RJ Johnson Jr.

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-10
Weight:
185
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Franklin, N.C
High School:
Kerr-Vance Academy

Prior to Richmond (at Rutgers):
2025 (Senior)

Was 3-for-8 in Big Ten Tournament with an RBI and a pair of runs (5/20-21)
Collected three hits with an RBI and two runs scored in Big Ten Tournament (5/20-21)
Hit first homer of the season at Maryland, driving in a pair with three runs scored in series (5/15-17)
Went 4-for-9 in sweep of Illinois with five runs scored (5/2-3)
Went 2-for-5 in win at UConn with two doubles, four RBIs and two runs scored (4/29)
2-for-4 with a season-high three runs scored in win over Hofstra (4/1)
2-for-4 with a double and two steals at Penn (3/11), walked twice and scored twice against Wagner (3/12)
Picked up an RBI double against Coastal Carolina (3/1) and went 1-for-2 with an RBI and two walks against Delaware (3/4)
4-for-10 at Grand Canyon with a triple and three runs scored (2/21-23)
Went 3-for-7 against Kennesaw State, including 3-for-4 in the finale with a double, RBI and run scored (2/14-15)

2024 (Junior)
Missed final 18 games with injury ... hit game-tying two-run home run in game one win over Michigan State (3/29) ... 2-for-5 with a stolen base in win over NJIT (3/26) ... was 4-for-8 in series win over UConn, driving in three runs, scoring twice and walking six times (3/22-24) ... 5-for-16 with six RBIs, five runs, two doubles and a triple in sweep at Delaware (3/15-17) ... was 5-for-10 at Charleston Southern with four runs scored, three RBIs and two doubles (3/2-3) ... went 3-for-6 with two runs, two RBIs and a pair of stolen bases in win at St. Joe's (2/28) ... 3-for-11 with six runs scored and game-winning solo home run on Saturday in series win at Old Dominion (2/23-25) ... 5-for-13 in sweep at Winthrop, driving in three runs and scoring three more (2/16-18).

2023 (Sophomore, at Gulf Coast State)
Named First Team All-Panhandle for Gulf Coast State in Panama City, Florida ... slashed .343/.471/.517 ... led team with 61 hits and 55 runs scored ... had six home runs, nine doubles and two triples ... drove in 36 runs ... walked 34 times to just 27 strikeouts ... stole 16 bases with just one caught stealing.

2022 (Freshman, at Appalachian State)
Played in 45 games, making 33 starts as a true freshman for the Mountaineers in 2022 … had 20 hits and 20 RBIs, collecting four multi-hit games and two games with three hits.

Prep
Ranked No. 19 overall prospect in North Carolina and No. 1 outfielder by Perfect Game ... ranked No. 36 overall prospect in North Carolina and No. 7 outfielder by Prep Baseball Report ... hit .512 as a senior at Kerr-Vance Academy, adding four home runs, 17 RBIs, 29 runs scored and 35 stolen bases ... named First Team All-State in 2021 by HighSchoolOT ... 2021 Baseball Player of the Year by Tar River Preps ... helped Kerr-Vance Academy win state title ... also played basketball at Kerr-Vance Academy ... National Honor Society student.

Personal
Son of Reggie and Ebony Johnson ... has one brother, Evan Johnson, and one sister, Jasmine Baskett