Jeremy Johnson (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1994)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Jeremy Johnson
| image = Jeremy Johnson All-American Bowl.jpg
| caption = Johnson at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, 2013
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| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|9|23}}
| birth_place = Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lbs = 234
| high_school = George Washington Carver (Montgomery, Alabama)
| college = Auburn (2013–2016)
| undraftedyear = 2017
| pastteams =
- Columbus Lions (2018)
- Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2018}})*
- West Virginia Roughriders (2019)
- Spokane Shock ({{IFL Year|2020}})*
- Parrilleros de Monterrey (2022)
- Caudillos de Chihuahua ({{LFA Year|2023}}–{{LFA Year|2024}})
| pastcoaching =
- Southlawn Middle School (AL) (2019–2020)
Head coach - George Washington Carver HS (AL) (2021)
Quarterbacks coach - Montgomery Catholic Prep (AL) (2022)
Running backs coach - Montgomery Catholic Prep (AL) (2023–2024)
Quarterbacks coach - Charles Henderson HS (AL) (2025–)
Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach
| status = Active
| cflstatus = International
| highlights =
- 2× Tazón México champion (VI, VII)
- Tazón México MVP (VII)
- LFA passing touchdowns leader (2023)
;LFA record
- Most passing touchdowns in a season: 32 (2023)
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Jeremy Johnson (born September 23, 1994) is an American former professional football quarterback. After playing college football at Auburn, he played for several professional teams before leading the Caudillos de Chihuahua to back-to-back Tazón México titles in 2023 and 2024.
Early life
Johnson attended George Washington Carver High School in Montgomery, Alabama. As a senior in 2012, he won the Mr. Football Award for best high school football player in Alabama after throwing for 3,193 yards and 31 touchdowns.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser/118586390/|title=QB sticking to football 1st year|first=A. Stacy|last=Long|work=Montgomery Advertiser|date=March 22, 2013|access-date=February 15, 2025|page=C1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} He was invited to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in January 2013, where threw for a game-high 64 yards and one touchdown to lead the East team to a 15–8 win.{{cite news|url=https://n.rivals.com/news/after-slow-start-johnson-leads-way|title=After slow start, Johnson leads way
|work=Rivals.com|first=Adam|last=Gorney|date=January 5, 2013|access-date=February 15, 2025}} His jersey from Carver was retired on February 6, 2013.
Johnson also starred on the Carver basketball team, earning consecutive first-team all-state honors and an Alabama Mr. Basketball nomination in his final year.
Johnson was rated as a four-star recruit by Scout.com and 247Sports and a three-star recruit by Rivals.com.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-carvers-4-star-quar/165616695/|title=Carver's 4-star quarterback Johnson commits to Tigers|first=Charles|last=Goldberg|work=The Birmingham News|date=May 21, 2012|access-date=February 15, 2025|page=1D|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} On May 20, 2012, he committed to play college football for the Auburn over offers such as LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, and Houston. Johnson stuck with his commitment through the firing of Gene Chizik and subsequent hiring of Gus Malzahn as head coach of the Tigers.{{cite news|url=https://n.rivals.com/news/johnson-trying-to-keep-auburn-commits-united|title=Johnson trying to keep Auburn commits united|work=Rivals.com|first=Adam|last=Friedman|date=December 30, 2012|access-date=February 15, 2025}}
{{College athlete recruit start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2013}}
{{College athlete recruit entry
| recruit = Jeremy Johnson
| position = QB
| hometown = Montgomery, Alabama
| highschool = Carver
| feet = 6
| inches = 5
| weight = 215
| 40 =
| commitdate = May 20, 2012
| scout stars = 4
| rivals stars = 4
| 247 stars = 4
| espn stars = 4
}}
{{College athlete recruit end
| 40 =
| year = 2013
| rivals ref title = Auburn Football Commitments
| scout ref title = 2013 Auburn Football Commits
| espn ref title = ESPN
| rivals school = auburn
| scout s = 6
| espn schoolid = 2
| scout overall = 24 (QB)
| rivals overall = 5 (PP QB)
| 247 overall = 11 (PP QB)
| espn overall = 9 (PP QB)
| accessdate = June 19, 2015
| bball =
}}
College career
As a freshman in 2013, Johnson competed for the starting job against Nick Marshall, who became the starter for that season.{{cite news|url=https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/college/2013/08/18/former-georgia-db-named-auburns-starting-qb/15560471007/|title=Former Georgia DB named Auburn's starting QB|work=Online Athens|first=John|last=Zenor|date=August 17, 2013|access-date=February 15, 2025}} On October 12, 2013, Johnson earned his first start against Western Carolina in place of an injured Marshall and had 201 passing yards with four touchdowns and an interception in a 62–3 win.{{cite news|url=https://www.al.com/auburnfootball/2013/10/fans_catch_glimpse_of_future_a.html|title=Fans catch glimpse of future as Jeremy Johnson leads Auburn to 62-3 victory against Western Carolina|work=AL.com|first=Brandon|last=Marcello|date=October 12, 2013|access-date=February 15, 2025}} Two weeks later against Florida Atlantic, Marshall was injured again and Johnson replaced him as he had 192 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception.
