Ronald Johnson ( American football ) Ronald Johnson ( born August 3 , 1988 ) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent . He played college football for the USC Trojans . Johnson was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft . High school . Johnson attended Muskegon High School in Muskegon , Michigan . He was rated as the best recruit in Michigan in the class of 2007 by Rivals . com . He had 1 , 600 all - purpose yards as a wide receiver on offense in 2006 , including 700 receiving yards on 26 catches ( 26 . 9 avg . ) with 7 touchdowns and 347 rushing yards on 30 carries ( 11 . 6 avg . ) with 4 touchdowns , 180 yards on 7 kickoff returns ( 25 . 7 avg . ) , 218 yards on 11 punt returns ( 19 . 8 avg . ) , and 3 touchdowns as a cornerback . Muskegon went 14 - 0 and won the 2004 and 2006 State Championship . Johnson chose to attend USC after being recruited by many other top schools including Texas , Florida , Michigan , Ohio State , Michigan State , and Notre Dame . College career . Following the departures of Dwayne Jarrett and Steve Smith , Johnson made an immediate impact after arriving at USC . He joined junior Patrick Turner who was the most experienced returner at the position . Johnson has been clocked at 4 . 4 seconds in the 40 yard dash . 2007 - 2008 . Johnson began his freshman season making several contributions . In the season opener against Idaho , he ran 4 yards on a reverse . He caught his first pass against Nebraska for 4 yards . Against Washington State , he had 5 receptions for 94 yards and 2 touchdowns and a tackle . Johnson returned 3 kickoffs for 65 yards against Washington . Against Stanford , he had a 47 yard touchdown catch , an 23 - yard run off a reverse , and 3 kickoff returns for 61 yards . Johnson returned 3 kickoffs for 73 yards and a 6 yard run against Arizona . Against Notre Dame , Johnson had a 37 yard kickoff return . He returned 4 kickoffs for 96 yards and had a tackle against Oregon . Against Oregon State , he returned a kickoff for 41 yards . In one of his biggest games of the season , he returned 4 kickoffs for 102 yards against California . In another big game , Johnson had a 33 yard catch and returned 3 kickoffs for 94 yards . Against rival UCLA , he returned a kickoff for 17 yards . In the 2008 Rose Bowl , Johnson caught 2 passes for 15 yards and returned 2 kickoffs for 34 yards against Illinois . 2008 - 2009 . During his sophomore season , Johnson continued to return kickoffs and remained a deep threat against opposing defenses . He ranks 13th on USC ' s career kickoff return chart ( 620 yards ) . In the 2009 Rose Bowl , Johnson had 4 receptions for 82 yards and 2 touchdowns . 2009 - 2010 . At the end of August 2009 Johnson broke his thumb in USC ' s mock - game scrimmage at the Coliseum . Professional career . San Francisco 49ers . Johnson was selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 172nd pick in the 2011 NFL Draft . He was released by the 49ers on September 3 , 2011 . Philadelphia Eagles . Johnson was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles ' practice squad on September 5 , 2011 . He was promoted to the active roster on December 31 . He was not active for the final game of the season , however . During training camp in 2012 , Johnson suffered a broken and dislocated ankle in a practice . He was waived / injured on July 31 , 2012 , and subsequently reverted to the team ' s injured reserve list on August 2 . He was released from his contract on April 11 , 2013 .