over Florida State, N.C. State, Tennessee and Virginia.
MAJOR: Sociology.
QUOTES
โJohnson is one of the most experienced offensive linemen on a unit that promises to be among the best in the country. He has assumed a vocal leadership role on the offense and will help to dictate the tempo and attitude of the game.โ (7/13/10)
Thomas Goldkamp, GatorBait.net
โHe is a proven beast on the field.โ (7/1/10)
Laura McKeeman, FoxSportsFlorida.com
