2026 Football Roster
Johnnie Brown III
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 315
- Position:
- OL
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Lilburn, Ga.
- High School:
- Parkview
- Prev School:
- Georgia Southern
2025: Started all 13 games … Saw action on 872 plays (828 offense, 44 special teams) … A third-team All-Sun Belt Conference selection … Also named to PFSN’s third-team all-conference squad … A third-team All-Sun Belt choice by Phil Steele … Made his first collegiate start at Fresno State, playing all 51 offensive snaps … Started at right tackle, but had to move to left tackle after an injury at USC … Played 70 offensive snaps total … Started at left tackle in the win over Jax State, playing 62 offensive snaps … Played 68 total snaps in the win over Maine … Selected to wear the #0 jersey for the game … Was in for 47 total snaps at James Madison … Played 79 offensive snaps against Southern Miss … Played 73 offensive snaps in the win over Georgia State … Was in for 69 offensive snaps at Arkansas State … Played 76 offensive snaps in the win at App State … Was in for 79 offensive snaps in the win over Coastal Carolina … Played 23 snaps against Old Dominion … Was in for 82 offensive snaps in the win at Marshall … Played 59 offensive snaps in the Birmingham Bowl win over App State.
2024: Played in all 13 games … Saw action on 93 plays (35 offense, 58 special teams) … Played three snaps on offense and six on special teams against Boise State … Was in for five total snaps in the win at Nevada and 14 total snaps against South Carolina State … Played three snaps on special teams at Ole Miss … Played two snaps on offense and six on special teams in the win at Georgia State … Played seven snaps on offense and two more on special teams in the win over Marshall … Was in for six total snaps in the win over James Madison … Played four snaps on special teams at Old Dominion … Played nine total snaps in the win at South Alabama … Was in for seven total snaps against Troy … Played 11 total snaps in the win at Coastal Carolina and four in the win over App State … Played four snaps on special teams against Sam Houston in the New Orleans Bowl … Made the Dean’s List in the fall for posting a GPA higher than 3.50 … Awarded the Tay McKibbins Memorial Walk-On Scholarship in April … Named to the 2024-25 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for maintaining a 3.00-3.49 GPA.
2023: Did not play in any games for the Eagles.
2022: Redshirted while on the University of Miami football team … Entered the NCAA Transfer Portal in January … Enrolled at Georgia Southern in the summer.
High School: Played for Coach Eric Godfree at Parkview High … A two-time all-state selection who started all four years … Graded 86 percent and didn’t allow a sack his senior season, in addition to posting 75 knockdown blocks … Was a first-team all-county selection by the Daily Post and the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett.
PERSONAL: Born Johnnie Lee Brown III on January 30 … Son of Keesha Brown.
