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Kansas State · 2026

Avery Johnson

QBSenior6' 3", 200 lbsWichita, KS
Kansas State Wildcats4-4 · TDC #44
Snap share
70%
5 of 6 started · 398 of 565 snaps
Pass yards
1301
97th of 276 in FBS
TD – INT
10–3
Yards / att.
7.0
97th of 146 in FBS
Completion
63.1%
78th of 146 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.35
25th of 161 QBs

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS QB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

235 plays · +82.7 total EPA · 25th of 161 qualifying QBs
All plays+0.35
Passing+0.30
Rushing+0.53
1st down+0.19
2nd down+0.35
3rd down+0.77
Standard downs+0.19
Passing downs+0.63
JohnsonQB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays54%
Pass plays96%
Run plays22%
1st down50%
2nd down52%
3rd down66%
Standard downs48%
Passing downs70%
JohnsonQB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

PassingValueFBS rank
Dropbacks168—
Success rate44.6%60th / 181
Explosive pass rate9.0%116th / 181
Deep-throw rate10.8%130th / 181
Sack rate1.2%8th / 181
Interception rate1.2%—
3rd-down conversion47.6%24th / 181
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries44—
Success rate61.4%8th / 332
Explosive run rate34.1%1st / 332
Stuffed at the line11.4%74th / 332
First downs20—
Red-zone carries10—
Goal-line carries0—

Charting

Where Johnson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Avg. depth of throw
8.2
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
11%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
6.0
673 yds after the catch
Air yards
565
of 1238 yds on charted throws
Pressured
6%
hurried or sacked · 3 sacks

Where he throws179 throws charted

63% comp8.2 avg. depth6.0 YAC/catch11% 20+ air yds10–3 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 10 throws (6%), 9 caught (90%), 99 yds, 9.9 per throw1090% · 99yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 18 throws (10%), 12 caught (67%), 109 yds, 6.1 per throw1867% · 109yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 14 throws (8%), 7 caught (50%), 58 yds, 4.1 per throw1450% · 58yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 12 throws (7%), 7 caught (58%), 116 yds, 9.7 per throw1258% · 116yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (3%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw50% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw30% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 3 throws (2%), 1 caught (33%), 39 yds, 13.0 per throw333% · 39yMiddle, Behind air yards: 6 throws (3%), 6 caught (100%), 20 yds, 3.3 per throw6100% · 20yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 8 throws (4%), 7 caught (88%), 94 yds, 11.8 per throw888% · 94yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 15 throws (8%), 10 caught (67%), 127 yds, 8.5 per throw1567% · 127yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 4 caught (67%), 62 yds, 10.3 per throw667% · 62yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 2 throws (1%), 1 caught (50%), 11 yds, 5.5 per throw250% · 11yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 1 caught (100%), 36 yds, 36.0 per throw1100% · 36yMiddle, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: 13 throws (7%), 13 caught (100%), 52 yds, 4.0 per throw13100% · 52yRight, 0–4 air yards: 16 throws (9%), 12 caught (75%), 75 yds, 4.7 per throw1675% · 75yRight, 5–9 air yards: 19 throws (11%), 14 caught (74%), 134 yds, 7.1 per throw1974% · 134yRight, 10–14 air yards: 12 throws (7%), 4 caught (33%), 58 yds, 4.8 per throw1233% · 58yRight, 15–19 air yards: 3 throws (2%), 3 caught (100%), 70 yds, 23.3 per throw3100% · 70yRight, 20–29 air yards: 6 throws (3%), 1 caught (17%), 33 yds, 5.5 per throw617% · 33yRight, 30+ air yards: 5 throws (3%), 1 caught (20%), 45 yds, 9.0 per throw520% · 45y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction47 carries

Left
34%
6.9 YPC · 50% succ.
Middle
34%
9.3 YPC · 63% succ.
Right
32%
13.6 YPC · 73% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · Kansas State

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (5 of Johnson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Avg. depth of throw
8.5
air yards per attempt
Deep shots
14%
throws 20+ air yards
YAC per completion
5.4
331 yds after the catch
Air yards
471
of 802 yds on charted throws
Pressured
13%
hurried or sacked · 6 sacks

