Weber State University Athletics
Hall of Fame
Taron Johnson
- Induction:
- 2025
- Class:
- 2017
Taron Johnson had just one offer to play Division I college football out of high school in Sacramento. He turned that one offer into a Hall of Fame career at Weber State and has gone on to great success in the NFL.
He has been selected to the Weber State Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
Weber State was the only school to offer Johnson under new head coach Jay Hill. He turned that into a four-year career with the Wildcats from 2014-17, where he became a Big Sky MVP, an All-American, and helped the ‘Cats to a Big Sky Championship.
He earned All-Big Sky honors three times in his career and was named the Big Sky Conference Defensive MVP in 2017, just the fourth player from Weber State to ever earn the award, and the first in 13 years.
He earned honorable mention All-Big Sky honors as a sophomore in 2015, then followed that up with second team honors in 2016, as he helped the Wildcats to their first FCS Playoff appearance in eight years.
As a senior in 2017, he was a team captain and led Weber State to a Big Sky Championship, a school record 11 wins, a top-10 national ranking, and two FCS Playoff wins. In addition to being named Big Sky Defensive MVP that season, Johnson was also a consensus first-team All-American. He had three interceptions, nine pass breakups, and 49 tackles on the season as the Wildcats posted a 7-1 conference record and defeated Western Illinois and Southern Utah in the FCS Playoffs, before a narrow loss at No. 1 James Madison.
Johnson still ranks as the all-time leader in pass breakups with 42. He played in 47 career games with the Wildcats and had six career interceptions.
In April 2018, he became the first Wildcat to be drafted in the NFL in eight years as he was selected in the fourth round by the Buffalo Bills.
As he enters his eighth season with the Bills in 2025, Johnson has played in 100 career games. He earned All-Pro honors in 2023 and was named to the Pro Bowl that season.
In eight years in the NFL, he has six interceptions, including two he has returned for touchdowns. He also has 44 pass deflections, eight forced fumbles, and 515 tackles, with 22 tackles for loss.
He also had a 101-yard interception return for a touchdown in a playoff game in 2020.
He has been selected to the Weber State Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
Weber State was the only school to offer Johnson under new head coach Jay Hill. He turned that into a four-year career with the Wildcats from 2014-17, where he became a Big Sky MVP, an All-American, and helped the ‘Cats to a Big Sky Championship.
He earned All-Big Sky honors three times in his career and was named the Big Sky Conference Defensive MVP in 2017, just the fourth player from Weber State to ever earn the award, and the first in 13 years.
He earned honorable mention All-Big Sky honors as a sophomore in 2015, then followed that up with second team honors in 2016, as he helped the Wildcats to their first FCS Playoff appearance in eight years.
As a senior in 2017, he was a team captain and led Weber State to a Big Sky Championship, a school record 11 wins, a top-10 national ranking, and two FCS Playoff wins. In addition to being named Big Sky Defensive MVP that season, Johnson was also a consensus first-team All-American. He had three interceptions, nine pass breakups, and 49 tackles on the season as the Wildcats posted a 7-1 conference record and defeated Western Illinois and Southern Utah in the FCS Playoffs, before a narrow loss at No. 1 James Madison.
Johnson still ranks as the all-time leader in pass breakups with 42. He played in 47 career games with the Wildcats and had six career interceptions.
In April 2018, he became the first Wildcat to be drafted in the NFL in eight years as he was selected in the fourth round by the Buffalo Bills.
As he enters his eighth season with the Bills in 2025, Johnson has played in 100 career games. He earned All-Pro honors in 2023 and was named to the Pro Bowl that season.
In eight years in the NFL, he has six interceptions, including two he has returned for touchdowns. He also has 44 pass deflections, eight forced fumbles, and 515 tackles, with 22 tackles for loss.
He also had a 101-yard interception return for a touchdown in a playoff game in 2020.
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