It was Trevor Johnson’s great sense of urgency going into his senior year at Lincoln Northeast in 1998 that began the path that ultimately led to a sterling career with the Nebraska football program, four years in the NFL and finally a spot in the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame.
The 6-foot-4 Johnson broke his leg early in his junior season of football, and he made it back in time to be part of Northeast’s 1998 Class A state championship basketball team, the last of four straight title teams for the Rockets.
“I hadn’t really done anything in high school yet.