Usage / Role
8%
Rotational offensive role
Player Dossier
2019-2025Akron
QB • 6'3" • 213 lbs • San Jose, CA, USA
Michael Johnson Jr. is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Usage / Role
8%
Rotational offensive role
Impact Production
5
Developing production for a quarterback
Reliability
3
Sporadic game-to-game production
Star Power
16
Limited ceiling signals so far
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
Snapshot
Player Story
Michael Johnson Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a quarterback from San Jose, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with Akron, Florida Atlantic, Penn State, and Syracuse. The clearest part of...
Read the storyMichael Johnson Jr., QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic. Michael Johnson Jr. is a balanced quarterback profile with 15.9 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
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Season Ledger
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 140 | 0 | 140 | 7 | 49.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Syracuse | 1 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 0 | 50.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Akron | 7 | 104 | 62 | 42 | 1 | 55.5 |
Related Context
Transfer Portal History
Michael Johnson Jr. played QB for Penn State, Florida Atlantic, Syracuse, and Akron. Across 5 tracked seasons, Michael Johnson Jr. recorded 93 passing yards, 174 rushing yards, and 5 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Florida Atlantic.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Florida Atlantic paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 54.1 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 4 team stops, with role shifts visible across Penn State, Florida Atlantic, Syracuse, Akron.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Win with 23 yards of offense and 100 efficiency. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
7
Primary Metric / G
14.9
Efficiency
54.1
Usage
15.9
Consistency
58.4
Best Game by takeover score
Massachusetts
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Game by game trend chart. Wyoming: 21. Nebraska: 0. UAB: 2. Duquesne: 21. Toledo: 34. Central Michigan: 3. Massachusetts: 23
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wyoming: 4 by 52.5. Nebraska: 9 by 58.3. UAB: 2 by 10. Duquesne: 8 by 42.5. Toledo: 24 by 44.3. Central Michigan: 2 by 70.8. Massachusetts: 1 by 100
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7 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Massachusetts
Best efficiency game
100 vs Massachusetts
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/5 | vs Massachusetts | W 44-10 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | vs Central Michigan | W 28-22 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 70.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | @ Toledo | L 3-45 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 53.8 | 0 | 0 | 44.3 | 11 | 6 | 0.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/20 | vs Duquesne | W 51-7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 42.5 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 9/14 | @ UAB | L 28-31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/6 | @ Nebraska | L 0-68 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 58.3 | 7 | -8 | -1.10 | 0 | 17 |
| Thu 8/28 | vs Wyoming | L 0-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52.5 | 4 | 21 | 5.30 | 0 | 6 |
Player Story
Michael Johnson Jr. built his college career from 2019 through 2025 as a quarterback from San Jose, CA wearing No. 15, spending time with Akron, Florida Atlantic, Penn State, and Syracuse. The clearest part of Michael Johnson Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 174 rushing yards, 54 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 5 receiving yards across 18 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Florida Atlantic. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 93 passing yards, 5 receiving yards, and 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 18 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Akron, Florida Atlantic, Penn State, and Syracuse.
The arc is straightforward: Michael Johnson Jr. moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
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Penn State
2019
Opening stop
Florida Atlantic
2022-2023
Peak year stop
Syracuse
2024
Peak year stop
Akron
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Penn State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 140 | 48.2 | 8.3 | 140 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Syracuse | 23 | 63.2 | 10.3 | -117 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Akron | 104 | 54.1 | 15.9 | 81 |
#1 Featured game
vs No. 136 Massachusetts
Week 11 · W 44-10 · Conference game
Win with 23 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
23
Total Offense
83.8 takeover
23 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#2
@ No. 48 Toledo
Week 5 · L 3-45 · Conference game
34
Total Offense
72.1 takeover
Loss with 34 yards of offense and 44.3 efficiency.
34 total offense with 44.3 efficiency.
#3
@ UAB
Week 10 · L 42-45 · Conference game
38
Total Offense
67 takeover
Loss with 38 yards of offense and 100 efficiency.
38 total offense with 100 efficiency.
#4
@ Charlotte
Week 9 · W 38-16 · Conference game
45
Total Offense
63.4 takeover
Win with 45 yards of offense and 47.5 efficiency.
45 total offense with 47.5 efficiency.
#5
vs Holy Cross
Week 5 · W 42-14
23
Total Offense
62 takeover
Win with 23 yards of offense and 63.2 efficiency.
23 total offense with 63.2 efficiency.
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2025 Regular Season · Akron
55.5
104 primary · 54.1 efficiency · 15.9 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Syracuse
50.6
23 primary · 63.2 efficiency · 10.3 usage
0
250+ passing yards
0
300+ total offense
0
3+ TD games
6
Above avg efficiency
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