Top 10 Player Profiles of 2014: No. 7 Cooper Johnson
December 23, 2014
By Ryan Quigley
Illinois Scouting Director
Over the next couple weeks we are going to countdown the 2014 calendar year with a look at the top ten viewed player profiles of 2014. After drilling down into our google analytics we have compiled a list of the ten most visited profiles by you the reader in 2014.
Cooper Johnson (Carmel Catholic) is a 6-foot, 185-pound catcher currently ranked No. 2 in Illinois’ 2016 class, No. 7 overall in PBR’s coverage area. The right-handed hitting backstop comes in at No. 7 in total page views for 2014 with 7,956 total views. Johnson stood out this summer at the PBR Future Games, and made his commitment shortly thereafter to the University of Mississippi. The right-handed hitting backstop boasts catch-and-throw skills unmatched in the Midwest, and perhaps the entire country, with pop times recorded in the 1.79-1.90 range.
Johnson recently sat down with PBR for a Q and A session on his commitment to Ole Miss. Click Here to read about his experience with the recruiting process.
Scouting Report
Here’s a look at Johnson’s scouting report from the Future Games in August: Immediately following the Future Games, Johnson made his college commitment to Ole Miss, and no doubt several national powerhouses lamented due to the show he put on over the three days. Johnson's pop times ranged between 1.79-1.94, at 81 mph from the crouch. He showed the same ability to catch-and-throw during games, nabbing a Team Indiana runner in game three with a 2.0 time down to second. He showed several 1.87 times between innings. At the plate, Johnson went 2-for-7 with a double, and a barreled single, hitting several other balls hard. Offensively, hits from an open, spread out stance hands start back and stay quiet through load. Shows quick hands with short level swing getting extension in swing and producing 88 mph exit velocity with occasional lift. He needs a little work receiving, but catching several pitchers you aren’t familiar with is no easy task for any backstop. Johnson should see considerable MLB draft interest with his rocket arm and approach at the plate in the spring of 2015.
Top Ten Most Viewed Profiles
7. Cooper Johnson
