Player Dossier

2013-2017

UNLV

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 / Role

24%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

46

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

56

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

51

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UNLV

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Snapshot

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

Player Story

Johnny Stanton built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a quarterback from Rancho Santa Margarita, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Nebraska and UNLV. The clearest part of Johnny Stanton's career was...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.8988

Santa Margarita Catholic · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Committed To
Nebraska
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

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

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
1,733
Passing yards
1,406
Rushing yards
327
Touchdowns
13

Quick Answers

Johnny Stanton quick answers

Latest team and position
UNLV · QB
Career Total Offense
1,733
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 11 games
Best season
2016 Regular Season · UNLV
Top game
Florida Atlantic
Recruit profile
4-star · Santa Margarita Catholic · Nebraska
High school pipeline
Santa Margarita Catholic · 44 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 4 · Class 2017
2017 Total offense rank
820 total offense · QB 162nd (top 49%) · Mountain West 24th (top 18%) · National 238th (top 16%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2013 Regular SeasonNebraska00000-
2014 Regular SeasonNebraska1660046
2016 Regular SeasonUNLV4907676231774.5
2017 Regular SeasonUNLV682072496665.8

Related Context

Johnny Stanton played QB for Nebraska and UNLV. Across 4 tracked seasons, Johnny Stanton recorded 1,406 passing yards, 327 rushing yards, and 11 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with UNLV.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

UNLV paired 907 primary output with 62.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 62.1 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: Idaho

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

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2016 Regular Season · UNLV

Games

4

Primary Metric / G

226.8

Efficiency

62.1

Usage

23.8

Consistency

82.9

Best Game by takeover score

Idaho

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Jackson State: 252. UCLA: 199. Central Michigan: 150. Idaho: 306

Volume vs Efficiency

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

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Jackson State: 16 by 92.7. UCLA: 38 by 50.6. Central Michigan: 49 by 41.9. Idaho: 44 by 63

Split Comparison

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

Wins252 · Games = 1 · +33.7 vs Losses
Losses218.3 · Games = 3 · -33.7 vs Wins

Game Log

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

4 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Idaho

Best efficiency game

92.7 vs Jackson State

Result
Sun 9/25vs IdahoDual-threatL 30-33142617553.81263181317.30026
Sat 9/17@ Central MichiganL 21-44154113136.61241.98192.40010
Sun 9/11@ UCLAL 21-42112815339.31250.610464.60114
Fri 9/2vs Jackson State3+ TDW 63-13101221783.33092.74358.80015

Player Story

Johnny Stanton story

Johnny Stanton built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a quarterback from Rancho Santa Margarita, CA wearing No. 4, spending time with Nebraska and UNLV. The clearest part of Johnny Stanton's career was his passing role: 1,406 passing yards, 10 touchdown passes, 196 attempts, and 327 rushing yards across 11 career games in the available record. His career also includes 327 rushing yards, 11 tackles, and 19 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Johnny Stanton's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

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 Value 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

vs Florida Atlantic

Week 1 · W 55-7

Win with 6 yards of offense and 83.3 efficiency.

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Total Offense

91.7 takeover

6 total offense with 83.3 efficiency.

#2

vs BYU

Week 11 · L 21-31

356

Total Offense

83.9 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

356 total offense with 60.1 efficiency.

#3

vs Idaho

Week 4 · L 30-33

306

Total Offense

81.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

306 total offense with 63 efficiency.

#4

vs Hawai'i

Week 10 · W 31-23 · Conference game

271

Total Offense

69.1 takeover

Win with 271 yards of offense and 67.5 efficiency.

271 total offense with 67.5 efficiency.

#5

vs Jackson State

Week 1 · W 63-13

252

Total Offense

65 takeover

Win with 252 yards of offense and 92.7 efficiency.

252 total offense with 92.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · UNLV

907 primary output · 62.1 efficiency · 23.8 usage

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#2

2017 Regular Season · UNLV

65.8

820 primary · 62.3 efficiency · 31.6 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Nebraska

46

6 primary · 83.3 efficiency · 0 usage

Milestones

1

250+ passing yards

2

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

5

Above avg efficiency