Cameron Johnston
Introduction
Cameron Johnston (born 24 February 1992) is an Australian professional American football punter who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Ohio State. He formerly played Australian rules football and was on the Melbourne Football Club's list for one season in 2011.
Early life and Australian rules career
Johnston is from Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and attended high school at St Joseph's College. He played for the Geelong Falcons in the under-18 TAC Cup before being drafted to the Melbourne Football Club with the 63rd selection in the 2011 AFL rookie draft. A midfielder, Johnston spent the 2011 season playing for the Casey Scorpions, Melbourne's affiliate team in the Victorian Football League (VFL). However, he managed only six games for Casey's senior team, instead spending most of the season in the VFL reserves (a third-tier competition). Johnston was delisted by Melbourne at the season's end.
College career
After failing at his AFL ambitions, Johnston signed up with Prokick Australia in 2012, an academy headed by Nathan Chapman for Australian players looking to pursue a career in the United States. In 2013, he secured a full scholarship with Ohio State. As a freshman, Johnston led all Big Ten punters with a 44.0 per punt average and ranked 16th-best nationally. He was named a second-team freshman All-American by College Football News later that year. In his final three years at OSU, he was part of the 2014 national championship team, earned second and first team honors in his junior and senior years, Eddleman-Fields Big Ten Punter of the Year. He also ranked academically in the Big Ten his final two years.
NFL career
Philadelphia Eagles
Johnston signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on 11 May 2017. He was waived on September 2, 2017.
Personal life
Johnston is the son of Joanne and Paul Johnston.