Thomas Johnson '21 Recruiting Profile

Athletics is an important part of my life. I love to compete, and I am one of a handful of three-sport athletes at Redwood High School, a school with over 2,000 students where most students play one sport year-round. It's fair to describe me as athletic but I am average sized and not necessarily the fastest, or the strongest, but I am one of the most determined, and that determination has helped me become one the best athletes at Redwood. I hope to use that determination to play football at the next level. I know I can make an impact on a team and I hope someone gives me the opportunity. 

I have been recognized with multiple awards by my coaches and teammates for my determination.  My Freshman year I was awarded the “Work-Horse Award”  recognizing me as the most dedicated, hardest working football player in the program.  That same year I was  awarded the “Beast-Mode Award”, a Redwood basketball team award combining offensive team MVP with work ethic and leadership. My sophomore year I won consecutive team MVP awards in both football and basketball and my Junior year I was honored with a North Coast Section Scholar Athlete Award. I was particularly proud of the Scholar Athlete Award as I spend over seven hundred hours a year with official athletic practices and games and the classes I take require an equal amount of time and effort.  

My determination has emanated from the values instilled in me by my parents, but I have also learned a lot about the value of determination by watching and listening to my classmates and teammates. I have come to understand that determination is an evolving trait, one that can be improved upon, and on that can be applied to all aspects of life