Temple University Athletics
2013 Football Roster
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Johnson, Zamel
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Jersey Number 11
Zamel Johnson
- Position:
- DB
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Staten Island, N.Y.
- High School:
- Port Richmond
Bio
pronounced ZAH-mel
Graduated in May 2013 … will wear jersey #11 this fall after wearing #7 in 2012 … transferred to Temple after one year at Hofstra which discontinued its football program ... eligible to play for the Owls immediately.
2012: Played in all 11 games with nine starts at corner … also played on the kickoff and punt return units … finished the season with 23 tackles and four break-ups … had a solo tackle and a break-up against Syracuse … made two stops in the win at Army … had seven tackles and a break-up at No. 12/10 Louisville … made a solo stop at Pitt … had three tackles in the overtime win at Connecticut … had two solo stops in the win over South Florida … had four solo tackles and a break-up at Penn State … had two tackles, including a TFL, against Maryland … had a solo tackle in the win over Villanova … wore jersey #7 this fall after wearing #27 for two seasons … lettered.
2011: Played in all 13 games with nine starts at corner … also played on the punt, punt return, and kickoff return units … had 28 tackles, two break-ups, and an interception on the season … had three tackles in the bowl win over Wyoming … had eight tackles, including seven solos and a TFL, in the win over Kent State … had three tackles in the win over Army … had three solo tackles, an interception, and a break-up in the win over Miami … returned the pick for 53 yards … had six tackles at Ohio … made two solo tackles in the shutout of Buffalo … had a solo stop and a break-up in the shutout of Ball State … returned to the starting line-up against Toledo … made a solo stop against the Rockets … had a solo tackle in the win at Maryland … made first collegiate start in the win over Villanova … lettered
2010: Played in 11 games … also played on the kickoff and punt return units … made a solo stop in the win at Buffalo … had a solo tackle in thee win over Bowling Green … made a solo stop in the win at Army … had a solo tackle in the win over Villanova in the season opener … lettered.
College: Redshirted at Hofstra during the 2009 season under coach Dave Cohen.
High School: Played wide receiver and defensive back for coach Lou Vesce at Port Richmond HS … All-New York City, All-Boro, and All-Staten Island honoree ... Staten Island Advance All-Star Team selection ... as a senior in 2008, had 33 receptions for 788 yards and nine touchdowns … defensively, had 47 tackles, three interceptions, and one touchdown … also had a punt return and a kickoff return for touchdowns ... helped Port Richmond to the 2008 PSAL championship with a perfect 13-0 record ... played in the 2008 Fugazzi Bowl … played on the New York City team in the Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge in June 2009 … also ran track … 2009 Staten Island Advance All-Star ... 2009 Staten Island MVP for indoor and outdoor track … 2009 Staten Island champion in the 55m, 100m, and 200m … 2009 PSAL Borough champion in the 55m, 300m, 100m, and 200m … 2009 state qualifier in the 200 meters … four-year Honor Roll student.
Personal: Zamel K. Johnson … born March 3, 1991, in Staten Island, N.Y. … nickname is Ziggy … parents are Tanya and Balign Johnson … has a younger brother-- Qaudir (20)-- and two sisters-- Genteel (16) and Sayyidah (13) … parents went to Delaware State where his father played cornerback and his mother ran track … cousin Cecil Shorts III is a wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars … received his bachelor’s degree in communications in May 2013 … pursuing a master’s degree in social work.
Graduated in May 2013 … will wear jersey #11 this fall after wearing #7 in 2012 … transferred to Temple after one year at Hofstra which discontinued its football program ... eligible to play for the Owls immediately.
2012: Played in all 11 games with nine starts at corner … also played on the kickoff and punt return units … finished the season with 23 tackles and four break-ups … had a solo tackle and a break-up against Syracuse … made two stops in the win at Army … had seven tackles and a break-up at No. 12/10 Louisville … made a solo stop at Pitt … had three tackles in the overtime win at Connecticut … had two solo stops in the win over South Florida … had four solo tackles and a break-up at Penn State … had two tackles, including a TFL, against Maryland … had a solo tackle in the win over Villanova … wore jersey #7 this fall after wearing #27 for two seasons … lettered.
2011: Played in all 13 games with nine starts at corner … also played on the punt, punt return, and kickoff return units … had 28 tackles, two break-ups, and an interception on the season … had three tackles in the bowl win over Wyoming … had eight tackles, including seven solos and a TFL, in the win over Kent State … had three tackles in the win over Army … had three solo tackles, an interception, and a break-up in the win over Miami … returned the pick for 53 yards … had six tackles at Ohio … made two solo tackles in the shutout of Buffalo … had a solo stop and a break-up in the shutout of Ball State … returned to the starting line-up against Toledo … made a solo stop against the Rockets … had a solo tackle in the win at Maryland … made first collegiate start in the win over Villanova … lettered
2010: Played in 11 games … also played on the kickoff and punt return units … made a solo stop in the win at Buffalo … had a solo tackle in thee win over Bowling Green … made a solo stop in the win at Army … had a solo tackle in the win over Villanova in the season opener … lettered.
College: Redshirted at Hofstra during the 2009 season under coach Dave Cohen.
High School: Played wide receiver and defensive back for coach Lou Vesce at Port Richmond HS … All-New York City, All-Boro, and All-Staten Island honoree ... Staten Island Advance All-Star Team selection ... as a senior in 2008, had 33 receptions for 788 yards and nine touchdowns … defensively, had 47 tackles, three interceptions, and one touchdown … also had a punt return and a kickoff return for touchdowns ... helped Port Richmond to the 2008 PSAL championship with a perfect 13-0 record ... played in the 2008 Fugazzi Bowl … played on the New York City team in the Outback Steakhouse Empire Challenge in June 2009 … also ran track … 2009 Staten Island Advance All-Star ... 2009 Staten Island MVP for indoor and outdoor track … 2009 Staten Island champion in the 55m, 100m, and 200m … 2009 PSAL Borough champion in the 55m, 300m, 100m, and 200m … 2009 state qualifier in the 200 meters … four-year Honor Roll student.
Personal: Zamel K. Johnson … born March 3, 1991, in Staten Island, N.Y. … nickname is Ziggy … parents are Tanya and Balign Johnson … has a younger brother-- Qaudir (20)-- and two sisters-- Genteel (16) and Sayyidah (13) … parents went to Delaware State where his father played cornerback and his mother ran track … cousin Cecil Shorts III is a wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars … received his bachelor’s degree in communications in May 2013 … pursuing a master’s degree in social work.
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