The marriage between Johnson, a Jacksonville, Fla., native, and the Orange lasted a little more than a month.
Johnson would've been the fourth linebacker in the class, joining early enrollee Nadarius Fagan, Tyrell Richards and Kadeem Trotter.
Instead, SU would eventually turn to junior-college transfer Ryan Guthrie to fill its need at linebacker.
Syracuse football signed a new class of freshmen on Wednesday. But there were other prospects the program pursued at one point who are heading elsewhere.
In some cases, Syracuse decided the player wouldn't fit into its program. It can live with watching those players sign elsewhere.