Jerrod Johnson
Encyclopedia
Jerrod Terrel Johnson is an American football
quarterback
who is currently a member of the Arizona Rattlers
. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles
as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football
at Texas A&M
.
He played quarterback
for the Texas A&M Aggies. He is the A&M career leader in both total offense and passing yards.
.
He was also on the Aggie basketball team for a while during the 2006-07 basketball season
, playing minor minutes under coach Billy Gillispie
in three games vs. Big 12 opponents. He chose to focus on football after the season.
Johnson backed up junior Stephen McGee
at quarterback
. He took 20 snaps the entire season, and 13 of those 20 were running plays. He compiled 161 all-purpose yards for five touchdowns.
became the Aggies' new coach. During fall camp Johnson competed for the starting job with senior Stephen McGee
, but lost out to the veteran team leader. Johnson was then moved to part time receiver. He made his first catch vs Arkansas State for a gain of 36 yards. His role as a wide receiver continued for only a brief period. In the second game of the season, vs New Mexico, Stephen McGee
suffered a right shoulder sprain on the opening series. Johnson stepped in and completed 10-of-19 for 124 yards and 3 touchdowns. He returned to the wide receiver position against Army, but McGee re-injured his shoulder during the game, paving the way for Johnson to step in and lead Texas A&M to a victory. Against Kansas State, Johnson compiled 419 passing yards and 487 total offensive yards, setting then-single game school records in both categories. He threw for 381 yards and a career-best four touchdown passes against Iowa State. Johnson threw for a career-high of 4 interceptions against Baylor.
battled for the starting position during the 2009 offseason, but Johnson eventually prevailed. Johnson led the team to a 6–6 regular season record including an upset road win at Texas Tech. He compiled a school-record 3,217 passing yards in the regular season, and also lead the Big 12 in touchdown passes for the season. In the 2009 Independence Bowl
against Georgia
, he completed 29-of-58 passes for 362 yards and two touchdowns, but was sacked three times and intercepted twice in the loss. He was named Second Team All-Big 12 for his performance during the 2009 regular season.
He entered the 2010 season as the Preseason Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and a dark horse
Heisman Trophy
candidate. However, he failed to meet the high expectations. He threw nine interceptions in the first five games of the season, and then struggled in the 30–9 loss to Missouri. A sports editor noted that Johnson struggled with his accuracy and seemed to have less of a "zip" on his passes. During the ensuing Kansas game, he split time at quarterback with second-string Ryan Tannehill
. Tannehill outperformed Johnson with his 12-for-16 passes for 155 yards and three touchdowns. Johnson lost the starting job to Tannehill after the Kansas game.
Over the first seven games, Johnson posted 158-of-279 passes for 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions. His passing efficiency rating was 125.4. He was also sacked 25 times on 304 plays. However, during the Kansas game, he raised his total career yardage to 8,888, breaking the school record of 8,876 held by Reggie McNeal
from 2002–05. He is the A&M career leader in both total offense (8,888 yards) and passing yards (8,011 yards).
Johnson continued to stay on the sidelines for the remainder of the season. Despite losing the starting position, Johnson was noted for his humility.
. A sports editor commented that Johnson had the least zip of all the quarterbacks who played, and did not throw like he used to during the 2009 season.
He went undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft
.
on July 26, 2011. He was waived on August 13.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
who is currently a member of the Arizona Rattlers
Arizona Rattlers
The Arizona Rattlers are a professional arena football team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Conference in the Arena Football League . The Rattlers were founded in 1992 as an expansion team. They play their home games at US Airways Center...
. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football
College football
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at Texas A&M
Texas A&M Aggies football
The Texas A&M Aggies football team represents Texas A&M University in college football. The Aggies have competed in the Big 12 Conference since the conference's inception in 1996. They will join the Southeastern Conference in July 2012. Texas A&M football has earned one national title and 18...
.
He played quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
for the Texas A&M Aggies. He is the A&M career leader in both total offense and passing yards.
2006 season
Johnson saw no action during the 2006 football season as he was redshirtedRedshirt (college sports)
Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility...
.
He was also on the Aggie basketball team for a while during the 2006-07 basketball season
2006-07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2006, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Championship Game on April 2, 2007 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia...
, playing minor minutes under coach Billy Gillispie
Billy Gillispie
Billy Clyde Gillispie , also known by his initials BCG, is an American college basketball coach. Since 2011, he has been the current head coach of the men's basketball team at Texas Tech University...
in three games vs. Big 12 opponents. He chose to focus on football after the season.
2007 season
During the 2007 football season2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 30, 2007, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 7, 2008, where the top...
Johnson backed up junior Stephen McGee
Stephen McGee
Stephen Richard McGee is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for Texas A&M....
at quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
. He took 20 snaps the entire season, and 13 of those 20 were running plays. He compiled 161 all-purpose yards for five touchdowns.
2008 season
Prior to Johnson's sophomore season, head coach Mike ShermanMike Sherman
Michael Francis "Mike" Sherman is the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies football team. Prior to coaching the Aggies, he served as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers from the 2000–05 seasons. Sherman led the Packers to five consecutive winning seasons from 2000–04 and three divisional titles...
became the Aggies' new coach. During fall camp Johnson competed for the starting job with senior Stephen McGee
Stephen McGee
Stephen Richard McGee is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for Texas A&M....
