David Johnson (born June 28, 1986) is an American former college footballquarterback. He played for the Golden Hurricane at the University of Tulsa, where he was the starting quarterback for the 2008 season, after several years as a backup. Johnson finished his senior season as the second-most efficient passer in the nation, behind only Heisman Trophy-winner Sam Bradford of Oklahoma. Johnson himself was mentioned as a Heisman contender by several sources throughout that season.
David Johnson was born on January 15, 1986, in Portland, Oregon. He attended Southridge High School in Beaverton, Oregon, where he played football as a quarterback. During his senior year in 2003, he completed 110 of 181 pass attempts for 1,640 yards and 15 touchdowns. He also rushed for 375 yards and four touchdowns.[1] As a college prospect, he was overshadowed by Erik Ainge of nearby Glencoe High School, who eventually played as a starting quarterback at Tennessee. As such, Johnson was not recruited by any Division I schools, and so he began a campaign to promote himself as a prospect. The only school that showed an interest was the University of Tulsa. He was contacted by their recruiting coordinator, Matt Wells, who eventually offered Johnson a scholarship.[2]
College career
Johnson redshirted his freshman year in 2004. He then spent his first three years of eligibility as Tulsa's back-up behind Paul Smith, with whom he roomed for two years.[3] For his final remaining season of eligibility, in 2008, Johnson had to compete with anticipated recruit and Bakersfieldjunior college transfer Jacob Bower for the starting position.[2]
In 2008, he was named Tulsa's starting quarterback,[2] and he led the Golden Hurricane to an 11–3 record.[4] After his performance against New Mexico, in which he completed 24 of 39 passes for 469 yards and six touchdowns, he was named a Conference USA Co-Offensive Player of the Week. It was the first time that a C-USA quarterback had ever thrown for six touchdowns in two games in the same season.[5] Tulsa's three losses in 2008 came in a close contest against Arkansas, a blowout against Houston, and a close but error-filled Conference USA Championship Game against East Carolina. In the 2009 GMAC Bowl, Johnson engineered a rout, 45–13, against Ball State, which had finished the regular season with an undefeated 12–0 record.[4]
Former Tulsa starter Paul Smith was one of seven quarterbacks in NCAA history to surpass the 5,000 passing yards benchmark. Johnson said of his predecessor, "I was always learning from him. I didn't feel any pressure. He's the one who's been on my side this whole season, just telling me to go out and break all his [records]." In contrast with Smith's mobile style of play, Johnson is a traditional pocket passer. Tulsa head coach Todd Graham said of Johnson, "We'd like to have a guy who can run, but we've adapted to Dave's style with more drop-back passes instead of naked [bootlegs]."[3] Johnson himself said that "Our expectation is score every time we have the ball."[14]
In 2009, Johnson participated in the Texas vs The Nation game for the Texas team, and threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Knox in the third quarter and to Dudley Guice for 22 yards in the fourth, but Texas still lost 27-24.[15]
CBS Sports affiliate, The NFL Draft Scout, ranked Johnson 16th among 123 rated quarterbacks available for the 2009 NFL Draft and projected him as an undrafted free agent.[6] As expected, Johnson was not selected by an NFL team, but he was invited to participate in the Green Bay Packers mini-camp on April 30, 2009, alongside former Utah quarterback Brian Johnson. David Johnson said, "All I've ever wanted was an opportunity, and they gave me an opportunity to try out."[16][17] Both quarterbacks, however, reportedly threw erratically under duress during the mini-camp.[18] Johnson was also invited to participate in the Kansas City Chiefs camp the following week.[19]
^Player Bio: David Johnson 2009-02-26 at the Wayback Machine, Tulsa Golden Hurricane Official Athletic Website, retrieved 6 January 2009.
^ abcSteve Irvine, David Johnson to start for Golden Hurricane after years of waiting, mop-up roles[permanent dead link], The Birmingham News, August 25, 2008, retrieved 6 January 2009.
^ abEye of the Hurricane: Tulsa's high-octane offense centers around quarterback David Johnson 2011-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, Press-Register (Mobile), January 5, 2009, retrieved January 6, 2009.
^ abcDavid Johnson Statistics, ESPN, retrieved January 6, 2009.
