’27 Athlete from Hazard High (Bulldogs) among the best in his graduating class
We have been following this kid since he was in middle school. Gavin Johnson will be entering his junior campaign in just a few days and he remains singular among the athletes in his graduating class. Johnson is a 200-pound brick crap-house who boasts a standing vertical of between 43-45 inches with an over 300-pound bench, a four (4) plates plus squat, and a power clean approaching his bench press. We haven’t even mentioned his 3.5-GPA. This kid may be headed to law school to join dad’s office in just a few years.
HB Lyon, Scouting Director, “KPGFootball”
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Friday Night Fletch, “KPGFootball”
Hazard, KY: Gavin Johnson is a freak. We don’t know what else to call it.
How can a kid, weighing between 190 and 200-pounds, who is 6’0″ to 6’1,” able to jump vertically 43-plus inches off the ground? I mean, who does that?
We talked with his dad, Kevin. The elder Johnson, the one who practices law in Hazard, tells KPGFootball Gavin will be eclipsing 45-inches on the vertical before too much longer. That is crazy.
Besides all of the above, Johnson carries a 3.5 GPA. File this one under the category of “are you freaking kidding me?”
Now, if you look at the kid in the photograph we have provided of him, there are certain things which become obvious. First of all, the kid has plenty of length.
Johnson’s 43-plus standing vertical relates to a much faster 40-yard dash than his listed 4.58-second time…
Friday Night Fletch
Johnson had a special sophomore season on a team which won eight (8) games, were runner-up in its region, and boasts three huge, game changing transfers from 4A to go along with most of last year’s components returning. If you are slow on the uptake, this means the Bulldogs should be in the championship race all year with a real shot at going to Lexington, KY in December.
Johnson caught 85-passes in ’24 for 1,069 yards receiving and 13-TDs. Johnson scored another pair rushing and housed a kickoff to be the team’s leading scorer as a sophomore.
Johnson played defense in ’24. Johnson had 55-tackles, a pair of INTs, a FF and a FR. Yessir, that is three-phase utility, a trait critically important at the 1A classification among star players.
Johnson has a really good frame for where he slots collegiately. Johnson has been listed at both 6’0,” to 6’1.” Johnson has been listed from 190 to 200-pounds. Johnson has a 43-45-inch vertical meaning has to run in the 4.4s if not the low 4.4s, no matter what he lists as his 40-time (4.58-seconds).
Johnson has really good length as his arms and legs are both gangly compared to him being both high-waisted and short trunked. With his vertical explosion and limb length, this is a kid who plays considerably taller than he measures.
Johnson has really special weight room numbers, particularly for his position. How many WRs do you suppose bench press over 300-pounds, squat over four (4) plates, and power clean over 270-pounds. Yeah, get on up there and jam this WR at the line, Bubba!
Johnson plays a plethora of sports for the bulldogs in addition to football. That is the type of versatile, athletic skill-set which makes college scouts drool.
Johnson will have a monster year upcoming and so will his Hazard Bulldogs. The year after that may be a “Mr. Football” candidacy.
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This is Friday Night Fletch, reporting for KPGFootball and KPI Newspaper Group, reminding you to PLAY THROUGH THE WHISTLE!
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