Quarterback, SE Louisiana (from South Alabama), 2018–⁠22

Cephus Johnson

Number
No. 5
Height
6′5″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Mobile, AL
Born
Sep 21, 1999

Cephus Johnson played quarterback at South Alabama (2018–⁠21) and SE Louisiana (2021–⁠22).

Career highs

250passing yards, career highat McNeese, 20223touchdown passes, career highat McNeese, 2022123rushing yards, career highat Samford, 20223rushing touchdowns, career highat Samford, 2022

Team titles: Southland champions, 2022

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2018South Alabama72035.01206.031
2019South Alabama8316151.69005.657
2022SE Louisiana13821464.51,5277.1106
Career22839557.72,5476.41814

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018South Alabama27732.7016
2019South Alabama751812.4427
2021SE Louisiana2136.5011
2022SE Louisiana1046115.9826
Career2088784.21227

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018South Alabama5QBYr 1
2019South Alabama5QBYr 2
2021South Alabama5QBYr 4
2021SE Louisiana5QBYr 4
2022SE Louisiana5QBSr. (Yr 5)6′5″220

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2018South Alabama42-0.22––-9.210%––
2019South Alabama2320.036th (n=155)0.277.445%0.040.07
2022SE Louisiana (FCS)1710.3149th (n=250)0.3253.238%––

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 SE Louisiana 12 games, 1,527 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 3atLouisianaL 7–⁠2422341490148
Sep 10atFlorida AtlanticL 9–⁠4251386008
Sep 17vs.Central ConnecticutW 70–⁠614202282060
Sep 24vs.Incarnate WordW 41–⁠351391020
Oct 1vs.Murray StateW 48–⁠1479611064
Oct 22atJacksonville StateW 31–⁠141013762091
Oct 29atMcNeeseW 28–⁠2716242503242
Nov 5atLamarW 47–⁠3119271791157
Nov 12vs.Northwestern StateW 23–⁠758890127
Nov 17atNichollsW 40–⁠172519002
Nov 26vs.IdahoW 45–⁠4218282080069
Dec 3atSamfordL 42–⁠48193017301123
2021 SE Louisiana 1 game, 13 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 11atLouisiana TechL 42–⁠45–––––13

No box score in the source for Sep 4 at North Alabama, so that game is not listed.

2019 South Alabama 8 games, 900 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 31atNebraskaL 21–⁠351934231229
Sep 7vs.Jackson StateW 37–⁠1411181201233
Sep 14vs.MemphisL 6–⁠42514420037
Sep 21atUABL 3–⁠353570041
Sep 28atUL MonroeL 17–⁠3014261140172
Oct 3vs.Georgia SouthernL 17–⁠20815194207
Oct 16atTroyL 13–⁠37203818302−11
Oct 26vs.App StateL 3–⁠30311900−7
2018 South Alabama 8 games, 73 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Louisiana TechL 26–⁠30010001
Sep 8atOklahoma StateL 13–⁠5503000−1
Sep 29atApp StateL 7–⁠52–––––−8
Oct 6atGeorgia SouthernL 13–⁠480100111
Oct 13vs.Alabama StateW 45–⁠71256107
Oct 23vs.TroyL 17–⁠38010001
Nov 3atArkansas StateL 14–⁠3858301039
Nov 10vs.UL MonroeL 10–⁠3814341023

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2023
Height6′5⅛″
Weight223 lb
Arm length33⅝″
Hand size8⅝″
40-yard dash4.60 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump36½″
Broad jump10′1″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.25 s
20-yard shuttle4.49 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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