Hunter Johnson (American football)

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Hunter Johnson
Personal information
Born: (1998-03-18) March 18, 1998 (age 25)
Brownsburg, Indiana
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school: Brownsburg (IN)
College: Clemson (2017)
Northwestern (2018–2021)
Clemson (2022)
Position: Quarterback
Undrafted: 2023
Career highlights and awards

Hunter Johnson (born March 18, 1998) is an American football quarterback.

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High school career

Johnson attended Brownsburg High School in Brownsburg, Indiana. During his career he passed for 6,657 yards and 69 touchdowns, including 2,233 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior. [1] Johnson was a four-year starter on the varsity football team, playing in the state's largest class (6A). He led his team to a Hoosier Crossroads Conference championship as a senior and was awarded the team's MVP. Johnson was named team captain his junior and senior years. He holds multiple school records including: Most touchdown passes completed in a game (6), season (31), most passing yards in a game (452) and in a career (6657). Johnson received IFCA and AP all-state honors as a junior and a senior, and was the #1 ranked player in the state of Indiana throughout high school. He was an Indiana Griddy Award Winner. Johnson was also an all-state track runner while at Brownsburg HS, running the 200, 400, and the 4×400 meter relay. He is part of the school's record-holding 4×400 team with a time of 3:17.81. In December 2016, Johnson was named Indy Star's Mr. Football.

Recruiting

Johnson was rated as a five-star recruit and was ranked among the top recruits in the 2017 class. Johnson was ranked by Rivals.com as the number 18 overall player (across every position) in the nation, [2] and was the 2016 Rivals 5-star challenge quarterback MVP. [3] He committed to the Tennessee Volunteers football in 2015 after taking multiple visits there. [4] However after a visit to Clemson University in December 2015 he flipped his commitment to Dabo Swinney's Clemson Tigers. [5] Johnson is a 2016 Elite 11 quarterback, and as such he was chosen to compete in Nike's The Opening. While there he made the All-Nike Rating Team (top 24 athletes nationally) with a score of 122.04 (only quarterback on the team). [6]

Johnson won the Pete Dawkins Trophy as the MVP of the 2017 US Army All-American Bowl. [7]

College career

Clemson

Johnson was an early enrollee at Clemson.

Johnson did not redshirt his freshman year at Clemson. He began the season as 3rd string quarterback, but earned the backup position by mid season. Johnson saw limited action against Kent State, Louisville, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, The Citadel, Miami, and South Carolina. He threw his first collegiate touchdown to tight end Cannon Smith during Clemson’s game against Wake Forest. Johnson completed 77.8 percent of his passes, throwing for 234 yards and 2 touchdowns during the 2017 season.

On June 11, 2018, Johnson announced that he would transfer to Northwestern University. [8]

Northwestern

Johnson sat out the 2018 season and became eligible to play in 2019.

Johnson's first season at Northwestern was described by many as a huge disappointment. Johnson struggled with injuries, bad play and serious family struggles off the field. Johnson completed 46% of his passes, throwing for 432 yards, one touchdown and 4 interceptions. [9] [10]

In Johnson's second season at Northwestern he battled Peyton Ramsey for the starting quarterback position. Johnson lost the battle and served as Ramsey's backup for the whole season. Johnson did not record any stats this season.

In Johnson's third season he battled Ryan Hilinski and Andrew Marty for the starting quarterback position. Johnson was named the starter for Northwestern’s first game of the season against Michigan State. Johnson got off to a promising start throwing for nearly 300 yards and three touchdowns. In the second game of the season against Indiana State Johnson struggled, throwing for 66 yards, one touchdown and one interception. In the third game of the season against Duke, Johnson would throw three interceptions in the first half while fumbling once. Johnson was subsequently benched and didn't see the field again that season. Johnson completed 60% of his passes, throwing for 424 yards, four touchdowns and four interceptions. [11]

On January 12, 2022, Johnson entered the transfer portal. [12]

Return to Clemson

Johnson contacted his former coach Dabo Swinney about a possible graduate assistant position at Clemson. Swinney invited him to return as a quarterback. [13] Johnson is the first Clemson player to ever be added via the NCAA transfer portal under Swinney.

College football statistics

YearTeamPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRateAttYdsAvgTD
2017 Clemson 212777.823421167.62-4-2.00
2019 Northwestern 5010846.34321475.548641.31
2021 Northwestern 457560.042444114.424-22-0.90
2022 Clemson 66100.01000114.0000.00
Total 12221656.5110079101.674380.51

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		199 lb
(90 kg)		31+1⁄2 in
(0.80 m)		9+7⁄8 in
(0.25 m)		4.71 s1.63 s2.73 s4.44 s7.06 s35.5 in
(0.90 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)
All values from Pro Day [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Clemson recruit honored as Indiana's Mr. Football". GreenvilleOnline.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 Rivals250 Prospect Ranking". n.rivals.com.
  3. ↑ "Hunter Johnson, 2017 Pro-style quarterback - Rivals.com". n.rivals.com.
  4. ↑ Donohue, Tyler. "Hunter Johnson Commits to Tennessee: What 2017 No. 1 QB Brings to Vols". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Four-star QB switches from Tennessee to Clemson". SI.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hunter Johnson's testing score at the opening. - Tiger Boards Archive Forum - TigerNet". Tigernet.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Mr. Football Hunter Johnson wins Army All-American Game MVP". IndyStar.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
  8. ↑ @_Brian_Hamilton (June 11, 2018). "Hunter Johnson is headed to Northwestern. Big transfer get for Pat Fitzgerald and Co" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ↑ Zimmerman, Avery (December 17, 2019). "Northwestern football position reviews: Quarterbacks". Inside NU.
  10. ↑ Goldsmith, Charlie (October 18, 2019). "Northwestern football's Hunter Johnson takes the road less traveled".
  11. ↑ Jin, Didi (December 10, 2021). "2021 Northwestern Football Position Reviews: Quarterbacks". Inside NU.
  12. ↑ "Breaking: QB Hunter Johnson Enters Transfer Portal".
  13. ↑ "Former Clemson 5-Star QB Transferring Back to Program".
  14. ↑ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Hunter Johnson College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
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