Player Dossier

2017-2021

UAB

Tyler Johnston III

QB • 6'2" • 205 lbs • Spanish Fort, AL, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Tyler Johnston III is a balanced quarterback profile with 7.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

11

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

17

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

32

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · UAB

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
UAB
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas A&M

Player Story

Tyler Johnston III built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a quarterback from Spanish Fort, AL wearing No. 17, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Tyler Johnston III's career was his passing role:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7974

Spanish Fort · Spanish Fort, AL

Committed To
UAB
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Tyler Johnston III, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · UAB. Tyler Johnston III is a balanced quarterback profile with 7.4 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
5,217
Passing yards
4,566
Rushing yards
651
Touchdowns
39

Quick Answers

Tyler Johnston III quick answers

Latest team and position
UAB · QB
Career Total Offense
5,217
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 38 games
Best season
2019 Postseason · UAB
Top game
Texas A&M
Recruit profile
3-star · Spanish Fort · UAB
High school pipeline
Spanish Fort · 24 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 17 · Senior
2021 Total offense rank
417 total offense · QB 192nd (top 52%) · Conference USA 42nd (top 25%) · National 405th (top 26%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonUAB5301317016.7
2018 PostseasonUAB1211810513148.5
2018 Regular SeasonUAB121,2819503311148.5
2019 PostseasonUAB11291298-7271.1
2019 Regular SeasonUAB112,2031,9492541671.1
2020 Regular SeasonUAB587784334748.4
2021 Regular SeasonUAB54174089224.2

Related Context

Tyler Johnston III played QB for UAB. Across 5 tracked seasons, Tyler Johnston III recorded 4,566 passing yards, 651 rushing yards, and 11 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with UAB.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason

UAB paired 2,494 primary output with 61.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 42.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2021 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Jacksonville State

Win with 319 yards of offense and 70.2 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Regular Season · UAB

Games

5

Primary Metric / G

83.4

Efficiency

42.5

Usage

7.4

Consistency

21.1

Best Game by takeover score

Jacksonville State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Jacksonville State: 319. Georgia: 41. North Texas: 36. Southern Miss: 21. UTEP: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jacksonville State: 24 by 70.2. Georgia: 17 by 21.8. North Texas: 9 by 43.6. Southern Miss: 10 by 43.6. UTEP: 1 by 33.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins94 · Games = 4 · +53 vs Losses
Losses41 · Games = 1 · -53 vs Wins

Game Log

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

5 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Jacksonville State

Best efficiency game

70.2 vs Jacksonville State

Result
Fri 11/26vs UTEPW 42-250100.00033.3
Sat 10/16@ Southern MissW 34-0371842.90043.633109
Sat 9/18@ North TexasW 40-6163216.70043.6341.30010
Sat 9/11@ GeorgiaL 7-566143942.90321.8320.7009
Wed 9/1@ Jacksonville State300-yard gameW 31-0172131981.02070.230003

Player Story

Tyler Johnston III story

Tyler Johnston III built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a quarterback from Spanish Fort, AL wearing No. 17, spending time with UAB. The clearest part of Tyler Johnston III's career was his passing role: 4,566 passing yards, 34 touchdown passes, 513 attempts, and 651 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with UAB. 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 651 rushing yards and 11 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UAB.

The arc is straightforward: Tyler Johnston III 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

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    UAB

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonUAB30513.6
2018 PostseasonUAB1,3996016.61,369
2018 Regular SeasonUAB1,3996016.60
2019 PostseasonUAB2,49461.822.51,095
2019 Regular SeasonUAB2,49461.822.50
2020 Regular SeasonUAB87763.79-1,617
2021 Regular SeasonUAB41742.57.4-460

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Texas A&M

Week 12 · L 20-41

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

331

Total Offense

82.1 takeover

331 total offense with 56.4 efficiency.

#2

vs App State

Week 1 · L 17-31 · Postseason

291

Total Offense

75.8 takeover

Loss with 291 yards of offense and 56.5 efficiency.

291 total offense with 56.5 efficiency.

#3

@ Rice

Week 15 · W 21-16 · Conference game

258

Total Offense

74.3 takeover

Win with 258 yards of offense and 77.1 efficiency.

258 total offense with 77.1 efficiency.

#4

@ UTSA

Week 7 · W 33-14 · Conference game

324

Total Offense

74 takeover

Win with 324 yards of offense and 67.9 efficiency.

324 total offense with 67.9 efficiency.

#5

@ Akron

Week 2 · W 31-20

343

Total Offense

73.7 takeover

Win with 343 yards of offense and 69 efficiency.

343 total offense with 69 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Postseason · UAB

2,494 primary output · 61.8 efficiency · 22.5 usage

71.1

#2

2019 Regular Season · UAB

71.1

2,494 primary · 61.8 efficiency · 22.5 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · UAB

48.5

1,399 primary · 60 efficiency · 16.6 usage

Milestones

9

250+ passing yards

6

300+ total offense

4

3+ TD games

17

Above avg efficiency