Camron "Cam" Blais Johnson (born April 12, 1999) is an

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wide receiver from

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who currently plays for the

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in the

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. He previously played for the

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in the

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and the

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in the

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Early life

At the age of 12, Johnson and AAU basketball teammates Gavin Schoenwald and

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made the decision to play high school basketball together and chose to enroll in 7th grade at

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in Tennessee. Schoenwald would become a teammate of Johnson's at Vanderbilt, while Garland played hoops at Vanderbilt before becoming the 5th overall pick in the

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for the

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High school career

At Brentwood, Johnson was a four-time all-state, four-time all-region and three-time state champion in football. He lettered in football, basketball and track, and won a combined 13 state titles. As a football recruit, he was a consensus four-star prospect and ESPN Top 300 prospect.

College career

Johnson signed a letter of intent to play at Vanderbilt on December 20, 2017, and officially enrolled in June 2018. In 2018, Johnson saw action in 4 games as a true freshman before suffering a season-ending lower leg injury while blocking in a game against

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. Johnson started 9 games in 2019 as a redshirt freshman, and led Commodore receivers in touchdowns. Johnson was named pre-season All-SEC third team in 2021 by

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. On January 18, 2023, Johnson announced on Twitter that he had signed with Northwestern University football via the transfer portal.

References

External links

Vanderbilt Commodores bio

Arizona State Sun Devils bio
1999 births Living people People from Madisonville, Kentucky Players of American football from Kentucky American football wide receivers Vanderbilt Commodores football players Arizona State Sun Devils football players Northwestern Wildcats football players {{widereceiver-1990s-stub