Ethan Johnson Class: Sophomore Hometown: Portland, OR High School: Lincoln Height / Weight: 6-4 / 280 Position: Defensive Tackle Birthdate: 12/18/1989

CAREER: Young, strong defensive lineman that showed a tenacity to disrupt opponents in the backfield as a rookie ... came into his own toward the end of his first campaign tallying seven tackles and three sacks in the final two games alone ... played 13 games, recording 18 tackles, five tackles for a loss, three-and-a-half sacks and two pass breakups ... slides to defensive tackle in 2009 and opens atop the depth chart.

2008 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games for the Irish, including four starts (vs. Purdue, Washington, Boston College and Hawai'i) ... had a sound rookie campaign for the Irish compiling 18 total tackles (nine solo, nine assists) and dropping five ball-carriers for a loss ... also added 3.5 sacks and hurried quarterbacks two other times ... tied for team-high honors in sacks ... his first career tackle came against San Diego State in the season-opening victory ... recorded his first two career pass break-ups against Michigan State ... became Notre Dame's third freshman to start on the year vs. Purdue ... tallied two tackles (both assists) and had a quarterback hurry against the Boilers ... registered his second career start at Washington and tallied a tackle (assist) and sack ... against Boston College, he started for the third time and tallied two tackles (solo, assist) and a tackle for loss vs. the Eagles ... was a bright spot in the defensive line rotation vs. USC ... tallied a career-high five tackles and a sack in the regular-season finale against the Trojans ... finished his rookie season with a solid performance vs. Hawai'i in Notre Dame's bowl game ... tied for the team high (Steve Quinn) with two sacks, adding to Notre Dame's eight team sacks against the Warriors ... logged 154:35 of playing time with 16 special-teams appearances.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Chosen to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio but could not due to injury ... touted by Rivals.com as the top player in the Pacific Northwest ... named to the Orange County Register's Fab 15 team as one of he top 15 players in the western U.S. ... suffered a sprained knee in the first game of his senior season that caused him to miss the remainder of the season ... totaled 83 tackles and 10 sacks as a junior ... earned second-team all-state honors from The Oregonian following junior year ... named first-team all-conference as a junior and defensive player of the year for his conference following junior campaign ... played defensive tackle as a sophomore and junior when he had 24 combined sacks before switching to defensive end as a senior in a newly implemented 3-4 defense ... Lincoln registered a 21-3 record during his sophomore and junior seasons ... labeled by Rivals.com as the top player in Oregon and the second-best defensive end in the nation ... rated the 26th-best prospect by Sports Illustrated/TAKKLE.com ... ranked the 32nd-best player in his class by Tom Lemming and CSTV as well as Rivals.com ... Scout.com considered him the 49th-best player in the nation, the top player in Oregon and fourth-best defensive end prospect ... also participated in track and field for the Cardinals ... won the shot put at the Portland Interscholastic League meet and placed sixth at the state meet ... spent the summer after both his sophomore and junior years working as an intern in a Portland law firm ... played football for coach Chad Carlson at Lincoln ... born Dec. 18, 1989 ... son of Daniel and Rita Johnson ... enrolled in Mendoza College of Business.

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