Player Dossier

2018-2021

South Alabama

Cephus Johnson III

QB • 6'5" • 220 lbs • Mobile, AL, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Cephus Johnson III is a balanced quarterback profile with variable involvement in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

Role sample still building

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Impact Production

65

Solid production for a quarterback

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

52

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · South Alabama

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
South Alabama
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

Player Story

Cephus Johnson III built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a quarterback from Mobile, AL wearing No. 5, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Cephus Johnson III's career was his passing...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7859

WP Davidson · Mobile, AL

Committed To
South Alabama
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Cephus Johnson III, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · South Alabama. Cephus Johnson III is a balanced quarterback profile with variable involvement in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
1,274
Passing yards
1,020
Rushing yards
254
Touchdowns
12

Quick Answers

Cephus Johnson III quick answers

Latest team and position
South Alabama · QB
Career Total Offense
1,274
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 19 games
Best season
2019 Regular Season · South Alabama
Top game
Louisiana Tech
Recruit profile
2-star · WP Davidson · South Alabama
High school pipeline
WP Davidson · 19 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 5 · Senior

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama819312073323.8
2019 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama81,081900181967.2
2021 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama1000055.4

Related Context

Cephus Johnson III played QB for South Alabama. Across 3 tracked seasons, Cephus Johnson III recorded 1,020 passing yards, 254 rushing yards, and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with South Alabama.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

South Alabama paired 1,081 primary output with 51.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 65 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: Louisiana Tech

Game with 13 yards of offense and 65 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Regular Season · South Alabama

Games

1

Primary Metric / G

13

Efficiency

65

Usage

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

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All Games13 · Games = 1

Game Log

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1 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

Best efficiency game

65 vs Louisiana Tech

Result
Sat 9/11@ Louisiana Tech652136.50011

Player Story

Cephus Johnson III story

Cephus Johnson III built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a quarterback from Mobile, AL wearing No. 5, spending time with South Alabama. The clearest part of Cephus Johnson III's career was his passing role: 1,020 passing yards, 8 touchdown passes, 181 attempts, and 254 rushing yards across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 254 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cephus Johnson III's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    South Alabama

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201820192021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama19337.18.7
2019 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama1,08151.422.1888
2021 Regular SeasonSouth Alabama1365-1,068

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 2

Game with 13 yards of offense and 65 efficiency.

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Total Offense

82.5 takeover

13 total offense with 65 efficiency.

#2

@ Nebraska

Week 1 · L 21-35

240

Total Offense

79.8 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

240 total offense with 48.5 efficiency.

#3

@ Louisiana

Week 1

197

Total Offense

79.7 takeover

Game with 197 yards of offense and 59.4 efficiency.

197 total offense with 59.4 efficiency.

#4

@ UL Monroe

Week 5 · L 17-30 · Conference game

186

Total Offense

73.2 takeover

Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.

186 total offense with 52.3 efficiency.

#5

@ Arkansas State

Week 10 · L 14-38 · Conference game

69

Total Offense

70.1 takeover

Loss with 69 yards of offense and 57.3 efficiency.

69 total offense with 57.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · South Alabama

1,081 primary output · 51.4 efficiency · 22.1 usage

67.2

#2

2021 Regular Season · South Alabama

55.4

13 primary · 65 efficiency · usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · South Alabama

23.8

193 primary · 37.1 efficiency · 8.7 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

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300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

4

Above avg efficiency