WVU Football Recruiting
WVU Football Staff Keeping Tabs on Popular 2026 4-Star Florida DL

Earlier in the week, the WVU football staff made their interest in a top defensive lineman known by sending an offer to James “JJ” Johnson.
Even though he already had a West Virginia offer from Neal Brown’s staff, the 2026 four-star defensive tackle revealed he was re-offered by the Mountaineers. Johnson’s first WVU offer came back in September.
Blessed to say West Virginia Re-Offered(New staff) @coach_willgreen @CoachPasquale @ChadSimmons_ @Andrew_Ivins @JohnGarcia_Jr @DemetricDWarren pic.twitter.com/m5HW1hjqnb
— James โJJโ Johnson 4โญ๏ธ (@JamesJohnson_52) January 28, 2025
A product of the prestigious North Fort Meyers High School, Johnson is attracting attention from schools all across the country. The 6-foot-4, 280-pound Johnson was also recently offered by Nebraska, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Western Kentucky.
Johnson is a consensus four-star prospects and ranked among the top 30 players in Florida. Overall, he has offers from big brands like Auburn, Colorado, Florida, Florida State, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisville, LSU, Miami (FL), Michigan State, Missouri, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Penn State, SMU, South Carolina, Syracuse, Texas, UCF, USC and Wisconsin. He also has offers from smaller schools like FAU, FIU, Toledo, UMass and USF.
Johnson spent time with coaches from Colorado and UCF this week.
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