University of Tennessee Athletics
Staff Directory
- Title:
- Senior Associate Athletics Director & Assistant Provost
- Email:
- Phone:
- (865) 974-9655
Chris Johnson serves as the leader of the Tennessee Tailored team within the Thornton Center at the University of Tennessee, where he oversees initiatives designed to enhance the academic support, personal development and unparalleled student-athlete experience on Rocky Top. Through Tennessee Tailored, Johnson and his team are committed to providing individualized support that empowers student-athletes to achieve success in the classroom, in competition and beyond graduation.
Johnson joined Tennessee Athletics in January 2021 as director of academics for football, bringing with him extensive experience in academic support and student-athlete development across multiple power conference institutions.
Prior to Tennessee, Johnson served in a variety of academic leadership roles at Baylor University from 2017 through the beginning of 2021. During his tenure in Waco, Texas, he helped oversee academic support services and contributed to initiatives that promoted student-athlete achievement, retention and holistic development.
Before Baylor, Johnson spent just under four years at the University of Arkansas, where he led academic support services for the Razorbacks' football program from the spring of 2014 through the summer of 2017. In that role, he directed academic programming and worked closely with coaches, faculty and campus partners to foster academic success and graduation outcomes for football student-athletes.
Johnson began his career in collegiate athletics as a graduate assistant at Jacksonville University while earning his Master of Business Administration. The Gainesville, Florida, native received his bachelor's degree in sport management from the University of Florida.
