7  Rio Johnson
	Class: Junior Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. High School: Sandy Creek Height / Weight: 6-2 / 188 Position: Quarterback Experience: 1L

Career Statistics

A promising young signal caller who will enter his second season on the active roster in a tight battle with Shane Carden for starter Dominique Davis' top backup position ... Labeled as perhaps possessing the strongest throwing arm among all quarterbacks on the roster ... Coaching staff has also noted his pocket presence, field awareness and developing maturity as three other strong assets ... Opened the spring completing 12-of-18 passes for 82 yards in the first scrimmage (April 2) ... Threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Justin Jones in that contest and led the off ense to eight first downs ... Followed up with an 11-for-15 effort (107 yards) and a two-yard scoring toss to Dayon Arrington, while directing the off ense to seven first downs in the second game April 9 ... Concluded the spring session with a game-high 111 yards on 10-of-18 passing ... Connected with Reese Wiggins on an 18-yard TD throw and guided the squad to five first downs in the Purple-Gold Game (April 16).

2011 Game-by-Game Statistics

2010: Did not appear in any games during first season on active roster ... Served as the third-string quarterback behind Dominique Davis and Brad Wornick.

2009: Redshirted during initial season in Pirate program ... Officially signed in February, 2009.

High School: Played vital role in leading Patriots to a regional championship in 2008 ... Completed 128-of-208 (61.5 percent) passes for 1,770 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior for coach Chip Walker ... Possessed an interception percentage of just 1.44 (three in 208 attempts) ... Passed for 1,810 yards and 14 scores during junior campaign in 2007 ... Completed 122-of-220 passes and suffered just five interceptions ... Earned a total of three varsity letters and served as team captain as a senior ... Named among the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Top 150 prospects in the state of Georgia ... A first-team all-state performer in 2008 ... An Honor Roll performer in the classroom.

Personal: Full name is Rio Arman Johnson ... Born August 19, 1991 at Atlanta, Ga. ... Son of Tony Johnson and Kala Gates ... Majoring in communications ... Godfather is former Buffalo Bills' cornerback Nate Odoms.