With 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/sports/college/2014/08/31/jeremy-johnson-nick-marshall-help-auburn-pull-away-arkansas/14398900007/|title=Jeremy Johnson, Nick Marshall help Auburn pull away from Arkansas|work=The Augusta Chronicle|first=John|last=Zenor|date=August 30, 2014|access-date=February 13, 2023}} After Marshall served his suspension, however, Johnson's role throughout the rest of the 2014 season was clean-up duty against overmatched opponents.
Following Nick Marshall's departure from the Auburn football program after the 2014 season, Johnson was named the starter for the 2015 season following spring practice.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser/118587373/|title=Tigers lock down quarterback|first=James|last=Crepea|work=Montgomery Advertiser|date=May 10, 2015|access-date=February 13, 2023|page=C1|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}} Many publications had Johnson listed as one of the favorites to win the Heisman trophy and lead Auburn to the CFP. However, the season got off to a rough start. Johnson threw three interceptions in the opening game against Louisville and two more against (FCS) Jacksonville State. Johnson was benched after another multi-turnover performance to rival LSU. Backup Sean White started the rest of the season, with Johnson being used sparingly.
Johnson appeared in multiple games in 2016 but, with lackluster results once again.
=College statistics=
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| colspan="2" | || colspan="6" | Passing || colspan="4" | Rushing | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Comp | Att | Yds | TD | INT | Rate | Att | Yds | Avg | TD |
| colspan="16" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Auburn Tigers}}"| Auburn Tigers | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| style="background:#eee;"
! colspan=2 | Career | 179 | 282 | 2,224 | 20 | 11 | 145.3 | 73 | 210 | 2.9 | 9 |
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 4 1/4
| weight = 232
| dash = 4.75
| ten split = 1.60
| twenty split = 2.76
| shuttle = 4.46
| cone drill = 7.07
| vertical = 31.5
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 6
| arm span = 33 1/4
| hand span = 9 3/8
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |title=2017 NFL Draft Scout Jeremy Johnson College Football Profile |url=http://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=127419&DraftYear=2017 |access-date=November 2, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}{{Cite web |title=Jeremy Johnson 2017 NFL Draft Profile |url=https://insider.espn.com/nfl/draft/player/_/id/101384 |access-date=November 2, 2023 |website=insider.espn.com}}
}}
After going undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft, Johnson was invited to attend the New York Giants rookie minicamp as a tryout player.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/new-york-giants/post/_/id/51812/ifo-ekpre-olomu-among-attendees-at-giants-rookie-minicamp |title=Ifo Ekpre-Olomu among attendees at Giants rookie minicamp |last=Raanan |first=Jordan |date=May 12, 2017 |website=ESPN.com |accessdate=July 9, 2017}} That summer, he hired an agent and trained in Miami with hopes of earning a professional basketball contract.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/327700944/?clipping_id=118586901|title=Johnson chasing a pro deal - in hoops|work=Montgomery Advertiser|first=A. Stacy|last=Long|date=August 8, 2017|access-date=February 13, 2023|page=C1|via=Newspapers.com}}
On March 3, 2018, Johnson signed with the Columbus Lions of the National Arena League (NAL). He was on the practice squad for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from June 28 to July 2, 2018.
Johnson joined the West Virginia Roughriders of the American Arena League and made his debut with the team on April 15, 2019.
