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Jersey Number 6
Michael Johnson, Jr.
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- San Jose, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Penn State
- High School:
- Sheldon/ King's Academy
- Birthday:
- 11/30/2000
Bio
At Florida Atlantic
Redshirt Junior (2023)
Redshirt Sophomore (2022)
Redshirt Junior (2023)
- Returned to the fields with limited ability during the spring and was near 100% for the season opener
- Saw first collegiate action at Clemson with four carries for a total of seven yards, including a two-yard touchdown run and a solo tackle
- Worked into the game plan at Illinois recording a carry
- Was a part of the Owls' inaugural AAC game and victory over Tulsa
- Inserted into the action, with three carries for a total of 17 yards and two scores versus USF
- Recorded an eight-yard carry and was credited with 25-yard kick return versus UTSA
- Carried the ball five times at Charlotte tallying 45 yards, including a 19-yard score and attempted one pass
- Saw action with three carries for a total of three rushing yards and was included in multiple drives at UAB
- Scored the only TD for the Owls versus ECU with a three-yard run
- Had three carries for a total of five yards versus Tulane
- Twice called his number, versus Rice, tallying 17 rushing yards, including the last score of the game a six-yard rush, and served as the squad's kick return with a 21-yard return
- Ended the season with a team high seven rushing TDs
Redshirt Sophomore (2022)
- Worked with a new offensive coordinator and behind returning starter N'Kosi Perry
- Suffered a shoulder injury that held him out the entire season and underwent mid-season surgery
- Joined the Owls in January to begin transition to FAU
- Had the opportunity to work under his farther, Michael Johnson, Sr., who served as the Owls offensive coordinator
- Battled for the starting spot
- As a true freshman in 2019, did not play and took a redshirt
- Entered the transfer portal ahead of the 2020 season
- Over his prep career, threw for over 7,300 yards and 86 touchdowns, with rushing totals of 3,463 yards and 48 more scores
- As a senior, led his Sheldon team to an 11-3 record, throwing for 1,821 yards and 19 touchdowns against just three interceptions
- Added 1,290 yards on the ground – with seven games over 100 – and tabulated another 18 scores
- The unseeded Irish won four playoff games before falling by just a score in the OSAA 6A championship matchup
- Following the season, played in the Under Armour All-America game, the Pro Football Hall of Fame World Bowl and was on the Elite 11 Finals roster
- As a junior, for the 10-2 Irish, passed for 1,218 yards and rushed for another 745
- Totaled 33 touchdowns (21 passing and 12 rushing)
- His sophomore season also featured 33 touchdowns (again, 21 in the air and 12 on the ground), with 2,048 passing yards and 875 rushing
- As a freshman, his totals were 2,228 passing yards and 25 scores, along with 553 rushing yards and another six TD
- Twice named All-State (Second Team as a senior and Honorable Mention as a junior), three times All-Region and four times All-Conference
- Was a three-year team captain and three-time Team MVP
- Chose Penn State over Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Florida, Florida State, Oregon, NC State and Michigan, among nearly 30 offers from top schools
- Following high school, 247Sports rated him the No. 2 recruit from Oregon and No. 15 dual-threat quarterback in the nation
- Rated 199th on the ESPN 300, as the No. 9 quarterback and No. 2 Oregon prospect
- Both services rated him as a four-star recruit
- Rivals slotted him as the country’s No. 16 dual-threat QB
- His father, Michael Johnson, Sr., played quarterback at Arizona State and Akron and has coached since 1997, mostly in college and in the NFL
- The elder Johnson is currently the wide receivers coach at Mississippi State and has had stops at Oregon and UCLA, along with the 49ers, Ravens, Falcons and Chargers
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