Player Dossier

2013-2017

Nebraska

Johnny Stanton

QB • 6'2" • 245 lbs • Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, USA

Dual-threat creatorVolume operator

Johnny Stanton is a dual-threat creator with 31.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

31.6

Efficiency

62.3

Consistency

40.2

Season Value

55.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · UNLV

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
4
Program Path
Nebraska • UNLV
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Johnny Stanton, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · UNLV. Johnny Stanton is a dual-threat creator with 31.6 usage in the latest tracked season.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

UNLV paired 907 primary output with 62.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 62.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Nebraska, UNLV.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: BYU

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2017 Regular Season · UNLV

Games

6

Primary Metric / G

136.7

Efficiency

62.3

Usage

31.6

Consistency

40.2

Best Game by takeover score

BYU

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. San José State: 0. Air Force: 0. Utah State: 0. Fresno State: 193. Hawai'i: 271. BYU: 356

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Fresno State: 40 by 59.4. Hawai'i: 38 by 67.5. BYU: 47 by 60.1

Split Comparison

Wins154.7 · n=3 · +36.0 vs Losses
Losses118.7 · n=3 · -36.0 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=3 · -273.3 vs Second Half
Second Half273.3 · n=3 · +273.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

BYU

Best efficiency game

67.5 vs Hawai'i

Result
Sat 11/11vs BYU300-yard gameL 21-31203332560.62260.114312.20017
Sat 11/4vs Hawai'i3+ TDW 31-23182624469.22067.512272.30110
Sun 10/29@ Fresno StateW 26-16172915558.60059.411383.5017
Sat 10/21vs Utah StateL 28-52
Sat 10/14@ Air ForceL 30-34
Sun 10/1vs San José StateW 41-13

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Nebraska

    2013-2014

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    UNLV

    2016-2017

    Final stop

Season Progression

2013201420162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonNebraska0
2014 Regular SeasonNebraska683.306
2016 Regular SeasonUNLV90762.123.8901
2017 Regular SeasonUNLV82062.331.6-87

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Florida Atlantic

Win with 6 yards of offense and 83.3 efficiency.

6

Primary metric

6 total offense with 83.3 efficiency.

#2

BYU

356

Primary metric

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

356 total offense with 60.1 efficiency.

#3

Idaho

306

Primary metric

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

306 total offense with 63 efficiency.

#4

Unknown

252

Primary metric

Game with 252 yards of offense and 92.7 efficiency.

252 total offense with 92.7 efficiency.

#5

Hawai'i

271

Primary metric

Win with 271 yards of offense and 67.5 efficiency.

271 total offense with 67.5 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Regular Season · UNLV

907 primary output · 62.1 efficiency · 23.8 usage

66.9

#2

2017 Regular Season · UNLV

55.9

820 primary · 62.3 efficiency · 31.6 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Nebraska

46

6 primary · 83.3 efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

4

250+ passing yards

2

300+ total offense

1

3+ takeover TD games

5

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.8988

Santa Margarita Catholic · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Committed To
Nebraska
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

2

Career teams

4

Seasons tracked

1,733

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 4 tracked seasons, 11 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Johnny Stanton quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
QB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
4
Career passing yards
1,406