Player Career

Johnny McCrary Career Story

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

Player Story

Johnny McCrary story

Johnny McCrary built his college career from 2013 through 2015 as a quarterback from Decatur, GA wearing No. 2, spending time with Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Johnny McCrary's career was his passing role: 2,518 passing yards, 15 touchdown passes, 419 attempts, and 225 rushing yards across 17 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2015 with Vanderbilt. 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 225 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 17 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Vanderbilt.

The arc is straightforward: Johnny McCrary 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

    Vanderbilt

    2013-2015

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201320142015
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonVanderbilt0
2014 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1,02443.312.21,024
2015 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1,7195117.4695

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Austin Peay

Week 3 · W 47-7

Win with 409 yards of offense and 89.9 efficiency.

409

Total Offense

73.9 takeover

409 total offense with 89.9 efficiency.

#2

@ Mississippi State

Week 13 · L 0-51 · Conference game

182

Total Offense

60.8 takeover

Loss with 182 yards of offense and 51.3 efficiency.

182 total offense with 51.3 efficiency.

#3

vs Old Dominion

Week 10 · W 42-28

279

Total Offense

58.1 takeover

Win with 279 yards of offense and 62.4 efficiency.

279 total offense with 62.4 efficiency.

#4

vs Western Kentucky

Week 1 · L 12-14

275

Total Offense

58.1 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

275 total offense with 63.8 efficiency.

#5

@ Missouri

Week 9 · L 14-24 · Conference game

203

Total Offense

57.9 takeover

Loss with 203 yards of offense and 51.6 efficiency.

203 total offense with 51.6 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2015 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

1,719 primary output · 51 efficiency · 17.4 usage

62.8

#2

2014 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

49.9

1,024 primary · 43.3 efficiency · 12.2 usage

#3

2013 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

3

250+ passing yards

2

300+ total offense

2

3+ TD games

4

Above avg efficiency