Andre Johnson returns to the program where his legend began on Saturday, entering Miami's Ring of Honor at halftime of the Hurricanes' game against Stanford. He joins Ken Dorsey, Bryant McKinnie and Dan Morgan in the Class of 2025.
Johnson's Miami career helped define the Canes' early-2000s peak. The Miami native redshirted in 1999, contributed in 2000, and then authored a breakout 2001 season for Larry Coker's national champions. He was co-MVP of the 2002 Rose Bowl win over Nebraska, catching seven passes for 199 yards and two touchdowns as Miami completed an unbeaten season and sealed its fifth national title. That performance capped a year in which he led the Big East with 10 receiving touchdowns and delivered multiple marquee games, including five catches for 111 yards and two scores at Florida State.
We’re proud to welcome the newest members of the Miami Hurricanes Ring of Honor! During halftime of @canesfootball’s matchup vs Stanford, Dan Morgan, Andre Johnson, and Bryant McKinnie will take their place among the most legendary Canes to ever wear the orange and green 🙌 pic.twitter.com/0X54RHp4fy
— Miami Hurricanes (@MiamiHurricanes) October 24, 2025
By the end of 2002, Johnson had compiled 92 receptions, 1,831 yards (19.9 per catch) and 20 touchdowns across three seasons. He also doubled as a championship sprinter on Miami's track team, winning the Big East 60-meter title indoors (6.83) and the 100-meter title outdoors (10.59) in 2002.
The Houston Texans made Johnson the No. 3 overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draft, and he quickly justified it. Over 14 seasons (12 in Houston, then stints with Indianapolis and Tennessee), Johnson caught 1,062 passes for 14,185 yards and 70 touchdowns. He was a seven-time Pro Bowler, a two-time first-team All-Pro (2008, 2009) and the NFL's receiving-yards leader in back-to-back seasons (2008, 2009), joining Calvin Johnson and Jerry Rice as the only players to achieve the feat. He became the first player inducted into the Texans' Ring of Honor (2017) and, in 2024, the franchise's first Pro Football Hall of Famer.
Introducing Hall of Famer No. 375, Andre Johnson! pic.twitter.com/750lMZrUfS
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) August 3, 2024
In the NFL, he stacked historic receiving seasons — 115 catches for 1,575 yards in 2008 and 101 for 1,569 in 2009. His production helped Houston to its first winning seasons and playoff berths, and he exited the game with dozens of team records.
For Miami, Johnson's name going up in the Ring of Honor is both a history lesson and a recruiting message. The standard he set remains the blueprint for what the Hurricanes expect at wide receiver.