Introducing the Brothers Johnson

Leif Johnson
Age: 31
High school: Kennedy, Class of '89
College: Washington

First born and fastest: As the career rushing leader for the defunct North Puget Sound League, Leif is the only brother with an unbreakable record. Gained 2,962 yards in the regular season and as a junior set the Kennedy record for total offense with 1,562 yards that was broken a decade later by Paul Arnold.
Lettered four seasons at Washington and was special-teams captain of the Huskies' 1991 national-championship team.

Year Yards TDs
Senior 1,056 10
Junior 1,527 20
Jarrett Johnson
Age: 29
High school: Kennedy, Class of '91
College: Santa Barbara City College

Close cut: An assistant coach for brother Jay's Bellevue team and one of the toughest players Kennedy Coach Bob Bourgette ever saw. Jarrett tried to hide a cut on his forehead by keeping his helmet on.
"Any other kid would have probably fainted when they saw the cut," Bourgette said. "Jarrett just put a helmet over his eye."
The cut was so close to his eye that doctors couldn't use novocaine before closing it with nine stitches.
All-league linebacker as junior, all-state tailback as senior, when he was named MVP of East-West all-state game

Year Yards TDs
Senior 1,268 18
Jordan Johnson
Age: 25
High school: Bellevue, Class of '95
College: Washington State (did not play football)

Small fry: The skinniest of the brothers jokes that he was the runt of the litter. Played three years at Issaquah and transferred to Bellevue for his senior year with Justin, then a sophomore.
He carried the ball in short-yardage situations, but was a guard on the offensive line and All-KingCo linebacker.
"Put it this way, Justin was the younger brother, but he was the one who used to beat up on me," Jordan said.

Justin Johnson
Age: 23
High school: Bellevue, Class of '97
Colleges: Nevada, Central Washington, Washington

Breaks of the game: The only brother to break a bone, and probably the brother who broke the most records. He set KingCo career records for touchdowns (51), rushing touchdowns (48) and points (308). His 3,938 career rushing yards are 30 short of KingCo and state big-school mark of 3,968.
Suffered a broken ankle on the first play of his first game at Bellevue. Broke the same ankle again last year while at Central Washington in his final game of football and now has eight screws and a steel plate in the ankle.
Attended three colleges, first going to Nevada on a football scholarship and playing two years. Later a walk-on at Washington and played his final season at Central, where he was a teammate of Lane's. "I'm one of those guys who just enjoys playing football," Justin said. "And I had a good time."

Year Yards TDs
Senior 1,412 14
Junior 1,577 25
Lane Johnson
Age: 20
High school: Bellevue, Class of 2000
College: Central Washington

Short stack: At 5-7, he is the most vertically challenged, but also considered the toughest, along with Jarrett. Rushed for more than 1,000 yards as a junior and senior, when he set a league rushing record including playoff games.
In the Wolverines' rout of Issaquah, Lane rushed for six touchdowns, one short of his brother's record, but couldn't talk his way back into the game.

Year Yards TDs
Senior 1,899 28
Junior 1,226 16
Jay Johnson
Age: 18
High school: Bellevue, Class of 2002

Strong, silent type: The quietest brother dived headfirst out of a second story window. He was unscratched, but the stunt left his mom and brothers scared.
"He had just watched Superman or something," Lane said.
Lane and Justin were spitting sunflower seeds out a window when Jay jumped out to the deck below.
Said Lane, "He was knocked out for a few minutes, then he woke up and shook it off."
Do not try this at home, kids.
Jay played at Gig Harbor for two years, gaining 590 yards as a sophomore, then moved to Bellevue, where he has played for two seasons. Portland State and other Big Sky schools are recruiting Jay, the best blocker of the brothers. He will likely play fullback in college.

Year Yards TDs
Senior* 1,139 15
Junior 857 5

*regular season only