84  Darcy Johnson Class: Senior Hometown: Palatka, Fla. High School: Palatka HS Height / Weight: 6-5 / 255 Position: Tight End Birthdate: 02/11/1983 Elig:: SR

Athletic target with good size who is a weapon in the passing game ... has continued to improve his blocking throughout his career ... solid receiver with good hands ... has the ability to get downfield ... listed atop the depth chart at tight end entering fall practice ... returns as the team's leading receiver from 2004.

2004: Played in all 11 games with 10 starts ... 30 receptions for 244 yards ... two receptions for 38 yards at No. 21 Wisconsin (Sept. 4) ... came through with a one-handed, 32-yard reception on a third down and 12 play ... two receptions for 15 yards at Penn State (Sept. 18) ... career-high six receptions for 46 yards at Buffalo (Oct. 4) ... four receptions for 18 yards vs. Northern Illinois (Oct. 9) ... one reception for nine yards in the Akron game (Oct. 16) before leaving with a knee injury ... tied a career-high with six receptions at Ball State (Nov. 13) ... led UCF with 53 receiving yards vs. the Cardinals ... tied career-high again with six receptions for 51 yards in season-finale vs. Kent State (Nov. 23).

2003: Strong season in first year as starter at tight end ... led team with 17.0 yards per reception average ... totaled 14 receptions for 238 yards and three touchdowns ... the starter at tight end for the Golden Knights at Virginia Tech (Aug. 31) ... caught two passes for 67 yards, including a career-long 56-yard pass ... the 56-yard reception was thrown by wide receiver Brandon Marshall on a reverse pass on a critical third and inches call in the third quarter ... the catch set up a touchdown to bring UCF to within seven at 28-21, after trailing 28-0 to start the game ... also caught an 11-yard touchdown pass ... two catches for 10 yards including a one-yard touchdown catch vs. Florida Atlantic (Sept. 13) ... two catches for 34 yards at Syracuse (Sept. 20) ... one of the catches came on a tight end screen on a 3rd down and 13 play, which covered 13 yards for the first down ... three receptions for 39 yards at Akron (Oct. 18) ... hauled in a long pass of 23 yards vs. the Zips ... two receptions for 17 yards at West Virginia (Nov. 1) ... 24-yard reception at Eastern Michigan (Nov. 8), the longest pass play of the game.

2002: Johnson saw action in all 12 games, including time on special teams where he recorded seven tackles ... first career reception was for a touchdown vs. Kent State ... also returned one kickoff for 22 yards.

2001: Johnson redshirted his freshman year while playing tight end.

High School: Johnson graduated from Palatka High School in 2001 ... played for coach Jim McCool ... came from the same school that produced former UCF tight end Mario Jackson ... helped Palatka advance to the quarterfinals of the state championship ... 30 receptions for 611 yards and nine touchdowns and earned all-state, all-county, and all-district honors in 2000 ... helped Palatka to 29-6 record in three years in football ... rated No. 60 in Florida by the Orlando Sentinel, and was named Bill Buchalter's Best of the Rest wide receiver in Florida ... played in the Florida-Georgia High School All-Star Game ... also was a standout in basketball ... led the team in scoring three times and also led the team in rebounding as a senior ... earned all-state honors as well as district MVP honors ... MVP of Team Florida and earned AAU All-America honors.

Personal: Johnson graduated in May with a degree in criminal justice ... born Feb. 11, 1983, in St. Augustine ... son of Gwen Styles ... brother Willie Offord plays for the Minnesota Vikings.