Julius Johnson
Julius Johnson
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Michael Huntley | Prep Redzone Scout
Long Beach Poly athlete JuJu Johnson announced his commitment to UCLA on Wednesday.
He missed all of his junior season with a leg injury but was a top performer on the camp circuit after his sophomore season.
Johnson also had offers from Miami, Oklahoma and Alabama among others. He runs a 10.34 in the 100 meters and is one of 12 players from California in UCLA’s 2027 recruiting class.
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Read EvaluationJordan Reyes | Prep Redzone Scout
Johnson climbs 13 spots into #2 overall. Elite natural coverage ability and instincts. Excellent all around game speed showing lateral agility, transitional speed, and recovery acceleration to close space. He’s a ball hawk that attack the ball in the air with high level tracking and timing at the catch point. His anticipation allows him to make early breaks and get in position to make game breaking plays. Has the wide skillset to play any position in the secondary at the major D1 level. Holds 18 D1 offers and has PR’s of 10.5 in the 100m and 21.25 in the 200m.
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Read EvaluationMichael Huntley | Prep Redzone Scout
Long Beach Poly athlete JuJu Johnson was offered by Tennessee and UCLA in the past week.
Johnson visited UCLA last weekend and was offered on the spot. He also has offers from USC, Penn State and Georgia among others.
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Read EvaluationJordan Reyes | Prep Redzone Scout
Outstanding secondary defender that can play multiple positions effectively. Elite level cover guy that is a ball hawk and holds the speed, lateral quickness, and footwork to cover all areas of the field. Great instincts and anticipation skills to react and trigger to the ball. Can cover ground quickly with his change of direction and transitional speed to close space. Advanced ability to play the ball at the catch point, shows strong hands and high-level ball judgement skills to track/adjust. Dual-sport athlete that was on the 4×100 relay team at Long Beach Poly that was the runner up in the state final. Has picked up seven offers to date but his versatility and upside will result in a skyrocketing recruiting stock.
7 Offers: Cal, Colorado State, Penn State, Arkansas, Oregon, Utah
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Read EvaluationPaul Gregorian | Prep Redzone Scout
Johnson can play both corner and safety, and is a true middle of the field cover guy with elite ball skills, range and speed to shut down the entire back half of the field. A no brainer national recruit by the time it’s all said and done, he holds one offer from Cal, and that should soon change. In the open field, he plays with tremendous anticipation of the ball, baits quarterbacks into bad decisions before breaking on the ball and is a high IQ kid in zone coverage. In the run game, he sniffs out plays from the third level, can set the edge and even drop down in the box and slow play counters/tosses on the outside and make one on one open field tackles against bigger backs. His overall athleticism, instincts and elite ball skills/closing speed make him a very intriguing prospect with a very high floor.
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