Player Dossier

2017-2021

San Diego State

Lucas Johnson

QB • 6'3" • 215 lbs • San Diego, CA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Lucas Johnson is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

73%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

73

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · San Diego State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Georgia Tech • San Diego State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: The Citadel

Player Story

Lucas Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a quarterback from San Diego, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Georgia Tech and San Diego State. The clearest part of Lucas Johnson's career was...

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Lucas Johnson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · San Diego State. Lucas Johnson is a balanced quarterback profile with 11.1 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
2,096
Passing yards
1,795
Rushing yards
301
Touchdowns
16

Quick Answers

Lucas Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
San Diego State · QB
Career Total Offense
2,096
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 19 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · San Diego State
Top game
The Citadel
Latest roster
No. 7 · Senior
2021 Total offense rank
1,605 total offense · QB 109th (top 30%) · Mountain West 8th (top 6%) · National 112th (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech1101028.7
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech00000-
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech423018743141.4
2020 Regular SeasonSan Diego State226018476247
2021 PostseasonSan Diego State1234833315461.2
2021 Regular SeasonSan Diego State121,2571,091166961.2

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2022San Diego State to UnlistedG5/FCS to Unlisted25.2Dec 28, 2021

Lucas Johnson played QB for Georgia Tech and San Diego State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Lucas Johnson recorded 1,795 passing yards, 301 rushing yards, and 16 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with San Diego State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

San Diego State paired 1,605 primary output with 59.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 59.8 efficiency.

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Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Georgia Tech, San Diego State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Fresno State

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 91.7th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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2021 Postseason · San Diego State

Games

12

Primary Metric / G

133.8

Efficiency

59.8

Usage

11.1

Consistency

60.3

Best Game by takeover score

Fresno State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. UTSA: 348. Arizona: 18. Utah: 131. Towson: 140. New Mexico: 9. San José State: 24. Air Force: 73. Fresno State: 280. Hawai'i: 128. Nevada: 190. UNLV: 172. Boise State: 92

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. UTSA: 41 by 68.4. Arizona: 3 by 47.5. Utah: 27 by 68. Towson: 26 by 49.4. New Mexico: 2 by 71.3. San José State: 6 by 66.7. Air Force: 16 by 58.5. Fresno State: 39 by 63.4. Hawai'i: 25 by 64.7. Nevada: 40 by 57.1. UNLV: 29 by 56.3. Boise State: 21 by 46.5

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins120.5 · Games = 11 · -159.5 vs Losses
Losses280 · Games = 1 · +159.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Fresno State

Best efficiency game

71.3 vs New Mexico

Result
Wed 12/22vs UTSA300-yard game · 3+ TDW 38-24243633366.73068.45153113
Fri 11/26vs Boise StateW 27-169209845.00046.51-6-600
Sat 11/20@ UNLV3+ TDW 28-20182419275.03156.35-20-407
Sun 11/14vs NevadaW 23-21213417661.81057.16142.3006
Sun 11/7@ Hawai'iW 17-1012169975.00064.79293.20017
Sun 10/31vs Fresno StateDual-threatL 20-30143122045.21263.48607.50014
Sat 10/23@ Air ForceW 20-1411137284.60058.5310.3007
Sat 10/16@ San José StateW 19-13233866.72066.73-14-4.7003
Sun 10/10vs New MexicoW 31-7113100.00071.316606
Sat 9/25vs TowsonW 48-21162514964.01149.41-9-900
Sat 9/18vs UtahDual-threatW 33-3110194452.6106888710.90054
Sun 9/12@ ArizonaW 38-140100.00047.52189013

Player Story

Lucas Johnson story

Lucas Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a quarterback from San Diego, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with Georgia Tech and San Diego State. The clearest part of Lucas Johnson's career was his passing role: 1,795 passing yards, 14 touchdown passes, 284 attempts, and 301 rushing yards across 19 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with San Diego State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. His career also includes 301 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 19 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Tech and San Diego State.

The arc is straightforward: Lucas Johnson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Georgia Tech

    2017-2019

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    San Diego State

    2020-2021

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

201720182019202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech1102.2
2018 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech0-1
2019 Regular SeasonGeorgia Tech23047.714.8230
2020 Regular SeasonSan Diego State26085.111.130
2021 PostseasonSan Diego State1,60559.811.11,345
2021 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1,60559.811.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs The Citadel

Week 3 · L 24-27

Loss with 96 yards of offense and 58.2 efficiency.

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Total Offense

68.4 takeover

96 total offense with 58.2 efficiency.

#2

@ Nevada

Week 12 · L 21-26 · Conference game

213

Total Offense

67.3 takeover

Loss with 213 yards of offense and 70.1 efficiency.

213 total offense with 70.1 efficiency.

#3

vs Fresno State

Week 9 · L 20-30 · Conference game

280

Total Offense

65.9 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

280 total offense with 63.4 efficiency.

#4

vs UTSA

Week 1 · W 38-24 · Postseason

348

Total Offense

65.4 takeover

Win with 348 yards of offense and 68.4 efficiency.

348 total offense with 68.4 efficiency.

#5

vs South Florida

Week 2 · W 14-10

81

Total Offense

58.7 takeover

Win with 81 yards of offense and 50.8 efficiency.

81 total offense with 50.8 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · San Diego State

1,605 primary output · 59.8 efficiency · 11.1 usage

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#2

2021 Regular Season · San Diego State

61.2

1,605 primary · 59.8 efficiency · 11.1 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · San Diego State

47

260 primary · 85.1 efficiency · 11.1 usage

Milestones

1

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

8

Above avg efficiency