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High School Honors: A two-year letterwinner in football at Fairport HS...also played baseball and basketball...rated New York's No. 19 prospect by SuperPrep...named to the All-Greater Rochester team as a senior...honorable mention All-American...named to Golden 50 team of New York...recorded 21 sacks for his career, including 11 as a senior...named Most Valuable Defensive Player for sectional and state championship games in 1997...team won state title his junior year...played on offense, catching 20 passes for 227 yards...played in the New York-New Jersey Governor's Cup All-Star game and the Eddie Meath All-Star game in 1999. At Delaware: 2003: One of the most accomplished transfers in University of Delaware football history...will be eligible immediately per NCAA transfer rules and will have one season to play at Delaware...outstanding talent who transferred from Duke University early in the summer following a three-year career...has the chance to be a dominant force at defensive end at the NCAA I-AA level...adds much-needed talent and depth to defensive front...was recognized by Lindys' Pre-Season Football Magazine as the national I-AA Newcomer of the Year...begins season as No. 2 on depth chart behind Dominic Santoli but is expected to battle for starting spot. At Duke University: Four-year team member and three-year standout for the Blue Devils...earned outstanding individual honors despite his team's struggles (2-32 over three seasons)...played in 34 career games with 20 starts...finished career with 127 tackles, 28.5 tackles for loss, and 15 sacks...ranks ninth on Duke's career charts in tackles for loss and is fourth all-time in sacks...two-time Academic All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection...2002: Earned first team All-ACC honors at defensive end after leading the league with 12 sacks and 19.5 tackles for loss...was Duke's only first team All-ACC selection...third on team with 73 tackles...played in 12 games with nine starts...earned second team Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-American honors...recorded career-high 10 tackles against both Northwestern and Florida State...had three sacks vs. Clemson and two each vs. Louisville, Florida State, and North Carolina...2001: Played in 11 games with five starts...tied for 14th on the team with 31 tackles...also had five tackles for loss and two sacks...had season-high nine tackles, including one for loss, vs. Georgia Tech...named to ACC All-Academic team...2000: Played in 11 games with six starts...posted 23 tackles to rank 11th on squad and added four tackles for loss and one sack...started final six games of the season...had season-best five tackles vs. North Carolina State...1999: Did not see game action. Personal: Shawn Johnson...born March 21, 1980...son of Robert and Judith Johnson...earned degree in biological anthropology and anatomy from Duke this past spring...will enroll in graduate school at Delaware...younger brother, Travis, plays tight end at NCAA I-AA Fordham University.
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