Vincent Johnson III was hired as an assistant offensive line coach prior to the 2025 season before being elevated to the offensive line coach in January of 2026.

Johnson III joined the Bulldog staff after a one-year stint at Wingate as the offensive line coach in 2024.

The former Cal start spent one season at Kansas State in 2023 as an offensive graduate assistant, working with the offensive line. 

During his time in Manhattan, Johnson helped the Wildcat offensive front to semifinalist status for the Joe Moore Award, an honor that goes to the top offensive line unit in the country. K-State’s line helped the Wildcats rank in the top 30 nationally in 11 offensive categories, including scoring (10th – 37.1 points per game), rushing (11th – 204.1 yards per game), third down conversions (11th – 47.9%), rushing touchdowns (12th – 32) and first downs (12th – 310). The Wildcats ranked 30th nationally in red zone offense (89.23%), but ranked second in the country by scoring touchdowns on 78.46% of their red zone attempts.
 
Prior to joining the staff at KSU, Johnson III was an offensive graduate assistant at Boise State during the 2022 season, helping the Broncos earn a 10-4 record and a victory in the Frisco Bowl.

Prior to his time in Boise, he spent three seasons at Sacramento State as an offensive quality control coach and graduate assistant (2019-2021). Johnson III moved to Sacramento State in 2019 as an offensive quality control and graduate assistant coach. He added offensive line to his duties in 2020 and helped the Hornets reach the FCS Playoffs in 2019 and in fall 2021.

Johnson III served as a video coordinator and defensive analyst at Murray State in 2017-18. 
 
Johnson III played collegiately at California, seeing action in 31 games (2013-16). He earned his bachelor’s degree in legal studies from the University of California-Berkeley in May 2017.