Player Career

Avery Johnson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Avery Johnson story

Avery Johnson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a quarterback from Wichita, KS wearing No. 2, spending time with Kansas State. The clearest part of Avery Johnson's career was his passing role: 5,571 passing yards, 48 touchdown passes, 779 attempts, and 1,370 rushing yards across 33 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Kansas 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 1,370 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 33 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Kansas State.

The arc is straightforward: Avery 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

    Kansas State

    2023-2025

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20232023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonKansas State76764.214.4
2023 Regular SeasonKansas State76764.214.40
2024 PostseasonKansas State3,31766.826.32,550
2024 Regular SeasonKansas State3,31766.826.30
2025 Regular SeasonKansas State2,85763.627.5-460

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ West Virginia

Week 8 · W 45-18 · Conference game

Win with 298 yards of offense and 83.7 efficiency.

298

Total Offense

88.4 takeover

298 total offense with 83.7 efficiency.

#2

vs Kansas

Week 9 · W 29-27 · Conference game

320

Total Offense

85.1 takeover

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

320 total offense with 66.4 efficiency.

#3

vs Arizona

Week 3 · W 31-7 · Conference game

266

Total Offense

82.7 takeover

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

266 total offense with 70.5 efficiency.

#4

@ Iowa State

Week 14 · L 21-29 · Conference game

284

Total Offense

82.1 takeover

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

284 total offense with 64.4 efficiency.

#5

@ No. 71 Baylor

Week 6 · L 34-35 · Conference game

411

Total Offense

78.1 takeover

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

411 total offense with 72.6 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Kansas State

3,317 primary output · 66.8 efficiency · 26.3 usage

78.6

#2

2024 Regular Season · Kansas State

78.6

3,317 primary · 66.8 efficiency · 26.3 usage

#3

2025 Regular Season · Kansas State

71.7

2,857 primary · 63.6 efficiency · 27.5 usage

Milestones

7

250+ passing yards

4

300+ total offense

15

3+ TD games

23

Above avg efficiency