New Jersey Institute of Technology Athletics

Prior to NJIT: Excelled in both basketball and football at Thomas Stone High School in Waldorf, MD, which is about 25 miles south of Washington, DC. He is projected as a 4/5 (power forward/center) in college … His teams reached the Maryland 4A Final Four in both his sophomore and junior seasons and then they changed classifications and played in the 2010 3A state championship game on the campus of the University of Maryland in March … According to maxpreps.com, he averaged 10.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, and nearly 3 blocks per game, while making 60 percent of his shots from field and 70 percent at the foul line, as a senior on a team that finished 23-2, with the second loss coming in the state championship game … according to maxpreps.com, he was the 2nd-leading high school rebounder in Maryland. Playing in 24 games, he produced double-figure rebound totals 23 times, with a high of 19 (vs. Leonardtown HS), along with a pair of 18-rebound games and one of 17 … also had at least one blocked shot in every game and blocked 5 shots in 3 games, including the state title matchup against Milford Mill HS, a game in which he also grabbed 12 rebounds. He ranked 12th in the state in blocked shots, according to maxpreps.com. … He had 14 double-figure scoring games as a senior, with a high of 18 points in his team’s state semifinal win. … A defensive end/tight end in football, he received recruiting interest from Football Championship Series (formerly known as Division I-AA) programs such as Delaware and Rhode Island … captain of the Stone basketball team and was all-conference in both of his sports, receiving the honor his last two seasons in basketball … his AAU basketball team was Team Takeover. 

Personal: Dytanya Lafeyette Johnson ... son of Lisa Johnson and Renard Washington ... plans for a major are undecided … born 5/2/92 in Silver Spring, MD.