CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Career: Was the 32nd player in Penn State history to pass the 1,000-yard receiving mark...Ranked 27th at PSU in career receiving yards (1,123).
Season: 2017: Finished the season tied for No. 12 on the single-season receptions list (54)...Ranked No. 19 at season’s end in single-season receiving yards (701).
2018 • JUNIOR SEASON
Season: Appeared in 10 games, making seven starts...One of 22 players to have earned their degree entering the 2019 Citrus Bowl...Graduated with a degree in telecommunications in December 2018.
Appalachian State (9/1): Caught six passes for 67 yards, with a long grab of 17 yards...Had back-to-back catches on the opening drive of the third quarter to help setup a touchdown. at Pittsburgh (9/8): Made two grabs for 23 yards. at Illinois (9/21): Hauled in a team-high four catches for 51 yards...Caught a 19-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. Ohio State (9/29): Made five grabs for 61 yards...Hauled in a spectacular one-handed catch for a 31-yard reception. Michigan State (10/13): Caught two passes for 19 yards. at Indiana (10/20): Hauled in two catches for 72 yards...Made a career-long 59-yard grab in the second quarter. Maryland (11/24): Caught two passes for 46 yards...Made a 38-yard grab in the fourth quarter. vs. Kentucky (1/1): Caught two passes for 13 yards.
2017 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned honorable-mention All-Big Ten honors from conference coaches and media voters...Earned a spot on the Pro Football Focus Big Ten Team of the Week following his game-winning touchdown catch at Iowa (9/30)...Named to the Pro Football FocusBig Ten Team of the Week following his first career 100-yard receiving game vs. Nebraska (11/18)...Notched a slot on the Pro Football FocusBig Ten Team of the Week after a six-catch day at Maryland (11/25)...Named Academic All-Big Ten...Shared the 2018 Frank Patrick Memorial "Total Commitment" Award, given during spring practice to squad members who consistently follow through with their responsibilities in all facets of the football program and do so in exemplary manner, with John Reid.
Season: Started all 13 games...Made his first career touchdown catch as time expired at Iowa (9/23) to give Penn State a come-from-behind victory...Of his 54 catches on the Season, 38 of them went for a first down (70%).
Akron (9/2): Made four receptions for a game-high 84 yards...Both marks surpassed his career totals coming into the Season. Pittsburgh (9/9): Made one catch for 4 yards. Georgia State (9/16): Caught two passes for 17 yards. at Iowa (9/23): Posted a career-high seven receptions...Boasted a then-career-high 92 yards...Made his first career touchdown reception as time expired to give Penn State a walk-off win in regulation for the first time since 1929 vs. Lafayette (per Lou Prato’s Penn State Football Encyclopedia). Indiana (9/30): Caught four passes for 63 yards. at Northwestern (10/7): Totaled 43 yards on a game-high-tying six grabs. Michigan (10/21): Had three grabs for 30 yards. at Ohio State (10/28): Totaled 29 yards on three catches. at Michigan State (11/4): Posted two catches for 27 yards. Rutgers (11/11): Made a game-high five catches for 78 yards. Nebraska (11/18): Caught five passes for a career-high 105 yards, which was his first-career 100-yard game...The 43-yard reception in the first quarter tied his career-long catch. at Maryland (11/25): Made a team-best six catches for a team-high 63 yards...Five of his six grabs went for first downs. vs. Washington (12/30): Pulled in six receptions for 66 yards...Five of his six grabs went for first downs, with four of those accounting for 10-plus yards...Made an 11-yard reception on third-and-7 to extend Penn State’s final scoring drive.
2016 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named Academic All-Big Ten.
Season: Appeared in all 14 games, primarily on special teams...One of 18 first-time starters in 2016...Made his first career start at Purdue (10/29)...One of 27 freshmen (22 redshirt, 5 true) to appear in 2016...Ranked second on the team with nine special teams tackles (8 kickoff, 1 punt).
Kent State (9/3): Made his collegiate debut. at Pittsburgh (9/10): Collected his first collegiate reception, a 27-yard grab from Trace McSorley on Penn State’s final scoring drive of the game. Minnesota (10/1): Made one special teams tackle. Maryland (10/8): Had one special teams tackle. at Purdue (10/29): Made two special teams tackles. at Indiana (11/12): Had one stop on kickoff return. at Rutgers (11/19): Blocked a third-quarter punt that set up Penn State’s first touchdown of the game...Made one tackle on special teams...Returned one punt for 20 yards...Was the coaching staff’s Special Teams Player of the Week. Michigan State (11/26): Lone reception came in the fourth quarter, going for 43 yards. vs. Wisconsin (12/3): Made one solo stop on kickoff coverage. vs. USC (1/2): Made two special teams tackles.
2015 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Redshirt Season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Glassboro High School for head coach Mark Maccarone...Recorded 42 catches for 804 yards and nine touchdowns as well as two rushing touchdowns as a senior in 2014...Made 22 stops as a defensive back...Participated in The Opening, an all-star prospect camp held on the Nike campus, in 2014 and the 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl...Rated as a four-star prospect and a top-5 player in New Jersey by all four major recruiting services – 247Sports, ESPN, Rivals and Scout...Ranked as a top-25 receiver in the class by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Rated the 134th overall player in the class by Rivals...Also played basketball.
PERSONAL
Full name is Juwan Perry Johnson...Son of George and Ida Johnson...Has two older brothers, Darreus and George Jr....Brother, George, played defensive end at Rutgers and plays for the New Orleans Saints...Majoring in telecommunications and minoring in theatre...Born September 13, 1996 in Stratford, New Jersey.