Where he throws111 throws charted

59% comp8.5 avg. depth5.4 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds18–6 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 3 throws (3%), 1 caught (33%), 1 yds, 0.3 per throw333% · 1yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 6 throws (5%), 5 caught (83%), 51 yds, 8.5 per throw683% · 51yLeft, 5–9 air yards: 12 throws (11%), 6 caught (50%), 53 yds, 4.4 per throw1250% · 53yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (4%), 4 caught (100%), 50 yds, 12.5 per throw4100% · 50yLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 4 throws (4%), 1 caught (25%), 28 yds, 7.0 per throw425% · 28yLeft, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 78 yds, 39.0 per throw250% · 78yMiddle, Behind air yards: 3 throws (3%), 3 caught (100%), 27 yds, 9.0 per throw3100% · 27yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 5 throws (5%), 3 caught (60%), 22 yds, 4.4 per throw560% · 22yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 11 throws (10%), 2 caught (18%), 20 yds, 1.8 per throw1118% · 20yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 34 yds, 17.0 per throw250% · 34yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 throws (1%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: 5 throws (5%), 5 caught (100%), 174 yds, 34.8 per throw5100% · 174yMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 7 throws (6%), 5 caught (71%), 16 yds, 2.3 per throw771% · 16yRight, 0–4 air yards: 18 throws (16%), 11 caught (61%), 69 yds, 3.8 per throw1861% · 69yRight, 5–9 air yards: 14 throws (13%), 7 caught (50%), 53 yds, 3.8 per throw1450% · 53yRight, 10–14 air yards: 4 throws (4%), 3 caught (75%), 47 yds, 11.8 per throw475% · 47yRight, 15–19 air yards: 5 throws (5%), 2 caught (40%), 41 yds, 8.2 per throw540% · 41yRight, 20–29 air yards: 2 throws (2%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per throw20% · 0yRight, 30+ air yards: 2 throws (2%), 1 caught (50%), 38 yds, 19.0 per throw250% · 38y
fewer more throws
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction42 carries

Left
21%
3.6 YPC · 67% succ.
Middle
33%
8.9 YPC · 50% succ.
Right
45%
6.2 YPC · 63% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

4 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCmp/AttPass ydsTD–INTY/ADropback SRCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SR
2026 so farKansas State#44 · 4-4670%118/187130110–37.044.6%514629.1361.4%
2025Kansas State#47 · 6-61297%204/341238518–67.040.8%1094774.4852.1%
2024Kansas State#25 · 9-41397%217/372271225–107.341.8%1136055.4754.5%
2023Kansas State#11 · 9-4821%37/664795–07.336.7%522965.7760.0%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Avery Johnson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Avery Johnson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

7.0 avg. game scoreBest: 8.5 vs Tulane (Week 3)1 of 6 games at 8.0+
PassingRushing
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDINTCarYdsY/CTDLong
1NichollsW 71–37.7152171.41999.5304235.8110
2Washington StateW 34–75.8223464.71925.6328789.8026
3TulaneW 31–208.5212875.02278.1001215212.7266
4@CincinnatiL 26–316.3305060.02925.8106386.3010
6HoustonL 16–355.7163053.31826.1219394.3019
7KansasW 35–247.9142458.32098.7101213211.0059
8@Arizona StateL 17–28—no stats recorded
9@ColoradoL 24–27—no stats recorded
2026 · 6 games7.011818763.113017.0103514629.1366

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions118—
Attempts187—
Completion %63.1%78th / 146
Yards130197th / 276
Yards / att.797th / 146
Touchdowns1071st / 276
Interceptions3—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries51—
Yards46297th / 1519
Yards / carry9.12nd / 312
Touchdowns3192nd / 683
Long66—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps: every offensive play credited to the QB running the offense. Close to a true snap count

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Nicholls✓ QB71462565%
Wk 2 · Washington State✓ QB747442100%
Wk 3 · Tulane✓ QB656540100%
Wk 4 · Cincinnati✓ QB797957100%
Wk 6 · Houston—595939100%
Wk 7 · Kansas✓ QB757536100%
Season5 GS56539823970%

Position Room

4 QBs on the Kansas State roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
2Avery JohnsonQBSR1871301103+0.35
7Jacob KnuthQBSR4220110-0.06
3Blake BarnettQBJR3326530+0.32
10Dillon DuffQBSO1200-0.39

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 12+ plays per team game. Kansas State depth chart →