Jeremy Johnson (American football)
 Johnson at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, 2013 | |
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| Position: | Quarterback |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth: | September 23, 1994 |
| Place of birth: | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 234 lb (106 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Montgomery (AL) Carver |
| College: | Auburn |
| Undrafted: | 2017 |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Jeremy Johnson (born September 23, 1994) is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Auburn.
High school
After a very successful football career at George Washington Carver High School, Johnson won the Mr. Football Award for best high school football player in the state of Alabama in 2012. He would go on to participate in the highly regarded U.S. Army All-American Bowl in January 2013. His jersey from Carver was retired on February 6, 2013.
Johnson committed to Auburn University on May 20, 2012, sticking with his commitment through the firing of Gene Chizik and subsequent hiring of Gus Malzahn as head coach of the Tigers.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Jeremy Johnson QB |
Montgomery, Alabama | Carver | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | May 20, 2012 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 24 (QB) Rivals: 5 (PP QB) 247Sports: 11 (PP QB) ESPN: 9 (PP QB) | ||||||
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College career
Johnson came in as a freshman in 2013. He competed for the starting job against Nick Marshall, who became the starter for that season. On October 12, 2013, Johnson earned his first start against Western Carolina. He had 201 passing yards with four touchdowns and an interception. Two weeks later, against Florida Atlantic Marshall was injured again and Johnson replaced him as he had 192 yards 2 touchdowns and an interception.
With starting quarterback Nick Marshall suspended for the first half of the 2014 season opener against division opponent Arkansas, Johnson served in his place completing 12 of 16 passes for 243 yards and two touchdowns within just the first half of the game. After Marshall served his suspension however, Johnson's role throughout the rest of the 2014 season was largely clean-up duty against over matched opponents.
Following Nick Marshall's departure from the Auburn Football Program after the 2014 season, Johnson became the shoo-in starter due to his impressive record in high school and the college games he had played behind Marshall. In the off-season prior to the 2015 season, hype surrounded Johnson and his ability to lead Auburn football, with many predicting the team to win the SEC and compete for the national playoffs. However, following a disappointing start to the season with more interceptions than touchdowns, Johnson was benched after game three and former backup Sean White was declared the starter.
Johnson would not win back the starting job over White and would continue to give rocky performances whenever put into a game.
Statistics
| Passing | Rushing | ||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Comp | Att | Yds | TD | INT | Rate | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| 2013 | Auburn | 29 | 41 | 422 | 6 | 2 | 195.7 | 7 | 47 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2014 | Auburn | 28 | 37 | 436 | 3 | 0 | 201.4 | 4 | -7 | -1.8 | 1 |
| 2015 | Auburn | 95 | 157 | 1,054 | 10 | 7 | 129.0 | 47 | 137 | 2.9 | 6 |
| 2016 | Auburn | 27 | 47 | 312 | 1 | 2 | 111.7 | 15 | 33 | 2.2 | 2 |
| Career | 179 | 282 | 2,224 | 20 | 11 | 145.3 | 73 | 210 | 2.9 | 9 | |
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL Draft, Johnson was invited to attend the New York Giants rookie minicamp as a tryout player.[1]
References
- ↑ Raanan, Jordan (May 12, 2017). "Ifo Ekpre-Olomu among attendees at Giants rookie minicamp". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 9, 2017.