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Naj Johnson
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    230
  • Year:
    R-Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Liverpool, NY
  • High School:
    Jireh Prep
  • Position:
    TE
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    2.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    0

Bio

2022: Played in 10 games ... Made 10 catches for 151 yards ... Had three catches for a season-best 73 yards versus Brown ... Had four tackles.

2021: Played in 10 games...Had three catches for 26 yards.

2019: Played in three games and made one tackle.

Before CCSU: Played at Jireh Preparatory Academy and Liverpool High School...Football team won a sectional championship and made a final four appearance in sophomore season...Also played basketball...Team won sectional championship as a junior and senior, and made a state final four appearance junior year...Team won state championship senior year going 26-0. 

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 2 2
Assists 0 0
Tackles 2.0 2.0
Tackles per game .2 .4
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 2 64 32.0 51 1 - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 3 89 29.7 33 0 - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 4 54 13.5 16 0 - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 0 0 - 0 0 - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 1 - 0 - - 0
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 1 - 64 - - 64
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 1 - - - - 0
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 1 - 0 - - 0
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 1 - 89 - - 89
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 1 - 54 - - 54
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 1 - 0 - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 6 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 American Int'l W, 44-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 9 Stonehill L, 33-30 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Kent St. L, 38-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 30 at Brown L, 42-20 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 7 Delaware St. W, 51-44 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 at Duquesne L, 44-20 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 21 at Wagner W, 17-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 LIU L, 24-23 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 at Sacred Heart L, 31-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 at Merrimack L, 35-24 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 18 Saint Francis U. L, 49-14 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 32 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 3 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 32 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 3 - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 3 0.3 26 2.6 8.7 0 17
2022-23 10 10 1.0 151 15.1 15.1 0 34
2023-24 9 9 1.0 207 23.0 23.0 1 51
Total 32 22 0.7 384 12.0 17.5 1 51

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 3 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 0 - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - 0
Total 32 - - - - 0 0 - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 3 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 9 - - - - - - - -
Total 32 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 1 3 3.0 0 3 - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total 1 3 3.0 0 3 - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 3 - - - - 0 .0
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 10 - 26 - - 26 2.6
2022-23 10 - 151 - 3 154 15.4
2023-24 9 - 207 - - 207 23.0
Total 32 - 384 - 3 387 12.1

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 2 0.2 - 0 - - - - 0 - 1 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2023-24 6 0.7 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 8 0.3 - 1 0 - - - 0 - 1 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 3 1 0 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 3 1 4.0 .4 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 10 4 0 4.0 .4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-24 9 2 0 2.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 32 10 1 11.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 9 9 1.0 207 23.0 23.0 1 51
Conference 5 9 1.8 207 41.4 23.0 1 51
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 6 1.2 118 23.6 19.7 1 51
Away 4 3 0.8 89 22.3 29.7 0 33
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 3 3 1.0 89 29.7 29.7 0 33
Losses 6 6 1.0 118 19.7 19.7 1 51
Month                
September 4 2 0.5 64 16.0 32.0 1 51
October 4 7 1.8 143 35.8 20.4 0 33
November 1 0 0.0 0 0.0 - 0 0

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 5 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 1 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 5 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 3 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 1 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 9 - 207 - - 207 23.0
Conference 5 - 207 - - 207 41.4
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - 118 - - 118 23.6
Away 4 - 89 - - 89 22.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 3 - 89 - - 89 29.7
Losses 6 - 118 - - 118 19.7
Month              
September 4 - 64 - - 64 16.0
October 4 - 143 - - 143 35.8
November 1 - 0 - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 6 0.7 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 6 1.2 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 6 1.2 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 6 1.0 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
Month                        
September 6 1.5 - 1 - - - - - - 0 0
October 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - 0 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 9 2 0 2.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 5 2 0 2.0 .4 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 1 0 1.0 .2 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 4 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 6 2 0 2.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Month                                
September 4 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

News Mentions

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Football Hosts Saint Francis Saturday For Senior Day

The Blue Devils will honor their senior class beginning at 11:40 am on Saturday

November 16, 2023

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Football Earns 17-3 Win At Wagner

Blue Devils scored 17 first-half points and didn't allow Wagner to score a touchdown or in the final three quarters

October 21, 2023

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Football Heads West For First Road Game

Blue Devils travel to Kent State for a noon game on Saturday

September 16, 2023

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Howe Named NEC Rookie of the Week

Blocked a punt and returned it for a touchdown in the NEC opener.

September 11, 2023

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Football Falls to Stonehill on Last-Second Field Goal Saturday

CCSU tied the game with just over a minute remaining before the Skyhawks kicked a 52-yard field as time expired.

September 9, 2023