BYU is a Finalist for Arizona Prospect Plas Johnson

Plas Johnson included BYU in his top three

On Sunday, Arizona three-star prospect Plas Johnson named three finalists in his recruitment and BYU made the cut alongside Kansas State and Arizona State. Johnson, who is listed at 6'1, had double-digit offers and turned down the likes of Washington, Washington State, Arizona, Oregon State, San Diego State, and UNLV among others. We caught up with Johnson to discuss his visit plans and recruitment.

🤷🏾‍♂️Where we at??

Extremely Blessed and Thankful for Every Single coach that had recruited and gave me the opportunity to play for them and for the sport I Love. pic.twitter.com/XgP0herKKJ

— Pla$ Johnson (@PlasJohnson21) June 18, 2023

Johnson plays wide receiver and defensive back for Chaparral High School, and he also returns kicks. Johnson tells Cougs Daily that all three finalists want him to play cornerback, but BYU and Arizona State will give him looks at wide receiver as well.

Johnson is coming off an official visit to Arizona State and he has an official visit to Kansas State on the calendar for next weekend. He has not made it to Provo yet. "I'm gonna try and get out there [to BYU], but we've got a quiet period coming up after this month." During recruiting dead periods, recruits are not permitted to visit college campuses for either official or unofficial visits. The upcoming dead period starts June 27th and will go through July 24th. Getting creative and coordinating a visit will be critical if BYU wants to land an eventual commitment. For now, nothing is on the schedule. Johnson will make his college decision before the first home game of his Senior season.

BYU defensive coordinator Jay Hill was the member of BYU's staff that extended Johnson the scholarship offer. He has also been recruited by Kelly Poppinga. Prior to receiving a BYU offer, Johnson new relatively little about the BYU football program. "I knew it was a good program. The fanbase was one of the top fanbases from what I've seen. Besides that I didn't know a whole lot."

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So how did BYU go from a relative unknown to making his thin list of finalists? "I just really think overall it's a great program," Johnson said. "I like the coaches a lot. They seem to have a lot of experience...[they're] coaches I could trust."

Johnson has all the physical tools to be a very good player at the Power Five level, whether he ends up on offense or defense. He is a fluid athlete that's dangerous with the ball in his hands. He has the ability to go up and catch the ball in traffic, a skill that serves him well on both sides of the ball.

As the lone finalist without an official visit on the calendar, BYU has some ground to make up in his recruitment. If BYU can get Johnson on campus, close the gap, and land a commitment, he would be a great addition to the 2024 recruiting class with the potential to be a multi-year starter in Provo.

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