Jeremy Johnson (born September 23, 1994) is an American former professional

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. After playing

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at Auburn, he played for several professional teams before leading the

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to back-to-back

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titles in 2023 and 2024.

Early life

Johnson attended George Washington Carver High School in

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. As a senior in 2012, he won the Mr. Football Award for best high school football player in Alabama after throwing for 3,193 yards and 31 touchdowns. He was invited to the

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in January 2013, where threw for a game-high 64 yards and one touchdown to lead the East team to a 15–8 win. His jersey from Carver was retired on February 6, 2013. Johnson also starred on the Carver basketball team, earning consecutive first-team all-state honors and an Alabama Mr. Basketball nomination in his final year. Johnson was rated as a four-star recruit by Scout.com and

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and a three-star recruit by Rivals.com. On May 20, 2012, he committed to play

for the Auburn over offers such as

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, and

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. Johnson stuck with his commitment through the firing of

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and subsequent hiring of

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as head coach of the Tigers.

College career

As a

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in 2013, Johnson competed for the starting job against

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, who became the starter for that season. On October 12, 2013, Johnson earned his first start against Western Carolina in place of an injured Marshall and had 201 passing yards with four touchdowns and an interception in a 62–3 win. Two weeks later against Florida Atlantic, Marshall was injured again and Johnson replaced him as he had 192 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception. With Marshall suspended for the first half of the 2014 season opener against division opponent

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, Johnson served in his place completing 12 of 16 passes for 243 yards and two touchdowns within just the first half of the game. After Marshall served his suspension, however, Johnson's role throughout the rest of the 2014 season was clean-up duty against overmatched opponents. Following Nick Marshall's departure from the Auburn football program after the 2014 season, Johnson was named the starter for the 2015 season following spring practice. Many publications had Johnson listed as one of the favorites to win the Heisman trophy and lead Auburn to the CFP. However, the season got off to a rough start. Johnson threw three interceptions in the opening game against Louisville and two more against (FCS) Jacksonville State. Johnson was benched after another multi-turnover performance to rival

. Backup Sean White started the rest of the season, with Johnson being used sparingly. Johnson appeared in multiple games in

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but, with lackluster results once again.

College statistics

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Johnson was invited to attend the

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rookie minicamp as a tryout player. That summer, he hired an agent and trained in

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with hopes of earning a professional basketball contract. On March 3, 2018, Johnson signed with the

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of the

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(NAL). He was on the practice squad for the

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of the

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(CFL) from June 28 to July 2, 2018. Johnson joined the

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of the

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and made his debut with the team on April 15, 2019. In November 2020, he signed with the Rarámuris de Ciudad Juárez of the

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(FAM) league ahead of the 2021 season. Johnson signed another FAM team, the

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, ahead of the 2022 season. In seven games, he threw for 1,538 yards and 16 touchdowns with six interceptions, earning team MVP honors. In December 2022, Johnson joined the

of the

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(LFA), the top league in Mexico, after the FAM league shut down operations. He led the team to the best record in the league, finishing 10–0 in the regular season. Johnson then guided the Caudillos to a 10–0 victory over the

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in Tazón México VI. They became the first team in LFA history to complete a

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, doing it in their first year in the league. Johnson completed 156 of 260 passes for 2,465 yards and a league-leading 32 touchdowns with three interceptions. In February 2024, Johnson re-signed with the Caudillos de Chihuahua. He guided the team to an 8–0 regular-season record before leading them to their second straight title by beating the

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in Tazón México VII. He was named the Tazón México MVP after throwing for two touchdowns and rushing for two touchdowns in the 34–14 win. Johnson retired following the 2024 season. On May 27th, 2025, Johnson came out of retirement and re-signed with the Caudillos de Chihuahua.

Coaching career

Johnson began his coaching career in 2019 as the head football coach at Southlawn Middle School in Montgomery. In 2021, he joined the coaching staff at his alma mater,

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coach. Johnson was hired at

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in 2021 and took over as quarterbacks coach the following season. After helping Montgomery Catholic Prep to back-to-back state titles in 2023 and 2024, he was hired as the

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and quarterbacks coach at

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on January 8, 2025.

References

External links

Auburn Tigers bioJeremy Johnson profile in the Yahoo's sport site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Jeremy 1994 births Living people Players of American football from Montgomery, Alabama American football quarterbacks Auburn Tigers football players Columbus Lions players Caudillos de Chihuahua players American expatriate players of American football American expatriate sportspeople in Mexico West Virginia Roughriders players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Canadian football quarterbacks Players of Canadian football from Alabama Spokane Shock players High school football coaches in Alabama