Three-star recruit by Rivals.com, 247Sports.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com -- Rivals.com ranks him the 96th-best player in the state of Florida and the 99th-best wide receiver in the nation -- ESPN.com rates him the 84th-best prospect in Florida and 64th-best wide receiver in the nation -- Scout.com lists his strengths as elusiveness with catch, hands and concentration and running ability -- Jamie Newberg from Scout.com says, "Johnson is a wide receiver that has played as an outside guy and in the slot -- Johnson does a real nice job of catching the ball and getting up field. Johnson has good speed but better quickness. As a pass catcher he looks natural and it seems to come easy for him. He shows he can be explosive and get behind a secondary== First-team all-state as a senior by the Associated Press -- Ended senior season with 49 receptions for 1,187 yards and 19 touchdowns -- Great sophomore season with 58 receptions for 1,014 yards and 11 touchdowns and followed that with 49 receptions his junior season for 685 yards and seven touchdowns -- Also rushed some in high school with nearly 500 yards rushing and seven rushing touchdowns -- Helped lead his team to the regional quarterfinals in the 8A Florida state playoffs ? Named all-area his senior year by the Orlando Sentinel ? Coached by Bob Head -- Picked Kentucky after offers from Arizona, Boston College, Florida, Georgia Tech, Iowa State, Northwestern, South Florida and Vanderbilt.
Coach Stoops says: "Garrett is versatile, can play any of our wide receiver spots ? inside or outside. He also has very good speed and plays strong."
As Seen on University of Kentucky Official Website
2013 --
1st Team All-State