Ben Johnson

Career Honors: 2014: Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (fall).

2014 (RFr.): Caught eight passes for an even 80 yards while playing in all 12 games at both tight end and on special teams… Hauled in the first two receptions of his career for nine yards against Central Michigan... Caught one pass for a career-long reception of 17 yards at West Virginia... Had two catches for 25 yards at Texas Tech... Had one catch for 10 yards against Iowa State... Tied a career high with two catches for 19 yards at K-State.

2013 (Fr.): Redshirted his first year at Kansas.

High School: A three-star recruit according to Rivals... Ranked as the No. 4 prospect in the state of Kansas by ESPN and No. 6 by Rivals... Lettered four years for head coach Steve Hopkins... Tabbed first team all-state and All-Kaw Valley Conference in 2011 and 2012... Hauled in 97 passes for 1,552 yards and 17 touchdowns in his high school career... Also tallied 111 tackles with 7.5 sacks as a defensive end the last two seasons... Recorded 56 catches for 954 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2012... Also competed in basketball and track and field in high school... Helped lead BLHS to the 2012 state title in hoops... Took home third place in the discus at the state meet in 2012... A member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Tiffany and Ray Lynch and John Johnson... Both parents played sports in college... Majoring in liberal arts and sciences.