The 6' 1", 205 pound receiver
ran a 4.51 forty, sported a camp best 4.07 three cone, and turned in a 30"
vertical.
But what surprised us most was not his SEC looking body at such
a young age, nor his explosiveness, but rather his hands and route running.
Robert Johnson ran presise routes and had sticky hands.
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Robert Johnson |
"Last year I had a new position I wanted to play. I busted my
butt over the summer to get the starting position at WR but they moved me to CB
in the 3rd game until the playoffs, and then they put me back at WR at the end
of the season. Right after the Hattiesburg game. I played WR and CB after that
game. This year I am going to go both ways. I will come in on offense first and
then I will come in on defense for a few plays."
The Hattiesburg native
had 11 tackles, 1 interception for a TD, 1 defensive fumble recovery and a 33
yard per catch average.
"I like to have the ball in my hands. That
is why I like WR so much. I can make plays."
How did the Ole Miss
camp go?
"I went in and they started talking to me as soon as I hit
the door because I have known the Nix brothers since they were at USM. The WR
coach at Ole Miss was the first school to come watch me practice, so we got that
connection."
Johnson felt like the camp helped his game.
"I
did not know how to get off the press coverage. The wrist is the weakest pat of
the body. You can just grab it and do anything. I left their knowing I can hang
with any CB in Mississippi. I know that."
Was this Johnson's first
trip to Oxford?
"Yes sir."
What were Robert's thoughts
on Ole Miss?
"I liked it, campus wise. I could see myself going to
Ole Miss if it came down to it. They have a good campus with a lot of histroy
at it. I also liked their new indoor facility. That was nice. I just like the
way the coaches talk to you at Ole Miss. It does not matter what the situation
is. They are always friendly to you. They connect with you."
Was an
offer extended?
"They want me. They did not say anything about
an offer but they act like I had a spot. They are already keeping up with my grades."
Anymore
camps on the horizon?
"We will see. My dad wanted me to go over to
the Alabama camp, but I have to see if I am going or not. That one will probably
be the next one I go to."
Robert had a chance to also take in a few
more camps before Ole Miss'.
"I went over to the MSU, USM, and UAB
camps."
How did the State visit go?
"It was a one day
camp. We did a lot of the same stuff at Ole Miss. We did the vertical jump, all
of that stuff. It was kind of like a combine and then we went to our position.
It was all the same things."
What stood out about MSU?
"I
liked how they were trying to influence you to get your grades straight. They
talked about it a lot. They talked about it at all three camps really."
What
stood out about USM?
"It was kind of the same concept as Ole Miss
really. Since they have a whole new staff, I didn't know anyboyd but Coach Fedora.
He was talking to me as soon as I ghit the door too. It was kind of the same concept
as Ole Miss."
Any awards at the camps?
"I won Best WR
at S at USM and Best WR at Ole Miss. MSU did not give out any awards."