Northwestern State University of Louisana

A four-year letterwinner and two-year starter as a center for the Demons, Johnson transitioned to coaching as a student and graduate assistant coach, then moved into a fulltime post as a Demon assistant coach in 1982-84 … launched an ongoing coaching career of more than four decades, including the last two seasons with the Los Angeles Rams (2017-18) as a defensive line coach after an eight-year stint in New Orleans, which set numerous records and won a Super Bowl in Johnson’s first season …also coached in Denver and Atlanta, which made an NFC Championship Game … Johnson was on the 1987 Miami Hurricanes coaching staff for a national championship team and also coached at Texas A&M and Arkansas, along with McNeese and Louisiana Tech … coached Rams’ Aaron Donald to 2017 AP Defensive Player of Year and has had multiple Pro Bowlers.