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Jersey Number 9
Michael Johnson Jr.
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 213
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- High School:
- Sheldon / King's Academy
- Prev School:
- Penn State / Florida Atlantic
Bio
Career Overview: Spent three seasons at Florida Atlantic and two at Penn State, playing quarterback, before transferring to Syracuse before the 2024 season … Appeared in 10 collegiate games with seven rushing touchdowns at FAU ... Has played in 11 collegiate games ... Has completed 2-of-4 passes for 19 yards, 27 carries for 132 yards and seven touchdowns, two kickoff returns for 46 yards and one tackle in his collegiate career across all schools.
Redshirt Junior (2024): Was the team's primary backup quarterback, appearing in one game ... Completed 2-of-3 passes for 19 yards against Holy Cross (9/28).
Redshirt Sophomore (2023 at FAU): Appeared in 10 games for the Owls, rushing for 140 yards on 23 attempts (6.1 avg.) and seven touchdowns … Led the Owls in rushing touchdowns and yards per carry (min. 10 carries) in 2023 … Carried the ball four times for seven yards and a touchdown at Clemson (9/16) … Scored twice on three carries for 16 yards at South Florida (10/14) … Returned a kickoff 25 yards and had one carry for eight yards against UTSA (10/21) … Ran a career-high five times for 45 yards and a touchdown at Charlotte (10/27) … Scored a touchdown and ran three times for 38 yards at UAB (11/4) … Recorded his third-straight game with a touchdown against East Carolina (11/11) … Ran three times for five yards against Tulane (11/18) … Scored his seventh touchdown of the year at Rice (11/25) and returned one kickoff for 21 yards.
Redshirt Year (2022 at FAU): Suffered a season-ending injury and did not appear in any games.
Redshirt Freshman Year (2021 at FAU): Served as a reserve QB to starter N’Kosi Perry … Did not appear in any games … His father, current Orange co-Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends coach, was the Owls’ offensive coordinator this season.
2020: Transferred from Penn State in the fall of 2020 to FAU.
Redshirt Year (2019 at Penn State): Redshirted and did not appear in any games.
High School: Four-star recruit out of high school … Was rated 199th in the ESPN 300 and both 247Sports and ESPN ranked him as the No. 2 overall prospect from the state of Oregon … Rated as the No. 9 dual-threat QB in ESPN’s recruiting rankings and No. 15 in 247Sports’ rankings … Played in the Under Armour All-America Game, Pro Football Hall of Fame World Bowl and was on the Elite 11 Finals roster after his senior season … Two-time All-State selection, three-time All-Region and four-time All-Conference honoree in high school … Threw for 7,300 yards and 86 touchdowns, rushing for 3,463 yards and 48 more scores … As a senior, led his Sheldon team to an 11-3 mark, throwing for 1,821 yards and 19 touchdowns, with just three interceptions. Ran for 1,290 yards on the ground and added another 18 scores … Three-time team captain.
Personal: Son of Michael and Louan Johnson … Has one sister, Taylor … Father, Michael, is the co-Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach with the Orange.
Redshirt Junior (2024): Was the team's primary backup quarterback, appearing in one game ... Completed 2-of-3 passes for 19 yards against Holy Cross (9/28).
Redshirt Sophomore (2023 at FAU): Appeared in 10 games for the Owls, rushing for 140 yards on 23 attempts (6.1 avg.) and seven touchdowns … Led the Owls in rushing touchdowns and yards per carry (min. 10 carries) in 2023 … Carried the ball four times for seven yards and a touchdown at Clemson (9/16) … Scored twice on three carries for 16 yards at South Florida (10/14) … Returned a kickoff 25 yards and had one carry for eight yards against UTSA (10/21) … Ran a career-high five times for 45 yards and a touchdown at Charlotte (10/27) … Scored a touchdown and ran three times for 38 yards at UAB (11/4) … Recorded his third-straight game with a touchdown against East Carolina (11/11) … Ran three times for five yards against Tulane (11/18) … Scored his seventh touchdown of the year at Rice (11/25) and returned one kickoff for 21 yards.
Redshirt Year (2022 at FAU): Suffered a season-ending injury and did not appear in any games.
Redshirt Freshman Year (2021 at FAU): Served as a reserve QB to starter N’Kosi Perry … Did not appear in any games … His father, current Orange co-Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends coach, was the Owls’ offensive coordinator this season.
2020: Transferred from Penn State in the fall of 2020 to FAU.
Redshirt Year (2019 at Penn State): Redshirted and did not appear in any games.
High School: Four-star recruit out of high school … Was rated 199th in the ESPN 300 and both 247Sports and ESPN ranked him as the No. 2 overall prospect from the state of Oregon … Rated as the No. 9 dual-threat QB in ESPN’s recruiting rankings and No. 15 in 247Sports’ rankings … Played in the Under Armour All-America Game, Pro Football Hall of Fame World Bowl and was on the Elite 11 Finals roster after his senior season … Two-time All-State selection, three-time All-Region and four-time All-Conference honoree in high school … Threw for 7,300 yards and 86 touchdowns, rushing for 3,463 yards and 48 more scores … As a senior, led his Sheldon team to an 11-3 mark, throwing for 1,821 yards and 19 touchdowns, with just three interceptions. Ran for 1,290 yards on the ground and added another 18 scores … Three-time team captain.
Personal: Son of Michael and Louan Johnson … Has one sister, Taylor … Father, Michael, is the co-Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends Coach with the Orange.
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