Johnson grew up in Athens, Georgia and attended Oconee County High School.[1] As a senior, he threw for 2,143 yards, 30 touchdowns and five interceptions and was named the Georgia 4A Offensive Player of the Year.[2] Johnson was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Louisiana State over an offer from Miami, coached by his uncle Mark Richt, as well as offers from Florida State, Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina.[3][4]
Johnson started his freshman season as the team's third string quarterback before being named the team's starter before LSU's game against Florida.[5] In his first career start, he threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns in a 37–34 upset victory over the sixth-ranked Gators and was named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.[6][7] The following game, Johnson passed for an LSU freshman record 435 yards with three touchdowns and an interception while also rushing for 45 yards and two touchdowns in a 53–48 win over Ole Miss.[8] In his first season at LSU, Johnson completed 88 out of 150 attempted passes for 1,069 passing yards, 8 touchdowns and one interception.
Johnson was named LSU's starting quarterback during preseason training camp following an injury to Myles Brennan.[9] In his sophomore and final season at LSU, Johnson completed 225 out of 373 attempted passes for 2,814 passing yards, 27 touchdowns and 6 interceptions.
On December 7, 2021, Johnson announced via social media that he would be leaving LSU to enter the transfer portal.[10]
Texas A&Medit
On December 17, 2021, Johnson announced he would transfer to Texas A&M.[11]
^Miller, Brody (October 22, 2020). "LSU QBs Max Johnson and TJ Finley: Parallel paths to a potential debut Saturday". The Athletic. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^Dellenger, Ross (December 13, 2020). "Max Johnson: Meet the True Freshman QB Who Helped Take Down the Gators—and His Football Rich Bloodline". SI.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^Anderson, Joel (November 28, 2018). "Four-star QB Max Johnson picks LSU over uncle Mark Richt's Hurricanes". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^Kasabian, Paul (November 29, 2018). "4-Star QB Max Johnson Commits to LSU Despite Offer from Uncle Mark Richt, Miami". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^Kubena, Brooks (December 7, 2020). "Ed Orgeron says LSU will consider starting Max Johnson at QB against Florida". The Advocate. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^"LSU quarterback Max Johnson expected to be fine after suffering minor injury at Florida". The Daily Advertiser. December 14, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^Page, Fletcher (December 14, 2020). "Former Oconee County standout Max Johnson honored after upsetting the Gators". Athens Banner-Herald. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^Dixon, Shea (December 19, 2020). "Max Johnson "will never forget" the 2020 finish". 247Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^Alexander, Wilson (August 3, 2021). "Max Johnson named LSU's starting quarterback as Myles Brennan undergoes surgery". The Advocate. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
^Scarborough, Alex (December 7, 2021). "LSU Tigers starting quarterback Max Johnson to enter transfer portal". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
^Scarborough, Alex (December 17, 2021). "Former LSU Tigers starting QB Max Johnson transferring to Texas A&M Aggies". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
^Tomasson, Chris (December 11, 2020). "Ex-Vikings, Buccaneers QB Brad Johnson now cheering on son Max at LSU". St. Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
^Culpepper, Juliakate E. (May 16, 2017). "Miami's Mark Richt extends 2020 offer to nephew Max Johnson". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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Max Johnson born July 25 2001 is an American football quarterback for the Texas A amp M Aggies Johnson attended and played high school football at Oconee County High School in Watkinsville Georgia and began his college career at LSU before transferring to Texas A amp M in 2022 Max JohnsonTexas A amp M Aggies No 14PositionQuarterbackClassJuniorMajorUndecidedPersonal informationBorn 2001 07 25 July 25 2001 age 22 Athens GeorgiaHeight6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Weight230 lb 104 kg Career historyCollegeLSU 2020 2021 Texas A amp M 2022 present High schoolOconee County Watkinsville Georgia Stats at ESPN com Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 2 1 LSU 2 1 1 Freshman season 2 1 2 Sophomore season 2 2 Texas