Ohio State Overview: Orhian Johnson is a lengthy and physical who is experienced with 49 games played as a Buckeye, including action in all 38 Ohio State games the past three years ... a member of the program for five seasons, Orhian is a four-year letterwinner who has 23 starts to his credit ... his 131 career tackles included 76 solo stops ... he also had six interceptions and 11 pass break-ups for 17 total passes defended as a Buckeye ... in 2012 Orhian started eight times for the undefeated Buckeyes and had 39 tackles, two interceptions and seven pass break-ups ... his interceptions were both huge: in the fourth quarter vs. Central Florida and vs. Nebraska ... in 2011 he recorded 32 tackles and three interceptions (vs. Nebraska, Purdue and Penn State, respectively) ... he tied with Bradley Roby for the team lead in interceptions ... he had a career-high nine tackles in the win over Toledo ... made six tackles against Michigan despite being hobbled by an ankle sprain and leaving the game on multiple occasions, returning to the fray each time ... he recorded 50 tackles and started the final 11 games of the season in 2010 ... in on eight stops vs. both Wisconsin and Penn State in '10, and had an interception vs. Purdue and a forced fumble vs. Michigan ... played in 11 games as a freshman in 2009 to earn the first of his four Varsity O letters.
More on Orhian: Honored in 2009 as an Academic all-Big Ten performer, Orhian is majoring in sport and leisure studies ... played safety and quarterback at Boca Ciega H.S., throwing for 1,100 yards and 15 touchdowns to help the Praties to the district championship as a senior ... named to the Class 4A Florida all-state team and all-Pinellas County ... a U.S. Army All-American Bowl honoree ... played basketball as a prepster and was on the honor roll ... Orhian is the son of Gay and Oscar Johnson.
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