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2023 Football Roster

Travis Clayton | Arkansas State

1 Samy Johnson

  • Position CB
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Catholic HS
  • Hometown Little Rock, Ark.

Biography

2023: Sun Belt Conference Honorable Mention at cornerback … Appeared in all 13 games with 12 starts at cornerback … Posted career-high season totals of 57 tackles, 37 solo stops and 3.0 TFL for seven yards … Picked off Northern Illinois in the Camellia Bowl and returned the pick for 28 yards … Finished the year with 15 pass breakups … Had a career-high 11 tackles against Northern Illinois.

2022: Started in seven of the nine games he appeared in … Posted 25 total tackles with 17 solo stops … Recorded a forced fumble against ULM at home … Responsible for a pair of pass breakups, one at Ohio State and one against UMass … Recorded an interception in the season finale against Troy and returned it for 69 yards … Enters the 2023 campaign with a team-leading five interceptions … Had six multi-tackle performances and a season-high seven tackles against UMass.

2021: Started in eight of 10 games played at cornerback … Registered 27 total tackles including 22 solo stops … Led the Red Wolves and ranked fourth in the Sun Belt Conference with three interceptions and was responsible for two pass break-ups … Opened the season against Central Arkansas with a 23-yard return on an interception … Two of his interceptions were in back-to-back games at ULM and at Georgia State … Had eight multi-tackle contests including a season-high five tackles against Appalachian State … Finished with at least one tackle in every game played … Recorded a TFL for one yard in the win at ULM.

2020: Started six of nine games played and ranked 12th in the Sun Belt Conference in passes defended with eight and tied for 14th in interceptions with two ... In addition to his 8 passes defended, posted 30 tackles, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery ... Recorded at least one tackle in every game played and had multiple stops in seven outings, including a career-high eight against Coastal Carolina ... Tallied a career-best four pass break-ups against Georgia State and intercepted passes against both Central Arkansas and Louisiana, returning his pick against the Bears 60 yards for a touchdown ... Came up with his lone forced fumble and fumble recovery against South Alabama on the same play.

2019: Started the season at the running back position, but was moved to corner ... Played in eight games on special teams and in a reserve role in the secondary during his true freshman season ... Ended the year with four tackles and three kickoff returns for 44 yards ... Posted a season-high two tackles against ULM, while also finishing games against Georgia State and Coastal Carolina with one stop ... All three kick returns were posted against Louisiana with a long return covering 24 yards.

High School: Three-time all-state selection from 2016-18 ... Two-time Landers Award nominee and Farm Bureau Award finalist as the top player in the state of Arkansas ... Rushed for over 1,000 yards as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Senior season finished with 201 rushing attempts for 1,048 yards and 11 touchdowns ...  Sophomore season ran for 1,292 yards and 13 touchdowns on 175 attempts, while also recording 16 receptions for 217 yards and a pair of scores ... Returned eight kickoff returns for 241 yards and a touchdown in 2017 ... Named the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Sophomore of the Year in 2016 ... Completed his sophomore campaign with 211 rushing attempts for 2,036 yards and 23 touchdowns ... Also caught 15 passes for 235 yards and three touchdowns and returned six kickoffs for 206 yards and a score ... Rated as a 3-star prospect by 247Sports, which ranks him as the No. 117 running back in the nation and No. 17 overall player in the state of Arkansas ... 2-star recruit by Rivals.com ... Also recruited by schools such as Tulane, Texas State and Arkansas.

Personal: Born Feb. 27, 2001.

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2019Freshman

    RB
    5'10" 175 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2020Sophomore

    Cornerback
    5'10" 175 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2021Sophomore

    CB
    5'10" 188 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2022Junior

    CB
    5'10" 192 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2023Senior

    CB
    5'10" 190 lbs
    1