Avery Johnson (American football)

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Avery Johnson
Avery Johnson K-State.png
Johnson in 2024
Kansas State Wildcats–No. 2
Position Quarterback
ClassSophomore
Major Business Administration
Personal information
Born: (2004-11-02) November 2, 2004 (age 20) [1]
Wichita, Kansas, U.S. [1]
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight188 lb (85 kg)
Career history
College
Bowl games
High school Maize
(Maize, Kansas)

Avery Johnson (born November 2, 2004) [1] is an American college football quarterback who plays for Kansas State Wildcats.

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Early life

Johnson grew up in Wichita, Kansas and attended Maize High School. [3] He played baseball and basketball in addition to football at Maize. [4] Johnson completed 117 of 207 pass attempts for 2,109 yards with 25 touchdown and three interceptions and also rushed for 10 touchdowns as a sophomore. [5] He was named first team All-State after he passed for 2,549 yards and 20 touchdowns and rushed for 1,080 yards and 22 touchdowns during his junior season. [6] Following his junior year, Johnson competed in the Elite 11 quarterback competition and was named a finalist. [7]

As a senior, Johnson was named the Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year after completing 153-of-228 pass attempts for 2,768 yards with 29 touchdown passes and three interceptions and rushing 98 times for 817 yards and 15 touchdowns. [8] He was also selected to play in the All-American Bowl and the Under Armour All-America Game. [9] [10] Johnson was rated a four-star recruit and was the consensus top prospect in the state of Kansas and committed to play college football at Kansas State over offers from Oregon and Washington. [11] [12]

College career

Johnson joined the Kansas State Wildcats as an early enrollee in January 2023 in order to take part in the team's spring practices. [13] He entered his freshman season competing to be the backup to Will Howard. [14] Johnson made his college debut in the Wildcats' season opener against Southeast Missouri State, where he played the final three series of the 45–0 win and completed three of four pass attempts for 55 yards and rushed five times for 32 yards and one touchdown. [15]

Statistics

SeasonGamesPassingRushing
GPGSRecordCompAttPctYardsAvgTDIntRateAttYardsAvgTD
Kansas State Wildcats
2023 811–0376656.14797.650142.0522965.77
2024 12128–420234259.12,5177.4229136.91025485.46
Career 20139–523940858.62,9967.3279137.71548445.513

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References

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  2. ↑ @DScottFritchen (December 28, 2023). "The moment Avery Johnson is named Pop-Tarts Bowl MVP" (Tweet). Retrieved December 28, 2023– via Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Maize QB Avery Johnson's busy June recruiting schedule will start at Kansas State". The Wichita Eagle . May 20, 2021. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ Callahan, Sean (January 14, 2022). "Nebraska's Bill Busch makes offer to top 2023 Kansas QB Avery Johnson". Rivals.com . Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  5. ↑ Kirk, Otis (June 16, 2021). "4-Star Quarterback Avery Johnson Shows Off Skills at Arkansas' Camp". NWAHompage.com . Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ Wallace, Ryan (July 5, 2023). "Avery Johnson's finish line finally arrives". 247Sports.com . Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Recruiting heats up for Maize QB Avery Johnson as he impresses at elite football camp". The Wichita Eagle . May 23, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ "K-State QB recruit Avery Johnson named 2022 Kansas Gatorade Football Player of the Year". The Wichita Eagle . January 6, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  9. ↑ "K-State QB recruit Avery Johnson picked for US Army All-American high school football game". The Kansas City Star . November 11, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  10. ↑ Fair, Daniel (January 3, 2023). "Avery Johnson to play in Under Armour All-America Game". KSNW . Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  11. ↑ Eldridge, Taylor (July 5, 2022). "Kansas State football gets commitment from Maize QB Avery Johnson". The Topeka Capital-Journal . Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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