^C-USA: MU's Darius Passmore, Tulsa's David Johnson Share Co-Offensive Players of Week Honors, Huntington News, September 23, 2008.
^Tulsa's David Johnson Named C-USA Offensive MVP By Sporting News Magazine, University of Tulsa, December 15, 2008.
^Tulsa's David Johnson Named a Draddy Award Semifinalist by the National Football Foundation 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, University of Tulsa, October 1, 2008.
^Tulsa QB David Johnson Named a Semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, University of Tulsa, October 27, 2008.
^Heisman Watch: Week 9, The New York Times, October 20, 2008.
^Heisman Watch: Week 10, The New York Times, October 27, 2008.
David Johnson and Tulsa are fun to watch, ESPN, October 22, 2008.
January 29, 2023
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David Johnson born June 28 1986 is an American former college football quarterback He played for the Golden Hurricane at the University of Tulsa where he was the starting quarterback for the 2008 season after several years as a backup Johnson finished his senior season as the second most efficient passer in the nation behind only Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford of Oklahoma Johnson himself was mentioned as a Heisman contender by several sources throughout that season David JohnsonBiographical detailsBorn 1986 01 15 January 15 1986 age 37 Portland OregonPlaying career2004 2008TulsaPosition s QuarterbackCoaching career HC unless noted 2009Tulsa GA 2010 2013Sherman HS TX OC 2014 2016Central Oklahoma QB 2017Missouri Southern OC 2018Denton HS TX OC Accomplishments and honorsAwardsSporting News C USA Offensive MVP 2008 Contents 1 Early life 2 College career 2 1 College statistics 3 Professional career 4 References 5 External linksEarly life EditDavid Johnson was born on January 15 1986 in Portland Oregon He attended Southridge High School in Beaverton Oregon where he played football as a quarterback During his senior year in 2003 he completed 110 of 181 pass attempts for 1 640 yards and 15 touchdowns He also rushed for 375 yards and four touchdowns 1 As a college prospect he was overshadowed by Erik Ainge of nearby Glencoe High School who eventually played as a starting quarterback at Tennessee As such Johnson was not recruited by any Division I schools and so he began a campaign to promote himself as a prospect The only school that showed an interest was the University of Tulsa He was contacted by their recruiting coordinator Matt Wells who eventually offered Johnson a scholarship 2 College career EditJohnson redshirted his freshman year in 2004 He then spent his first three years of eligibility as Tulsa s back up behind Paul Smith with whom he roomed for two years 3 For his final remaining season of eligibility in 2008 Johnson had to compete with anticipated recruit and Bakersfield junior college transfer Jacob Bower for the starting position 2 In 2008 he was named Tulsa s starting quarterback 2 and he led the Golden Hurricane to an 11 3 record 4 After his performance against New Mexico in which he completed 24 of 39 passes for 469 yards and six touchdowns he was named a Conference USA Co Offensive Player of the Week It was the first time that a C USA quarterback had ever thrown for six touchdowns in two games in the same season 5 Tulsa s three losses in 2008 came in a close contest against Arkansas a blowout against Houston and a close but error filled Conference USA Championship Game against East Carolina In the 2009 GMAC Bowl Johnson engineered a rout 45 13 against Ball State which had finished the regular season with an undefeated 12 0 record 4 In that season Johnson recorded 4 059 passing yards 46 touchdowns and 18 interceptions five of which were in the C USA title game and finished as the second most efficient quarterback in the nation behind only the Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford 4 6 Johnson was voted an All Conference USA honorable mention player and the Sporting News named him the Conference USA Offensive MVP 6 7 Johnson was also named a semifinalist for the Draddy Award and the Davey O Brien Award 8 9 During the season The New York Times The News amp Observer and CBS Sports had named Johnson as a Heisman Trophy contender 10 11 12 13 Former Tulsa starter Paul Smith was one of seven quarterbacks in NCAA history to surpass the 5 000 passing yards benchmark Johnson said of his predecessor I was always learning