Field Gulls · Jul 31, 2018
Seahawks position battles: Marcus Johnson came to play
It would have been hard to justify drafting Marcus Johnson last year, and no team did. After three seasons at the University of Texas, the wide receiver had caught just 61 passes for 793 yards and four touchdowns. His career-high came in his first season, as a sophomore, gaining 350 yards with quarterbacks Case McCoy and David Ash.
The next year he had a new quarterback (we’ll get to him in a second) and a new head coach in Charlie Strong. Johnson’s production dipped to 313 yards despite playing in four more games than he did the previous year. As a senior he played in just six games, gaining 130 yards with one touchdown.
