56  Derrell Johnson
	Class: Junior Hometown: Baltimore, Md. High School: Wyoming Seminary Height / Weight: 6-2 / 264 Position: Outside Linebacker Experience: 2L

Career Statistics

Perhaps enjoyed the quickest depth chart climb of any incoming freshman a year ago, earning a top reserve's designation at one of the defensive end positions during fall camp which subsequently turned into a full-time starting role during the season ... Early arrival (January enrollee), work ethic, strength, quickness, maturity and a notably smooth transition to the college game avoided redshirt placement according to coaches ... Designated to remain the starter after completing 2011 spring drills, but will face competition from incoming junior college talent when fall camp opens ... Turned in his strongest scrimmage performance during the Purple-Gold Game on April 16, collecting five tackles and a pair of sacks (-11 yards) ... Added another quarterback drop among a pair of stops a week earlier in the second contest (April 9) ... An early (January, 2010) enrollee at ECU who participated in spring drills with the Pirates during true rookie season.

2011 Game-by-Game Statistics

2010 Game-by-Game Statistics
2010: Enjoyed standout true freshman campaign, appearing in 12 games and starting 11 along the defensive line ... Lone contest missed was Tulsa and did not start versus Memphis ... Totaled 40 tackles, 39 on rushing plays, with 15 solo hits and 25 assists ... Booked 4.5 tackles for lost yardage and one sack ... Registered a pair of quarterback hurries ... Started first career game at Virginia Tech after debuting a week earlier against the Tigers ... Made a stop in every game played except Virginia Tech and Maryland ... Booked four or more stops five times (4/Memphis, 7/North Carolina, 6/Southern Miss, 9/N.C. State, 5/Navy) ... Recorded at least a half TFL in three of last four games (1.0/UAB, 1.0/Rice, 0.5/ SMU) ... Tallied first career sack at UAB, bringing down Bryan Ellis for a five-yard loss in fourth quarter ... Made all five stops (five assists) against Navy in the first three quarters ... Recorded a career-high nine tackles against N.C. State with five in the second quarter ... Tied season high with four solo stops versus the Wolfpack ... Two quarterback hurries of NCSU's Russell Wilson during the first drive of the fourth quarter were the first of career ... Credited with first career solo TFL at Southern Miss, throwing V.J. Floyd for a one-yard loss on the final play of the second quarter ... Booked seven tackles at North Carolina, all after the first quarter ... Established personal best with four solo hits versus the Tar Heels ... Stop of UNC's Johnny White in second quarter was first career solo tackle.

Prep School: Helped Blue Knights and coach Terry Karg to a No. 3 national ranking among the nation's prep schools ... Wyoming Seminary went 7-1 with the only loss being a 7-6 defeat at Poly Prep Country Day ... Part of a defensive unit that held opponents to only 6.8 points per game and posted three shutouts.

High School: Graduated from The Cardinal Gibbons School in Baltimore, Md. ... Tallied 150 tackles as a senior ... Named to the All-Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association team after his final campaign.

Personal: Full name is Derrell Kevin Johnson ... Born March 27, 1990 .... Major is information technologies.