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John Johnson III
Freshman · West Virginia Mountaineers
Height5' 10"
Weight178 lbs
HometownNew Orleans, LA
Unitoffense
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ClassFreshman
High schoolEdna Karr
Previous schoolWVU / not listed
Official hometownNew Orleans, La.
High School
- Three-year starter at quarterback and corner for coach Brice Brown at Edna Karr High
- 2025 5A-9 Louisiana Football Coaches Associaton All-State Second Team
- District Offensive Co-MVP and All-District First Team honoree
- 2024 Class 5A All-State First Team
- Two-time Sugar Bowl Athlete of the Month during his career
- For his career, completed 557-of-848 passes for 8,539 yards and 88 touchdowns
- Had 304 carries for 2,464 yards and 47 touchdowns
- Had 11,003 yards of total offense and 135 touchdowns
- Helped lead Edna Karr to a 14-0 record, a 7-0 conference mark, first-place finish in 5A-District 9, Louisiana 5A State Championship, ranked No. 1 in Louisiana and No. 6 nationally
- Completed 194-of-294 passes for 2,482 yards and 25 touchdown passes
- Collected 1,096 rushing yards on 132 carries and 25 touchdowns
- Finished with more than 1,000 yards and 21 touchdowns in the month of October
- Had 342 yards passing and three touchdowns to go with two rushing scores against St. Augustine
- Had five touchdowns (four on the ground and one in the air) against Brother Martin
- Had four passing touchdowns against Warren Easton
- Member of an offense that is averaging 44.1 points per game
- Finished with 17 carries for 185 yards and six touchdowns (three rushing, three passing) against Jesuit
- As a junior, helped lead Edna Karr to a 14-0 record, the LHSAA Division I select state championship and No. 25 national ranking
- Accounted for more than 4,300 yards and 50 touchdowns
- Threw for 943 yards and 12 touchdown passes in October while adding 400 rushing yards and nine scores, leading his team to a perfect 5–0 month
- Finished with 358 total yards and was responsible for five touchdowns (three rushing, two passing) in the state championship game
Personal
- Son of John Jr. and Jamie Johnson
- One of two children (1 brother)
- Father played quarterback at Texas Southern
- Uncle was a quarterback at LSU
- Majoring in multidisciplinary studies
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