Johnathan Durham

Position:
Defensive Back
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Aledo, Texas
High School:
Aledo

CAREER: A tough defensive back who played through injuries throughout his entire career... Saw action in 27 career games with eight starts.

2019: Played in nine games, including a start at nickelback in K-State’s upset win over No. 5 Oklahoma, a game in which he had a season-high four tackles... Also had four stops and a pass breakup against TCU.

2018: Played in nine games with six starts, including each of the final four at cornerback... Finished the year with 13 tackles, an interception and a pass breakup... Recorded his first-career interception at West Virginia, while his pass breakup was at Baylor... Had a season-high three tackles at TCU and against Teas Tech.

2017: Played in seven games, which included his first-career start in the regular-season finale against Iowa State when he lined up at cornerback... Recorded 12 tackles on the year with a career-high five against Central Arkansas and four more at Texas... Registered his first-career pass breakup against Iowa State.

2016: Played in the Florida Atlantic and Oklahoma State games.

2015: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: A two-year letterwinner at Aledo under head coaches Tim Buchanan and Steve Wood... Helped lead the Bearcats to back-to-back state championships, claiming the Texas 4A D2 title as a junior with a 16-0 record and a Texas 5A D1 title as a senior with a 15-1 mark... Earned first team all-state honors from the Texas Associated Press Sports Editors as well as All-District 8-5A accolades as a senior... Also a first-team member on the Class 5A Padilla Poll Coaches all-state team... Tallied 31 tackles, five interceptions and 15 pass deflections in 2014... Earned honorable mention all-state honors as a junior in addition to first team all-district honors... Tallied seven interceptions as a junior... Prepped with current Wildcat defensive tackle Jordan Mittie... An academic all-district performer... Also competed in track.

PERSONAL: Johnathan Nelson Durham was born August 9, 1996, in Fort Worth, Texas... Son of William and Charlotte Durham and Christopher and Kelly Nichols... Has one sister, Lauren... Earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing in May 2019.