from him I didn t feel any pressure He s the one who s been on my side this whole season just telling me to go out and break all his records In contrast with Smith s mobile style of play Johnson is a traditional pocket passer Tulsa head coach Todd Graham said of Johnson We d like to have a guy who can run but we ve adapted to Dave s style with more drop back passes instead of naked bootlegs 3 Johnson himself said that Our expectation is score every time we have the ball 14 In 2009 Johnson participated in the Texas vs The Nation game for the Texas team and threw a 28 yard touchdown pass to Johnny Knox in the third quarter and to Dudley Guice for 22 yards in the fourth but Texas still lost 27 24 15 College statistics Edit Season GP PassingCmp Att Pct Yds Lng TD Int Rtg2005 5 28 41 68 3 236 40 1 1 119 82006 5 9 14 64 3 180 59 1 0 195 92007 8 4 8 50 0 56 36 0 0 108 82008 14 258 400 64 5 4 059 97 46 18 178 7Totals 32 321 441 72 8 4 531 97 48 19 186 4Professional career EditCBS Sports affiliate The NFL Draft Scout ranked Johnson 16th among 123 rated quarterbacks available for the 2009 NFL Draft and projected him as an undrafted free agent 6 As expected Johnson was not selected by an NFL team but he was invited to participate in the Green Bay Packers mini camp on April 30 2009 alongside former Utah quarterback Brian Johnson David Johnson said All I ve ever wanted was an opportunity and they gave me an opportunity to try out 16 17 Both quarterbacks however reportedly threw erratically under duress during the mini camp 18 Johnson was also invited to participate in the Kansas City Chiefs camp the following week 19 Johnson spent three years as the offensive coordinator at Sherman High School in Sherman Texas In 2013 he became a graduate assistant working with quarterbacks at Tulsa 20 References Edit Player Bio David Johnson Archived 2009 02 26 at the Wayback Machine Tulsa Golden Hurricane Official Athletic Website retrieved 6 January 2009 a b c Steve Irvine David Johnson to start for Golden Hurricane after years of waiting mop up roles permanent dead link The Birmingham News August 25 2008 retrieved 6 January 2009 a b Eye of the Hurricane Tulsa s high octane offense centers around quarterback David Johnson Archived 2011 06 09 at the Wayback Machine Press Register Mobile January 5 2009 retrieved January 6 2009 a b c David Johnson Statistics ESPN retrieved January 6 2009 C USA MU s Darius Passmore Tulsa s David Johnson Share Co Offensive Players of Week Honors Huntington News September 23 2008 a b c David Johnson Tulsa QB NFL Draft Scout Profile NFL Draft Scout retrieved January 6 2009 Tulsa s David Johnson Named C USA Offensive MVP By Sporting News Magazine University of Tulsa December 15 2008 Tulsa s David Johnson Named a Draddy Award Semifinalist by the National Football Foundation Archived 2012 02 22 at the Wayback Machine University of Tulsa October 1 2008 Tulsa QB David Johnson Named a Semifinalist for the Davey O Brien Award University of Tulsa October 27 2008 Heisman Watch Week 9 The New York Times October 20 2008 Heisman Watch Week 10 The New York Times October 27 2008 Heisman Trophy race has Big 12 twist permanent dead link The News amp Observer Raleigh October 31 2008 Week 2 Heisman hopefuls CBS Sports September 10 2008 Don t be shocked when Tulsa clinches BCS berth CBS Sports October 19 2008 Nation Edges Texas 27 24 in Third Annual Texas vs The Nation Game Seattle Seahawks 12th Man Army Archived from the original on 2017 02 17 Retrieved 2012 08 03 Dolphins TU s Marion agree to free agent deal Tulsa World April 27 2009 Packers invite two QBs to rookie camp permanent dead link Green Bay Press Gazette April 27 2009 McCarthy stays with his quarterback trio Green Bay Press Gazette May 3 2009 Favre on Vikings radar Green Bay Press Gazette May 1 2009 Bill Haisten As a graduate assistant David Johnson returns to TU Tulsa World March 26 2013 pay site External links EditPatience Pays Off for Tulsa QB Senior David Johnson has waited for the opportunity to start dead link Albuquerque Journal September 18 2008 Overlooked at Southridge QB Johnson shines at Tulsa The Oregonian October 30 2008 New QB takes charge Tulsa World August 31 2008 QB question mark for Tulsa The Commercial Appeal August 12 2008 Athlete Spotlight David Johnson The Collegian September 16 2008 David Johnson and Tulsa are fun to watch ESPN October 22 2008 Retrieved 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