COLUMBIA — He didn’t start most games last season, and he’s not one of the newcomers being counted upon to reshape South Carolina’s defensive line. But of USC’s returning players, no one may be more integral to the Gamecocks’ pass rush this coming season than David Johnson.
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6-1/274
LAST SEASON: Played in nine games, starting the last five of the regular season. Missed three games with a knee injury, and the Independece Bowl with a concussion. Recorded 16 total tackles and one quarterback hurry.
The sophomore out of metro Atlanta is the rising star on South Carolina’s defensive line, as evidenced by his ascension to starter over the second half of last season.