Year after year it seems like we’re talking about an excellent P4 prospect out of Blue Springs, Missouri. Representing the up-and-coming 2026 class, 6’4, 245 lb. EDGE Ronelle Johnson has had one of the best Early Summer Camp SZN showings of any athlete in the entire Midwest, coming into June with zero offers and currently sitting at four P4 scholarship offers from Big12 and B1G suitors. The Blue Springs High School product Johnson got the party started in Manhattan, Kansas, earning offer #1 from the fantastic Wildcats staff after his showing at their prospect camp. He followed it up the next week with a camp performance in Ames, Iowa that netted him an Iowa State offer, which led to a boatload of P4 recruiting graphics and camp invites. Two weeks later, johnson earned his third P4 offer from the Kansas Jayhawks, after showing up and showing out in Lawrence to go 3 for 3 on camp showings and offers. Purdue called him up at the end of last month to add his first B1G offer to the mix. Not a bad haul if I do say so myself.

Johnson is a strong kid who benches 320 pounds, squats 580 pounds (!), and can hang clean 275, and the strength shows up on tape, as Johnson is a powerful tackler who is hard to corral, handle, and block for offensive tackles and guards in the Show-Me State. A current 3-4 defensive end who puts his hand in the dirt, Johnson displays a good get-off, some twitch, closing speed, and good pursuit speed for his size who can run down ball carriers out to the edge or from the backside of the play. I like how he uses his hands to disengage from blocking attempts and has some pass rush moves in his repertoire, and I was impressed by his ability to tackle and change direction in space, especially for a 6’4, 245 lber. I’m very excited for Johnson’s junior tape, I think he’s going be quite a popular EDGE prospect this upcoming cycle.