Johnathan Nance

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Perkinston, Miss.
High School:
Gulfport

Comes to Mizzou as a graduate transfer from Arkansas and will have one year of eligibility remaining … Did not play in 2018 … In 2017, played 11 games with six starts during his junior season at Arkansas … Led the team in receptions (37), receiving yards (539) and receiving touchdowns (five) … Rushed five times for 62 yards, including a season-long 40-yard run … Longest reception was 54 yards … Had touchdown receptions of 49, 44, 34 and 31 yards … Average length of his five touchdowns was a stunning 32.2 yards … Had a catch in all 11 games and at least five receptions twice … Led the team in 20-plus yard catches (nine) … Tied for 10^th in the SEC in receptions of 40 or more yards (4) … Converted 19 receptions into first downs … Led the team in receiving yards in four games … Posted two 100-yard receiving games … Five receiving touchdowns came in a four-game span from No. 23 TCU (Sept. 9) through South Carolina … Had one multi-touchdown reception game … Became the first Razorback with five TD receptions after the first five games of a season since Jarius Wright in 2011 (five) … Played football at Gulfport (Miss.) High School where he was teammates with current Mizzou WR Richaud Floyd … In high school, he was a Sun Herald All-South Mississippi Football Team honoree and also played in the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Classic … Named first-team All-Area and first-team All-Region as a junior and senior, while earning second-team All-State accolades as a senior … Two-time All-Region 4-6A selection … Totaled 63 receptions for 743 yards and six touchdowns as a senior … Over 30 games at Gulfport High School, he scored 16 touchdowns, including 14 through the air, while totaling over 1,500 yards receiving … Recorded 60 tackles, including six tackles for loss and a pair of interceptions … Boomed a 55-yard punt with under two minutes to play after starting punter got hurt … Signed with Southern Mississippi out of high school and enrolled early in January of 2015 before transferring to Mississippi Gulf Coast … Primary recruiter: A.J. Ofodile … Chose Mizzou over offers from Auburn, Mississippi State and North Carolina.