Niners Nation's Jake Narayan takes a look at Penn State nose tackle, Austin Johnson.
Penn State's Austin Johnson was not only a football-ace in high school, but an all-state performer as well. He was named all-state and ranked among the top 25 defensive lineman in the nation by Scout.com. Johnson redshirted in his true freshman season (2012), but went on to play in all 12 games his redshirt freshman season, totaling 27 tackles, three for loss, one sack and one fumble recovery.
Johnson continued to escalate his play in his sophomore campaign, recording 49 tackles, six for loss, 3 pass break ups and two fumble recoveries.