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Player Dossier
2020-2021New Mexico State
Jonah Johnson
QB • 6'3" • 235 lbs • Madera, CA, USA
Pass-first distributorVolume operator
Jonah Johnson is a pass-first distributor with 37.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a quarterback
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Reliability
43
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
59
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State
2021
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- New Mexico State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Player Story
Jonah Johnson built his college career from 2020 through 2021 as a quarterback from Madera, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Jonah Johnson's career was his passing role:...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Jonah Johnson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Jonah Johnson is a pass-first distributor with 37.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 2,871
- Passing yards
- 2,705
- Rushing yards
- 166
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Jonah Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 2,871
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State
- Top game
- Nevada
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Ingleside · New Mexico State
- High school pipeline
- Ingleside · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Junior
- 2021 Total offense rank
- 2,871 total offense · QB 59th (top 16%) · FBS Independents 4th (top 4%) · National 59th (top 4%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 11 | 2,871 | 2,705 | 166 | 14 | 78.2 |
Related Context
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Jonah Johnson played QB for New Mexico State. Across 2 tracked seasons, Jonah Johnson recorded 2,705 passing yards, 166 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with New Mexico State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
New Mexico State paired 2,871 primary output with 54.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 54.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Nevada
Loss with 393 yards of offense and 54.6 efficiency. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State
Games
11
Primary Metric / G
261
Efficiency
54.1
Usage
37.6
Consistency
75.2
Best Game by takeover score
Nevada
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. San Diego State: 321. UTEP: 91. New Mexico: 33. Hawai'i: 295. San José State: 324. Nevada: 393. Hawai'i: 312. Utah State: 308. Alabama: 134. Kentucky: 210. Massachusetts: 450
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. San Diego State: 67 by 46.9. UTEP: 36 by 42. New Mexico: 11 by 41.9. Hawai'i: 64 by 52.4. San José State: 52 by 61.5. Nevada: 74 by 54.6. Hawai'i: 68 by 56.2. Utah State: 67 by 57.2. Alabama: 44 by 50.7. Kentucky: 44 by 52.4. Massachusetts: 40 by 79.7
Split Comparison
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Wins450 · Games = 1 · +207.9 vs Losses
Losses242.1 · Games = 10 · -207.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Nevada
Best efficiency game
79.7 vs Massachusetts
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | vs Massachusetts300-yard game | W 44-27 | 26 | 32 | 420 | 81.3 | 2 | 0 | 79.7 | 8 | 30 | 3.80 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Kentucky | L 16-56 | 16 | 35 | 181 | 45.7 | 0 | 1 | 52.4 | 9 | 29 | 3.20 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Alabama | L 3-59 | 19 | 30 | 129 | 63.3 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 | 14 | 5 | 0.40 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Utah State | L 13-35 | 30 | 44 | 298 | 68.2 | 0 | 0 | 57.2 | 23 | 10 | 0.40 | 0 | 13 |
| Sun 10/24 | @ Hawai'iDual-threat | L 34-48 | 24 | 54 | 228 | 44.4 | 0 | 2 | 56.2 | 14 | 84 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| Sun 10/10 | @ Nevada300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 28-55 | 38 | 62 | 425 | 61.3 | 3 | 0 | 54.6 | 12 | -32 | -2.70 | 1 | 3 |
| Sun 10/3 | @ San José State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 31-37 | 30 | 44 | 300 | 68.2 | 3 | 1 | 61.5 | 8 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 9/26 | vs Hawai'i | L 21-41 | 28 | 47 | 280 | 59.6 | 1 | 1 | 52.4 | 17 | 15 | 0.90 | 1 | 12 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ New Mexico | L 25-34 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 41.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 9/5 | @ San Diego State300-yard game | L 10-28 | 34 | 56 | 326 | 60.7 | 1 | 3 | 46.9 | 11 | -5 | -0.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sun 8/29 | vs UTEP | L 3-30 | 8 | 24 | 85 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 0.50 | 0 | 7 |
Player Story
Jonah Johnson story
Jonah Johnson built his college career from 2020 through 2021 as a quarterback from Madera, CA wearing No. 10, spending time with New Mexico State. The clearest part of Jonah Johnson's career was his passing role: 2,705 passing yards, 10 touchdown passes, 438 attempts, and 166 rushing yards across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with New Mexico 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 166 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across New Mexico State.
The arc is straightforward: Jonah 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
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New Mexico State
2020-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 0 | — | 0.7 | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | New Mexico State | 2,871 | 54.1 | 37.6 | 2,871 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Nevada
Week 6 · L 28-55
Loss with 393 yards of offense and 54.6 efficiency.
393
Total Offense
78 takeover
393 total offense with 54.6 efficiency.
#2
vs Massachusetts
Week 13 · W 44-27 · Conference game
450
Total Offense
75.9 takeover
Win with 450 yards of offense and 79.7 efficiency.
450 total offense with 79.7 efficiency.
#3
vs Utah State
Week 10 · L 13-35
308
Total Offense
75.2 takeover
Loss with 308 yards of offense and 57.2 efficiency.
308 total offense with 57.2 efficiency.
#4
@ Hawai'i
Week 8 · L 34-48
312
Total Offense
72.4 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
312 total offense with 56.2 efficiency.
#5
@ San Diego State
Week 1 · L 10-28
321
Total Offense
70.7 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
321 total offense with 46.9 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · New Mexico State
2,871 primary output · 54.1 efficiency · 37.6 usage
78.2
#2
2020 Regular Season · New Mexico State
1.4
0 primary · — efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
6
250+ passing yards
6
300+ total offense
2
3+ TD games
2
Above avg efficiency
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