( CNN ) -- A Texas A & M football player missing since Monday has been found safe , police said Thursday . Aggie wide receiver Thomas Johnson was one of the many players celebrating Saturday after the Aggies ' surprising win against then-No . 1 Alabama . Days later , the freshman wide receiver was missing , and fans , students and family members were getting worried . Police did not immediately say where Johnson was found . Before he was found , Johnson was last seen Monday night leaving his off-campus apartment in College Station , Texas , police said . The teen is from the Dallas area , and his mother had been traveling to College Station to help , CNN affiliate KHOU reported . The worried mother said she had been praying for good news . `` I know God is in it , '' Linda Hanks told the affiliate before her son was found . `` And if he 's in it , it 's going to be OK . But that does n't stop me from crying , does n't stop me from wondering and does n't help me sleep . '' Johnson 's mysterious absence came just after one of the biggest victories in recent history for Texas A & M . The Aggies bested Alabama 29-24 on Saturday , beating a team that won the college football championship last year and was favored to win it again . Johnson had three catches in that game .
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