Could Southern start using All-SWAC cornerback Danny Johnson on offense? 'Hopefully soon'

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern senior cornerback Danny Johnson has touched the ball nine times with an opportunity to run this season, and twice he finished the play celebrating a touchdown.

In four punt returns, four kick returns and one interception return, Johnson has accumulated 294 yards.

Could that play-making ability work on the offensive side of the ball? Southern offensive coordinator Chennis Berry broke into a knowing smile.

“We’ll see,” Berry said. “We’ll see.”

When informed that coach Dawson Odums already said that Southern has been thinking about more ways to put the ball in Johnson’s hands, the smile stayed on Berry’s face and he didn’t let up.

“We’ll see,” Berry said. “We’ll see.”

The only question, it appears, is how soon we’ll see Johnson lining up on the offensive side of the ball.

“Hopefully soon,” Johnson said when asked when he may play on offense. “I just want to make plays for the team at the end of the day. Whatever we can do to get in a winning position, I’ll do it.”



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