In November 2020, he signed with the Rarámuris de Ciudad Juárez of the Fútbol Americano de México (FAM) league ahead of the 2021 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.juarezadiario.com/deportes/llegan-de-usa-los-refuerzos-para-raramuris-pro-football/|title=Llegan de USA los refuerzos para Rarámuris Pro Football|work=juarezadiario.com|date=November 19, 2020|access-date=April 8, 2021|language=es}}
Johnson signed another FAM team, the Parrilleros de Monterrey, ahead of the 2022 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.al.com/sports/2022/03/former-auburn-quarterback-joins-mexican-team.html|title=Former Auburn quarterback joins Mexican team|work=AL.com|first=Mark|last=Inabinett|date=March 3, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2023|language=es}} In seven games, he threw for 1,538 yards and 16 touchdowns with six interceptions, earning team MVP honors.{{cite news|url=https://deporteschihuahua.com/el-mejor-quarterback-de-fam-yox-quiere-jugar-en-chihuahua/|title=El mejor Quarterback de FAM-YOX quiere jugar en Chihuahua|work=Deportes Chihuahua|date=July 18, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2023|language=es}}
In December 2022, Johnson joined the Caudillos de Chihuahua of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top league in Mexico, after the FAM league shut down operations.{{cite news|url=https://www.elheraldodechihuahua.com.mx/deportes/caudillos-de-chihuahua-anuncian-nuevos-refuerzos-se-arman-para-ser-campeones-en-2023-9389730.html|title=Caudillos de Chihuahua anuncian nuevos refuerzos; se arman para ser campeones en 2023|work=El Heraldo de Chihuahua|first=Daniel|last=Coronado|date=December 27, 2022|access-date=February 7, 2023|language=es}} He led the team to the best record in the league, finishing 10–0 in the regular season.{{cite news|url=https://elpuntero.com.mx/inicio/2023/05/14/consigue-caudillos-de-chihuahua-temporada-perfecta-en-la-lfa-cierra-fase-regular-con-10-victorias-y-0-derrotas/|title=Consigue Caudillos de Chihuahua temporada perfecta en la LFA; Cierra fase regular con 10 victorias y 0 derrotas|work=Elpuntero.com.mx|date=May 14, 2023|access-date=June 11, 2023|language=es}} Johnson then guided the Caudillos to a 10–0 victory over the Dinos de Saltillo in Tazón México VI.{{cite news|url=https://www.maximoavance.com/2023/06/caudillos-de-chihuahua-campeones-invictos-de-la-lfa-2023/|title=Caudillos de Chihuahua, campeones invictos de la LFA 2023|work=Máximo Avance|first=Gabriel|last=Pacheco|date=June 11, 2023|access-date=June 11, 2023|language=es}}{{cite news|url=https://diario.mx/deportes/caudillos-campeon-20230610-2064701.html|title=¡Caudillos, campeón!|work=El Diario de Juárez|first=Álex|last=Carrión Velo|date=June 10, 2023|access-date=June 11, 2023|language=es}} They became the first team in LFA history to complete a perfect season, doing it in their first year in the league. Johnson completed 156 of 260 passes for 2,465 yards and a league-leading 32 touchdowns with three interceptions.{{cite web|url=https://lfa.mx/estadisticas/|title=Estadísticas 2023|publisher=LFA.mx|access-date=June 18, 2023|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618191050/https://lfa.mx/estadisticas/|archive-date=June 18, 2023|url-status=live}}
In February 2024, Johnson re-signed with the Caudillos de Chihuahua. He guided the team to an 8–0 regular-season record before leading them to their second straight title by beating the Raptors de Naucalpan in Tazón México VII. He was named the Tazón México MVP after throwing for two touchdowns and rushing for two touchdowns in the 34–14 win.
Johnson retired following the 2024 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.troymessenger.com/2025/01/08/charles-henderson-names-former-auburn-qb-jeremy-johnson-as-new-offensive-coordinator/|title=Charles Henderson names former Auburn QB Jeremy Johnson as new offensive coordinator|work=The Troy Messenger|first=Josh|last=Boutwell|date=January 8, 2025|access-date=February 15, 2025}}
Coaching career
Johnson began his coaching career in 2019 as the head football coach at Southlawn Middle School in Montgomery.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsfa.com/2022/08/22/jeremy-johnson-finds-stability-after-up-downs-turbulent-playing-career/|title=Jeremy Johnson finds stability after ‘up and downs’ in turbulent playing career|work=|first=Jahmal|last=Kennedy|date=August 22, 2022|access-date=February 15, 2025}} In 2021, he joined the coaching staff at his alma mater, George Washington Carver as quarterbacks coach.{{cite news|url=https://www.al.com/highschoolsports/2021/06/former-auburn-qb-jeremy-johnson-blessed-to-be-home-coaching-at-carver-high.html|title=Former Auburn QB Jeremy Johnson ‘blessed’ to be home coaching at Carver High|work=AL.com|first=Ben|last=Thomas|date=June 23, 2021|access-date=February 15, 2025}} Johnson was hired at Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School as running backs coach in 2021 and took over as quarterbacks coach the following season.{{cite news|url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/01/19/coaches-corner-jeremy-johnsons-impact-on-players-at-montgomery-catholic-auburn-mrfootball-sec-ahsaa/72124134007/|title=Coaches Corner: Jeremy Johnson's impact as the Montgomery Catholic football QB coach|work=Montgomery Advertiser|first=Jerry|last=Humphrey III|date=January 19, 2024|access-date=February 15, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119100959/https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/high-school/2024/01/19/coaches-corner-jeremy-johnsons-impact-on-players-at-montgomery-catholic-auburn-mrfootball-sec-ahsaa/72124134007/|archive-date=January 19, 2024|url-status=live}} After helping Montgomery Catholic Prep to back-to-back state titles in 2023 and 2024, he was hired as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Charles Henderson High School in 2025.
References
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External links
- [http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jeremy_johnson_854650.html Auburn Tigers bio]
- [https://sports.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/player-Jeremy-Johnson-116959 Jeremy Johnson profile in the Yahoo's sport site]
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