Quarterback, Kentucky (from Grambling), 2013–⁠17

Stephen Johnson

Lettered 2016–⁠17 (school media guide)

Number
No. 15
Height
6′2″
Weight
185 lb
Hometown
Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Stephen Johnson played quarterback at Grambling (2013–⁠14) and Kentucky (2016–⁠17).

Career highs

338passing yards, career highat Louisville, 20163touchdown passes, career highthree times; last vs. Florida, 201784rushing yards, career highvs. Tennessee, 20172rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Northwestern, 2017

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2014Grambling111861.11518.402
2016Kentucky14526554.72,0377.7136
2017Kentucky18931659.82,3057.3106
Career34559957.64,4937.52314

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Grambling7233.3014
2016Kentucky973273.4375
2017Kentucky1033753.6554
Career2077253.5875

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Grambling15QB
2016Kentucky15QB
2017Kentucky15QB6′2″185

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
2014Grambling (FCS)250.31––7.739%––
2016Kentucky3540.3066th (n=152)0.25106.743%0.380.24
2017Kentucky4180.2657th (n=160)0.25108.650%0.260.24

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

2017 Kentucky 13 games, 2,305 passing yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2atSouthern MissW 24–⁠1711201761010
Sep 9vs.Eastern KentuckyW 27–⁠1615222241048
Sep 16atSouth CarolinaW 23–⁠1316251690174
Sep 23vs.FloridaL 27–⁠281725196302
Sep 30vs.Eastern MichiganW 24–⁠20182717520−34
Oct 7vs.MissouriW 40–⁠3422362982144
Oct 21atMississippi StateL 7–⁠4513281170254
Oct 28vs.TennesseeW 29–⁠26615460084
Nov 4vs.Ole MissL 34–⁠3719242041022
Nov 11atVanderbiltW 44–⁠2113171950044
Nov 18atGeorgiaL 13–⁠421222138004
Nov 25vs.LouisvilleL 17–⁠44819110006
Dec 29 ✦vs.NorthwesternL 23–⁠2419362570217
2016 Kentucky 12 games, 2,037 passing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10atFloridaL 7–⁠451345009
Sep 17vs.New Mexico StateW 62–⁠4217223103051
Sep 24vs.South CarolinaW 17–⁠101119135016
Oct 1atAlabamaL 6–⁠3413228900−26
Oct 8vs.VanderbiltW 20–⁠131024490155
Oct 22vs.Mississippi StateW 40–⁠3817332922020
Oct 29atMissouriW 35–⁠211423208213
Nov 5vs.GeorgiaL 24–⁠27102010301−5
Nov 12atTennesseeL 36–⁠4912291920172
Nov 19vs.Austin PeayW 49–⁠13591012010
Nov 26atLouisvilleW 41–⁠3816273383183
Dec 31 ✦vs.Georgia TechL 18–⁠3319341751049
2014 Grambling 1 game, 151 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 6atHoustonL 0–⁠4711181510223

No box score in the source for Aug 31 at Lamar; Sep 13 at Bethune-Cookman; Sep 20 at Jackson State; Sep 27 vs. Prairie View A&M; Oct 4 at Alabama A&M; Oct 11 vs. Alcorn State; Oct 18 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff; Nov 1 at Texas Southern; Nov 7 at Mississippi Valley State; Nov 15 vs. Alabama State; Nov 29 at Southern, so those games are not listed.

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

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