Three-star cornerback Chris Johnson Jr., who hails from Aledo High School in Texas, announced on Instagram live that he is committing to ASU, the second recruit to do so today.
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The 6-foot-1, 180-pound Johnson chose the Sun Devils over Arkansas and Oregon.
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According to the 247 Sports Composite rankings, Johnson is a three-star prospect ranked as the No. 482 player nationally for the 2024 class, 44th best cornerback and 83rd best player in Texas. He was recruited primarily to ASU by defensive back coach Bryan Carrington.
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His high school won state last season, and Johnson was named Second Team All-District after he recorded two interceptions, 29.5 tackles, two for loss and had two fumble recoveries for the year, according to his Twitter page. See his Hudl highlights below.
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His father is former Louisville cornerback and 11-year NFL veteran and Super Bowl champion Chris Johnson.
Johnson most recently visited ASU on June 9 and also visited them earlier on March 17. He first received an offer from ASU and Carrington on Jan. 26.
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Arizona State was featured in Johnson’s top six schools on May 20. He also put SMU, Arkansas, Oregon, Utah and Louisville on his list, but recently narrowed it down to the three schools.
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— ππ‘π«π’π¬ ππ¨π‘π§π¬π¨π§ β ‘ (@Chr1sJohnsonnn) May 20, 2023
Carrington and wide receiver coach Ra’Shaad Samples have attacked the state of Texas hard in recruiting. Arizona State now has six class of 2024 commits from Texas with Johnson, including two other defensive backs: Tony-Louis Nkuba and Rodney Bimage, who are also top-50 nationally ranked cornerbacks.
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— Bryan Carrington (@CoachBC_) July 5, 2023
Six of ASUβs 16 2024 commits are from Texas, which would tie a HS signing class record set just last year.
Five of them are in the top 700 nationally, which would smash the school record of three. All five recruited by Carrington and @RashaadSamples. #Texas2Tempe is very real. pic.twitter.com/TUyB9jzjjH
— Chris Karpman (@ChrisKarpman) July 5, 2023
Earlier today, San Diego linebacker prospect Martell Hughes committed to ASU. With Johnson’s commitment, ASU now has 16 players for the class of 2024.
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Brendan Mau is a college sports insider and general assignment reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on Twitter via @Brendan_Mau
