Marcellus Johnson

Offensive Tackle, Dallas Cowboys · #79.

Player facts

Team: Dallas Cowboys
Position: Offensive Tackle
Number: 79
Born: Apr 1, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Normal, IL, USA
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 307 lbs
College: Missouri
Experience: 1 season
Status: Practice Squad

About

Marcellus Morris Johnson (born April 1, 2000) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Michigan Eagles and Missouri Tigers. Johnson also played for the New York Giants.

From Wikipedia’s article on Marcellus Johnson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Johnson was born on April 1, 2000, and grew up in Normal, Illinois. He attended Normal Community High School where, as a senior, he was a unanimous Big 12 Conference selection. A two-star recruit, he committed to play college football for the Eastern Michigan Eagles.

College career

Johnson played for the Eastern Michigan Eagles of Eastern Michigan University from 2018 to 2022 and the Missouri Tigers of the University of Missouri for 2023 as a graduate student. While at Eastern Michigan he was named to Academic All-MAC three times from 2019 to 2021. In 2023, Johnson was named to the Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll while playing for Missouri.

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