Player Dossier

2023-2025

Kansas State

Avery Johnson

QB • 6'3" • 196 lbs • Wichita, KS, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Avery Johnson is a balanced quarterback profile with 27.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

78%

Major offensive role

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Impact Production

85

Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

67

Useful peak profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Kansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Kansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Player 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...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9502

Maize · Maize, KS

Committed To
Kansas State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Avery Johnson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Kansas State. Avery Johnson is a balanced quarterback profile with 27.5 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
6,941
Passing yards
5,571
Rushing yards
1,370
Touchdowns
70

Quick Answers

Avery Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
Kansas State · QB
Career Total Offense
6,941
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 33 games
Best season
2024 Postseason · Kansas State
Top game
West Virginia
Recruit profile
4-star · Maize · Kansas State
High school pipeline
Maize · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 2 · Junior
2025 Total offense rank
2,857 total offense · QB 59th (top 15%) · Big 12 9th (top 5%) · National 59th (top 4%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2023 PostseasonKansas State824917871340.7
2023 Regular SeasonKansas State8518301217940.7
2024 PostseasonKansas State1325219557478.6
2024 Regular SeasonKansas State133,0652,5175482878.6
2025 Regular SeasonKansas State122,8572,3804772671.7

Related Context

Avery Johnson played QB for Kansas State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Avery Johnson recorded 5,571 passing yards, 1,370 rushing yards, and 70 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Kansas State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Kansas State paired 3,317 primary output with 66.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

pass-led usage with 66.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia

Win with 298 yards of offense and 83.7 efficiency. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Postseason · Kansas State

Games

13

Primary Metric / G

255.2

Efficiency

66.8

Usage

26.3

Consistency

89.4

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Rutgers: 252. UT Martin: 190. Tulane: 221. Arizona: 266. BYU: 204. Oklahoma State: 319. Colorado: 209. West Virginia: 298. Kansas: 320. Houston: 256. Arizona State: 279. Cincinnati: 219. Iowa State: 284

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rutgers: 41 by 60.7. UT Martin: 24 by 77.1. Tulane: 31 by 70.2. Arizona: 40 by 70.5. BYU: 39 by 57.7. Oklahoma State: 36 by 79.5. Colorado: 30 by 57.2. West Virginia: 29 by 83.7. Kansas: 48 by 66.4. Houston: 47 by 53. Arizona State: 46 by 57.2. Cincinnati: 33 by 70.4. Iowa State: 41 by 64.4

Split Comparison

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

Wins254.9 · Games = 9 · -0.9 vs Losses
Losses255.8 · Games = 4 · +0.9 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

West Virginia

Best efficiency game

83.7 vs West Virginia

Result
Thu 12/26vs Rutgers3+ TD · Dual-threatW 44-41153019550.03160.711575.20127
Sun 12/1@ Iowa State3+ TD · Dual-threatL 21-29122822042.93064.413644.90021
Sun 11/24vs Cincinnati3+ TD · Dual-threatW 41-15132314756.52070.410727.20133
Sun 11/17vs Arizona StateL 14-24244025860.00257.26213.50110
Sat 11/2@ HoustonL 19-24233923859.012538182.3006
Sun 10/27vs Kansas3+ TD · Dual-threatW 29-27193425355.92066.414674.80114
Sat 10/19@ West Virginia3+ TDW 45-18192929865.53083.7
Sun 10/13@ Colorado3+ TDW 31-28152322465.22157.27-15-2.10110
Sat 9/28vs Oklahoma State3+ TD · Dual-threatW 42-20193125961.33179.556012221
Sun 9/22@ BYUDual-threatL 9-38152813053.60257.711746.70030
Sat 9/14vs ArizonaDual-threatW 31-7142315660.92070.5171106.50026
Sat 9/7@ TulaneW 34-27152318165.22070.28405018
Sat 8/31vs UT MartinW 41-6142115366.72177.133712.30017

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

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    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

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#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

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300+ total offense

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3+ TD games

23

Above avg efficiency