Oklahoma State Picks up a Tight End in Josiah Johnson

STILLWATER – Oklahoma State took a major step and there will be more steps taken toward going with a gap scheme and power run game in the Cowboys’ offense. This step was gaining a commitment from Josiah Johnson. The former high school quarterback at The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla. visited Oklahoma State midweek and committed at the end of his visit. Johnson is a former quarterback, but the 6-5, 240-pound athlete has made the full conversion to tight end after playing four seasons, one a redshirt season at UMass. 

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Johnson playing at UMass.

Johnson caught 24 passes last season for the Minutemen for 163-yards. He is also very capable as a blocker, which was a must for Oklahoma State is looking for as an inline tight end. In the 2021 season he caught 11 passes for 115-yards and three touchdowns. In the 2020 season playing in only three games as he was still converting from quarterback, he caught three passes for 48-yards. He also completed 6-of-9 passing for 39-yards and rushed for 32-yards on 12 carries. 

In the 2019 season he caught 12 passes for 139-yards and two touchdowns as a freshman giving a peak of what he could be as a tight end. 

In high school he had to be a tough guy playing quarterback at The Bolles School in  wing-T formation. Johnson threw for 1,775-yards and 14 touchdowns. He also rushed for 300-yards and did a lot of blocking after giving the ball away. Johnson had a 49-7 record as a starting quarterback and was a two-time team captain. 

Johnson will be here for the spring semester.  His girlfriend is the daughter of former New England Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak and she is an architecture graduate looking to work on a Master’s in architecture and Oklahoma State is a perfect fit.