, but lost out to the veteran team leader. Johnson was then moved to part time receiver. He made his first catch vs Arkansas State for a gain of 36 yards. His role as a wide receiver continued for only a brief period. In the second game of the season, vs New Mexico, Stephen McGee
Stephen McGee
Stephen Richard McGee is an American football quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys. He played college football for Texas A&M....
suffered a right shoulder sprain on the opening series. Johnson stepped in and completed 10-of-19 for 124 yards and 3 touchdowns. He returned to the wide receiver position against Army, but McGee re-injured his shoulder during the game, paving the way for Johnson to step in and lead Texas A&M to a victory. Against Kansas State, Johnson compiled 419 passing yards and 487 total offensive yards, setting then-single game school records in both categories. He threw for 381 yards and a career-best four touchdown passes against Iowa State. Johnson threw for a career-high of 4 interceptions against Baylor.
2009 season
Johnson and Ryan TannehillRyan Tannehill
Ryan Timothy Tannehill is the starting quarterback for the Texas A&M Aggies college football team. He played at wide receiver during his freshman and sophomore seasons. He continued to play receiver midway through his junior season, but switched to playing quarterback for the remainder of the season...
battled for the starting position during the 2009 offseason, but Johnson eventually prevailed. Johnson led the team to a 6–6 regular season record including an upset road win at Texas Tech. He compiled a school-record 3,217 passing yards in the regular season, and also lead the Big 12 in touchdown passes for the season. In the 2009 Independence Bowl
Independence Bowl
The Independence Bowl is a post-season NCAA-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, so named because it was inaugurated in the United States bicentennial year, 1976....
against Georgia
Georgia Bulldogs football
The Georgia Bulldogs football team represents the University of Georgia in football. The Bulldogs are a member of the Southeastern Conference and are frequently a top-25 team. The University of Georgia has had a football team since 1892 and has an all-time record of 738–398–54...
, he completed 29-of-58 passes for 362 yards and two touchdowns, but was sacked three times and intercepted twice in the loss. He was named Second Team All-Big 12 for his performance during the 2009 regular season.
2010 season
In the spring prior to his 2010 season, Johnson had arthroscopic shoulder surgery.He entered the 2010 season as the Preseason Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year and a dark horse
Dark horse
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Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
candidate. However, he failed to meet the high expectations. He threw nine interceptions in the first five games of the season, and then struggled in the 30–9 loss to Missouri. A sports editor noted that Johnson struggled with his accuracy and seemed to have less of a "zip" on his passes. During the ensuing Kansas game, he split time at quarterback with second-string Ryan Tannehill
Ryan Tannehill
Ryan Timothy Tannehill is the starting quarterback for the Texas A&M Aggies college football team. He played at wide receiver during his freshman and sophomore seasons. He continued to play receiver midway through his junior season, but switched to playing quarterback for the remainder of the season...
. Tannehill outperformed Johnson with his 12-for-16 passes for 155 yards and three touchdowns. Johnson lost the starting job to Tannehill after the Kansas game.
Over the first seven games, Johnson posted 158-of-279 passes for 14 touchdowns and nine interceptions. His passing efficiency rating was 125.4. He was also sacked 25 times on 304 plays. However, during the Kansas game, he raised his total career yardage to 8,888, breaking the school record of 8,876 held by Reggie McNeal
Reggie McNeal
Reginald Parrish McNeal is a quarterback and wide receiver in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos. He played college football at Texas A&M University.-High school career:...
from 2002–05. He is the A&M career leader in both total offense (8,888 yards) and passing yards (8,011 yards).
Johnson continued to stay on the sidelines for the remainder of the season. Despite losing the starting position, Johnson was noted for his humility.
NCAA statistics
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | Rating | Att | Comp | Pct | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | |
| 2007 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 30, 2007, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 7, 2008, where the top... |
Texas A&M 2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2007 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2007-2008 college football season. The team was coached by Dennis Franchione, who had coached at A&M since the 2003 season, but resigned at the conclusion of the annual game with the University of Texas... |
5 | 182.86 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 111 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on August 28, 2008, progressing through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Miami Gardens, Florida on January 8, 2009, where the #2... |
Texas A&M 2008 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2008 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2008-2009 college football season... |
11 | 137.37 | 326 | 194 | 59.5 | 2,435 | 21 | 10 | 94 | 114 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 0 | |
| 2009 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on September 2, 2009, progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2010, featuring the... |
Texas A&M 2009 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2009 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2009–2010 college football season. The team was led by second-year head coach Mike Sherman and played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas... |
12 | 136.74 | 497 | 296 | 59.6 | 3,579 | 30 | 8 | 145 | 506 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for... |
Texas A&M 2010 Texas A&M Aggies football team The 2010 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented Texas A&M University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by third-year head coach Mike Sherman and played their home games at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. The team's defense was led by first-year coach Tim... |
7 | 125.35 | 279 | 158 | 56.6 | 1,947 | 14 | 9 | 79 | 146 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 145.58 | 1,109 | 650 | 58.6 | 8,011 | 67 | 27 | 331 | 877 | 16 | 2 | 41 | 0 | ||
Pre-draft
Johnson played in the 2011 East–West Shrine Game2011 East–West Shrine Game
The 2011 Asset Protect East–West Shrine Game was the 86th staging of the all-star college football exhibition game featuring NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision players. The game featured over 100 players from the 2010 college football season, and prospects for the 2011 Draft of the...
. A sports editor commented that Johnson had the least zip of all the quarterbacks who played, and did not throw like he used to during the 2009 season.
He went undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft
2011 NFL Draft
The 2011 NFL Draft was the 76th installment of the annual NFL Draft, where the franchises of the National Football League select newly eligible football players...
.
Philadelphia Eagles
He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia EaglesPhiladelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
on July 26, 2011. He was waived on August 13.