Ellis Johnson Jr. - Graduate Assistant - Staff Directory - Murray State University Athletics

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Ellis Johnson Jr.

Ellis Johnson Jr.

Title:
Graduate Assistant

At Murray State:

Is in his second season as grad assistant in the 2025 season.

Before MSU:

Worked in recruiting at South Carolina in Spring of 2023.
Student Assistant for Tight Ends coach Jody Wright at South Carolina in 2022.

Personal:

Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
Graduated from Ben Lippen High School in Columbia, South Carolina.
Brother, Charlie Johnson and sister, Sandra Elliott Johnson.
Mother, Caroline Johnson.
Father, Ellis Johnson, former defensive coordinator for SEC schools Auburn, South Carolina, Alabama, and Miss State.

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