A amp M 2 3 Statistics 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editJohnson grew up in Athens Georgia and attended Oconee County High School 1 As a senior he threw for 2 143 yards 30 touchdowns and five interceptions and was named the Georgia 4A Offensive Player of the Year 2 Johnson was rated a four star recruit and committed to play college football at Louisiana State over an offer from Miami coached by his uncle Mark Richt as well as offers from Florida State Georgia Tennessee and South Carolina 3 4 College career editLSU edit Freshman season edit See also 2020 LSU Tigers football team Johnson started his freshman season as the team s third string quarterback before being named the team s starter before LSU s game against Florida 5 In his first career start he threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns in a 37 34 upset victory over the sixth ranked Gators and was named the Southeastern Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performance 6 7 The following game Johnson passed for an LSU freshman record 435 yards with three touchdowns and an interception while also rushing for 45 yards and two touchdowns in a 53 48 win over Ole Miss 8 In his first season at LSU Johnson completed 88 out of 150 attempted passes for 1 069 passing yards 8 touchdowns and one interception Sophomore season edit See also 2021 LSU Tigers football team Johnson was named LSU s starting quarterback during preseason training camp following an injury to Myles Brennan 9 In his sophomore and final season at LSU Johnson completed 225 out of 373 attempted passes for 2 814 passing yards 27 touchdowns and 6 interceptions On December 7 2021 Johnson announced via social media that he would be leaving LSU to enter the transfer portal 10 Texas A amp M edit On December 17 2021 Johnson announced he would transfer to Texas A amp M 11 Statistics edit Season Games Passing RushingGP GS Record Comp Att Pct Yards Avg TD Int Rate Att Yards Avg TDLSU Tigers2020 6 2 2 0 88 150 58 7 1 069 7 1 8 1 134 8 54 119 2 2 22021 12 12 6 6 225 373 60 3 2 814 7 5 27 6 144 4 78 41 0 5 1Texas A amp M Aggies2022 4 3 2 1 43 71 60 6 517 7 3 3 0 135 7 29 61 2 1 02023 7 4 2 2 87 148 58 8 1 147 7 8 8 4 136 3 43 23 0 5 1Career 29 21 12 9 443 742 59 7 5 548 7 5 46 11 140 0 204 162 0 8 4Personal life editJohnson is the son of Pro Bowl and Super Bowl quarterback Brad Johnson the nephew of former Georgia and Miami head coach Mark Richt and the brother of Texas A amp M tight end Jake Johnson 12 13 References edit Miller Brody October 22 2020 LSU QBs Max Johnson and TJ Finley Parallel paths to a potential debut Saturday The Athletic Retrieved December 20 2020 Dellenger Ross December 13 2020 Max Johnson Meet the True Freshman QB Who Helped Take Down the Gators and His Football Rich Bloodline SI com Retrieved December 20 2020 Anderson Joel November 28 2018 Four star QB Max Johnson picks LSU over uncle Mark Richt s Hurricanes ESPN com Retrieved December 20 2020 Kasabian Paul November 29 2018 4 Star QB Max Johnson Commits to LSU Despite Offer from Uncle Mark Richt Miami Bleacher Report Retrieved December 20 2020 Kubena Brooks December 7 2020 Ed Orgeron says LSU will consider starting Max Johnson at QB against Florida The Advocate Retrieved December 20 2020 LSU quarterback Max Johnson expected to be fine after suffering minor injury at Florida The Daily Advertiser December 14 2020 Retrieved December 20 2020 Page Fletcher December 14 2020 Former Oconee County standout Max Johnson honored after upsetting the Gators Athens Banner Herald Retrieved December 20 2020 Dixon Shea December 19 2020 Max Johnson will never forget the 2020 finish 247Sports Retrieved December 20 2020 Alexander Wilson August 3 2021 Max Johnson named LSU s starting quarterback as Myles Brennan undergoes surgery The Advocate Retrieved August 25 2021 Scarborough Alex December 7 2021 LSU Tigers starting quarterback Max Johnson to enter transfer portal ESPN Retrieved December 21 2021 Scarborough Alex December 17 2021 Former LSU Tigers starting QB Max Johnson transferring to Texas A amp M Aggies ESPN Retrieved December 21 2021 Tomasson Chris December 11 2020 Ex Vikings Buccaneers QB Brad Johnson now cheering on son Max at LSU St Paul Pioneer Press Retrieved December 20 2020 Culpepper Juliakate E May 16 2017 Miami s Mark Richt extends 2020 offer to nephew Max Johnson The Atlanta Journal Constitution Retrieved December 20 2020 External links editLSU Tigers bio Texas A amp M Aggies bio nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football quarterback is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Max Johnson amp oldid 1186800069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
