Max Johnson (born July 25, 2001) is an

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for the

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. Johnson attended and played high school football at

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and began his college career at

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before transferring to Texas A&M in 2022.

Early years

Johnson grew up in

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and attended

. As a senior, he threw for 2,143 yards, 30 touchdowns and five interceptions and was named the Georgia 4A Offensive Player of the Year. Johnson was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Louisiana State over an offer from Miami, coached by his uncle

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, as well as offers from Florida State, Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina.

College career

LSU

Freshman season

Johnson started his freshman season as the team's third string quarterback before being named the team's starter before LSU's game against

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. In his first career start, he threw for 239 yards and three touchdowns in a 37–34

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over the sixth-ranked Gators and was named the

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Offensive Player of the Week for his performance. The following game, Johnson passed for an LSU freshman record 435 yards with three touchdowns and an interception while also rushing for 45 yards and two touchdowns in a 53–48 win over Ole Miss. In his first season at LSU, Johnson completed 88 out of 150 attempted passes for 1,069 passing yards, 8 touchdowns and one interception.

Sophomore season

Johnson was named LSU's starting quarterback during preseason training camp following an injury to Myles Brennan. In his sophomore and final season at LSU, Johnson completed 225 out of 373 attempted passes for 2,814 passing yards, 27 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. On December 7, 2021, Johnson announced via social media that he would be leaving LSU to enter the transfer portal.

Texas A&M

On December 17, 2021, Johnson announced he would transfer to

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Statistics

Personal life

Johnson is the son of

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and Super Bowl quarterback Brad Johnson and the nephew of former

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and

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head coach

References

External links

LSU Tigers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Max 2001 births Living people American football quarterbacks LSU Tigers football players Texas A&M Aggies football players Players of American football from Georgia (U.S. state) Sportspeople from Athens, Georgia