De'Andre Johnson (born February 2, 1996) is an American professional football quarterback. He played college football at East Mississippi Community College, Florida Atlantic, and Texas Southern.
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| Born: | February 2, 1996 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | First Coast (Jacksonville, FL) | ||||||||||||
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||||||||||
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Early life
editJohnson grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and attended First Coast High School.[1] As a senior, he completed 215 of 328 pass attempts for 3,710 yards and 47 touchdowns while rushing for 398 yards and nine touchdowns and was named the Class 8A Player of the Year and Florida's "Mr. Football".[2] Johnson committed to play college football at Florida State during the summer before his sophomore year over offers from Clemson and Florida.[3]
College career
editJohnson began his collegiate career at Florida State and joined the team as an early enrollee.[4] During the summer before his freshman season he was charged with misdemeanor battery for punching a woman during an argument. Johnson was ultimately dismissed from the team on July 6, 2015.[5]
Following his dismissal, Johnson enrolled at East Mississippi Community College.[6] While at East Mississippi, he was featured in the second season of the Netflix documentary series Last Chance U.[7] In his only season with the Lions, Johnson passed for 2,646 yards and 26 touchdowns.[8] He committed to transfer to Florida Atlantic to continue his college football career.[9]
In his first season at FAU, Johnson completed 2 of 3 pass attempts for five yards with one interception and rushed four times for 31 yards in the team's season opener against Navy. Several hours after the game, he was hospitalized due to blood clots in his arm and missed the remainder of his redshirt sophomore season.[10] After his redshirt junior season, Johnson announced that he would be transferring to Texas Southern as a graduate student.[11] In his only season with the Tigers, he completed 132 of 215 pass attempts for 1,575 yards with nine touchdowns and three interceptions.[12]
Professional career
editJohnson went unselected in the 2020 NFL draft. In 2021, he played in The Spring League for the Sea Lions and passed for 574 yards with 5 touchdowns and 7 interceptions over six games.[13]
Johnson was selected in the 12th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the New Jersey Generals.[12] He was named the backup, behind Luis Perez. In the USFL opener, Johnson was used regularly in various offensive packages and rushed for a game-high 98 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries and completing 3 of 8 passes for 59 yards in a 24–28 loss to the Birmingham Stallions.[14] Johnson became a free agent after the 2023 season.
Statistics
edit| Year | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmp | Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | Int | Rtg | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | ||
| 2022 | NJ | 9 | 4 | 54 | 75 | 72.0 | 772 | 10.3 | 2 | 2 | 102.8 | 64 | 310 | 4.8 | 4 |
| 2023 | NJ | 8 | 7 | 73 | 128 | 57.0 | 940 | 7.3 | 4 | 2 | 84.1 | 56 | 361 | 6.4 | 2 |
References
edit- ^ "After fall from grace, former First Coast, FSU QB De'Andre Johnson working his way back". Florida Times-Union. October 22, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Bee, Timothy (December 15, 2014). "First Coast's De'Andre Johnson named Mr. Football". First Coast News. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ "FSU commit De'Andre Johnson unearths some old offers". Orlando Sentinel. November 27, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ "FSU pledges Deondre Francois, De'Andre Johnson embrace pressure of fighting to follow Jameis Winston". Orlando Sentinel. January 28, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ Schlabach, Mark (July 6, 2015). "charged with misdemeanor battery for striking the 21-year-old woman during an argument". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ Barney, Justin (August 14, 2015). "De'Andre Johnson headed to East Mississippi Community College". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ ""Last Chance U" star De'Andre Johnson announces transfer from FAU". The Palm Beach Post. December 9, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ "De'Andre Johnson, dismissed from FSU, may be key to FAU's success". Miami Herald. January 27, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ Tyson, Derek (December 14, 2016). "QB De'Andre Johnson, dismissed by FSU for punching woman, signs with FAU". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
- ^ "Blood clots discovered in FAU quarterback De'Andre Johnson's arm, return unknown". Sun Sentinel. September 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Galvan, Jaime E. (February 7, 2019). "DeAndre Johnson, former FSU QB and "Last Chance U" star, transfers to Texas Southern". KHOU.com. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ a b Howe, Matt (February 23, 2022). "Ex-Last Chance U star QB De'Andre Johnson selected by New Jersey Generals in USFL Draft". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Goldberg, Noah (February 23, 2022). "Former FAU QB & 'Last Chance U' Star De'Andre Johnson Drafted by USFL's New Jersey Generals". UnderdogDynasty.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Holmlund, Ted (April 17, 2022). "USFL opener: Birmingham Stallions beat New Jersey Generals in closing seconds". New York Post. Retrieved April 18, 2022.