Michael Johnson Jr., 2024
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Quarterback, Akron (from Florida Atlantic, Syracuse), 2022–⁠25

Michael Johnson Jr.

Number
No. 15
Height
6′3″
Weight
213 lb
Class (2025)
Senior
Hometown
San Jose, CA

Michael Johnson Jr. played quarterback at Florida Atlantic (2022–⁠23), Syracuse (2024) and Akron (2025).

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highat South Florida, 2023

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Florida Atlantic231406.1727
2024Syracuse4−8−2.004
2025Akron27421.6017
Career541743.2727

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Florida Atlantic15QBFr.
2023Florida Atlantic15QBSo.
2024Syracuse15QBJr.
2025Akron15QBSr.6′3″213

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2023Florida Atlantic231.00––23.04%
2024Syracuse7-0.01––-0.1–
2025Akron51-0.24––-12.211%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Passing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessDepthAfter catchDeep throwsDeep completed
2025Akron27%16.0 yds7.0 yds0 of 1–

Success: passes that kept the offense on schedule. Depth: how far downfield his passes traveled in the air, on average. After catch: yards his receivers gained after the catch, per completion. Deep throws: the play-by-play gives depth and direction for about half of a passer’s throws; this is how many of those went deep, and how many of the deep ones were caught. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025Akron52%2.900.900.3024%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2025 Akron 7 games, 42 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 28vs.WyomingL 0–⁠1042106––
Sep 6atNebraskaL 0–⁠687−8017––
Sep 13atUABL 28–⁠312205––
Sep 20vs.DuquesneW 51–⁠732109––
Sep 27atToledoL 3–⁠45116010––
Oct 4vs.Central MichiganW 28–⁠22––––––
Nov 4vs.MassachusettsW 44–⁠10––––––
2024 Syracuse 1 game, 31 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 28vs.Holy CrossW 42–⁠144−804––
2023 Florida Atlantic 9 games, 140 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 16atClemsonL 14–⁠484716––
Sep 23atIllinoisL 17–⁠23100015
Oct 14atSouth FloridaW 56–⁠1431729––
Oct 21vs.UTSAL 10–⁠361808––
Oct 27atCharlotteW 38–⁠16545119––
Nov 4atUABL 42–⁠45338127––
Nov 11vs.East CarolinaL 7–⁠221313––
Nov 18vs.TulaneL 8–⁠243502––
Nov 25atRiceL 21–⁠24217111––
2022 Florida Atlantic 1 game, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 27vs.CharlotteW 43–⁠13––––––

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

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