A 2010 graduate of Wofford, Trey Johnson returned to campus in January 2018 as the offensive line coach and spent four seasons working with that group.
In the 2021 fall season, the offensive line was seventh in the nation in fewest sacks allowed (0.91) and was second in the SoCon in that category. They blocked for a rushing offense that was 13th in the nation with 208.6 yards per game. Following the season, Zak Kurz was named second team All-Southern Conference. In the 2021 spring season, he rebuilt the offensive line with five new starters. The unit led the Southern Conference in fewest sacks allowed on the season (1.40 per game) and led a rushing offense that was fifth in the nation at 232.8 yards per game.
During the 2019 season, the offensive line ranked first in the nation in fewest sacks allowed (0.33 per game) and paved the way for the rushing offense to average 305.8 yards per game which was third in the nation. Center Blake Jeresaty was the recipient of the Southern Conference Jacobs Blocking Trophy, along with multiple All-America honors. Jeresaty was one of four linemen to earn All-Southern Conference honors, joining Justus Basinger, Josh Burger and Michael Ralph. The team secured the third straight Southern Conference Championship and played in the NCAA FCS Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
In his first season on the staff, the rushing offense was ranked first in the Southern Conference and fifth in the nation at 311.7 yards per game. The offensive line allowed only nine sacks on the season (0.69 per game) to ranked fifth nationally. Four members of the offensive line earned All-Southern Conference honors, with Justus Basinger and Michael Ralph being named first team and Blake Jeresaty and Josh Burger picking up second team honors. Basinger was also named a third team All-American. Overall the team was 9-4 overall and won the Southern Conference Championship. In the NCAA FCS Playoffs, the team advanced to the second round.
He spent the 2017 season as the tight ends coach at Eastern New Mexico. The team was 8-2 overall and averaged 32.4 points per game and 442 total yards per game. He was responsible for teaching veer, gap and base blocking schemes. In addition to assisting with the offensive line he was the assistant special teams coach working with kickoff return and punt coverage.
Prior to Eastern New Mexico, Johnson was the offensive line coach at Thomasville High School in 2016. He also spent two seasons at Mount Airy High School, with one season working with the offensive line and one season with the defensive line.
At Wofford, Johnson was a three-year starter at center and was a member of the 2007 and 2010 Southern Conference Champion teams. He also went to the NCAA Playoffs with the Terriers in 2007, 2008 and 2010. He led the team in knockdown blocks in 2008 with 133 and was second in 2010 with 101.
After redshirting as a freshman, in 2007 he played in nine games on the offensive line and on special teams. He was the starting center for all twelve games in 2008, leading the team in knockdown blocks on the season with 133. He was part of an offensive line that allowed only five sacks all season. In 2009 he started eight of eleven games played at center with 72 knockdown blocks. During the 2010 season he was the starting center for eleven games and recorded 101 knockdown blocks. He was named to the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll and Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team four times.
Following graduation from Wofford with a degree in history and government, he earned his Juris Doctor in 2014 from the Charleston School of Law.
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A 2006 graduate of Mt. Airy High, Johnson helped Mt. Airy to the Northwest I-A conference championship in 2005 with an 11-2 record. He was a three-year starter who helped the Bears to a 30-9 record over that span, while earning all-conference honors on both the offensive and defensive line as a junior and senior. Johnson also lettered in baseball as a pitcher and infielder.
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