2018 • JUNIOR SEASON
Season: Appeared in 13 games, primarily on special teams.
at Illinois (9/21): Assisted on a tackle on a kickoff...Named the coaching staff’s Special Teams Player of the Week. at Indiana (10/20): Recorded a tackle on a kickoff return. Wisconsin (11/10): Made a tackle on a kickoff return. Maryland (11/24): Registered a solo tackle on kickoff coverage. vs. Kentucky (1/1): Assisted on a tackle on kickoff coverage.
2017 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season: Appeared in three games...Made collegiate debut vs. Akron (9/2)...One of 24 student-athletes to make their collegiate debut.
Akron (9/2): Made collegiate debut...Posted his first career tackle in the fourth quarter. Georgia State (9/16): Made two tackles...Registered his first career tackle for loss on a fourth-quarter solo stop behind the line of scrimmage.
2016 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Did not see any game action.
2015 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-time letterman and one-year captain at Pittsburgh Central Catholic High School for head coach Terry Totten...Named first-team all-state (AAAA) by Pennsylvania Football News...Selected first-team All-WPIAL in 2014 after leading the Vikings to the WPIAL final...Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fab 22 team honoree and MVP...Selected to play in the Big 33 Classic...Helped lead Vikings to a 26-3 record the last two seasons, including a WPIAL title and PIAA Class AAAA runner-up in 2013...Made 59 tackles and four interceptions as a defensive back and rushed for 381 yards in 2014...Recorded 59 hits and three interceptions as a junior...Returned seven punts and a kickoff for touchdowns in his last two years of high school...Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as the second-best safety in Pennsylvania by Scout...Lettered three years in basketball and one year in track.
PERSONAL
Full name is Johnny Nicholas Petrishen...Son of John and Jami Petrishen...Has one sister, Jordan...Great-grandfather, Pop Ellwood, and great-uncle, Bill Ellwood, played football at Penn State...Great-uncle, Charlie Gondak, played football at William & Mary...Cousin, Philip Murphy, played football at Alabama...Majoring in communications arts and sciences, and sociology...Born June 1, 1996 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.