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Mike Johns

Position DL Height 6-4 Weight 245 School Oak Forest Hometown Oak Forest, ILL Incoming Year 2008
Offered By Miami, Air Force, Army, Ball State, NIU, Rice, WMU, EMU

Initially posted by NickSkin on 06/07/07 at 10:21 am

2008 PROSPECT: Mike can play either OL or DT in college but the Redhawks are recruiting Mike as a defensive lineman. Johns was brought up to the varsity as a sophomore and has started at a defensive end position for Oak Forest the past two seasons. He had 66 tackles and 12 sacks as a junior and was named all-area.  Fully qualified with a 3.0 GPA and a 23 on his ACT.  Attended the Nike Training Football Camp at Purdue University in May and at Miami in June.  Currently plays DE and has terrific speed off the edge but has the body that could move him to DT.

Schools Recruiting Miami, Michigan State, Purdue, Illinois, Arizona State, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Colorado, Northern Illinois, Army, Air Force, Rice and Iowa State

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ESPN $coutsInc Player Profile Ranking of 59.  Evaluation:

Johns is a defensive end with good size. He comes across as a high motor type kid, but at times that energy can seem a bit wild and out of control. He can be physical and has a solid get-off. He tends to attack with his shoulder rather than staying square and shooting his hands. He will lean into a blocker and turn his upper body and the initial blow can force him to have to step back and at times he can be driven down field. When he tries to cross a defender?s face he will turn his shoulders again and expose his back and he can be washed clear down the line of scrimmage. He will flash the ability to squeeze down and stay square and shuffle. At times though he will turn his shoulder and come down to far and lose containment and at others he will blindly run up-field and take himself out of the play. He does a good job of getting low and taking on pulling linemen and not getting kicked out. He hustles around. He has very adequate short-area change-of-direction skills. As a pass rusher he needs to develop some pass rush to help him work past blockers. Johnson plays with some energy, but needs to keep working on technique.

Oak Forest Football Page
Chicago Tribune “Players to Watch” in 2006.  Mike is one of only a few juniors-to-be to make the list.

06/24/07

Posted by NickSkin at 9:30 am

6.18.07 Rival$.com Illinois Top 30 has Mike rated as the #29 player in the State.

1. Steven Filer Chicago (IL) Chicago Mount Carmel LB 6-3/220
2. Garrett Goebel Lombard (IL) Montini Catholic DT 6-5/264
3. Darius Fleming Chicago (IL) Chicago St. Rita DE 6-3/230 - Notre Dame
4. Sean Cwynar Woodstock (IL) Marian Central Catholic DT 6-4/284 - Notre Dame
5. Graham Pocic Lemont (IL) LemontOL 6-7/316 - Illinois
6. Brandon Green Chicago (IL) Robeson WR 6-0/167
7. Jack Ramsey Chicago (IL) Simeon ATH 5-11/182 - Illinois
8. Brian Mulroe Wilmette (IL) Loyola Academy OL 6-6/263 - Northwestern
9. Brett Nagel Lemont (IL) Lemont LB6-4/225
10. Glenn Foster Chicago (IL) Mt. Carmel DE 6-4/223
11. Nick Clancy Joliet (IL) Joliet Catholic Academy LB6-3/220
12. Leonard Hubbard Springfield (IL) Sacred Heart Griffin LB6-2/225 - Wisconsin
13. Jason Ford Belleville (IL) Althoff RB 5-10/209 - Iowa
14. Nate Palmer Chicago (IL) Chicago Simeon LB 6-3/228 - Illinois
15. John Wienke Tuscola (IL) QB 6-5/215 - Michigan
16. Tommie Thomas Oak Lawn (IL) Oak Lawn Richards DB6-2/175
17. Supo Sanni Homewood (IL) Homewood Flossmoor WR6-3/197
18. Jeff Radek Naperville (IL) Neuqua Valley OL 6-6/277 - Northwestern
19. London Davis Cahokia (IL) Cahokia TE6-4/255
20. Mikel LeShoure Champaign (IL) Centennial RB 6-0/220
21. Jeffery Allen Chicago (IL) Chicago King OL6-4/324 - Illinois
22. Brandon Harold East St. Louis (IL) DE6-5/230
23. Emmett Cleary Arrlington Heights (IL) St. Viator OL 6-6/250
24. Chuck Porcelli Lombard (IL) Montini Catholic OL6-8/285 - Northwestern
25. Danny Farr Evanston (IL) DT 6-4/268
26. Erik Smith Bolingbrook (IL) RB 5-11/185 - Wisconsin
27. Josh Jelesky Naperville (IL) Naperville Central DE6-6/219
28. Russell Ellington Homewood (IL) Homewood-Floosmoor LB6-2/203 - Iowa State
29. Mike Johns Oak Forest (IL) DT 6-4/245 - MIAMI “A grinder type who plays hard and extremely physical.”
30. Dan Giordano Frankfort (IL) Lincoln-Way East DE 6-4/244 - Cincinnati

06/25/07

Posted by NickSkin at 8:15 am

Rival$ 6.25.07 “Johns Makes his College Choice"

Mike is a Redhawk!  Welcome aboard Mike!

06/27/07

Posted by NickSkin at 9:51 pm

$cout 6.27.07 “Q&A with Miami Commit Mike Johns"

01/01/08

Posted by NickSkin at 7:51 am

11.16.2007 Sun Times “A Terrific Twosome"

Johns, a 6-4, 245-pounder described by coach Brian McDonough as ‘’the best prospect I’ve coached in 23 years,"

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