#2
Kansas State · 2026

Avery Johnson

QBSenior6' 3", 200 lbsWichita, KS
Kansas State Wildcats4-2 · TDC #37
Snap share
94%
5 of 6 started · 398 of 423 snaps
Pass yards
1301
65th of 265 in FBS
TD – INT
10–3
Yards / att.
7.0
97th of 142 in FBS
Completion
63.1%
79th of 142 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.35
35th of 156 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 · 35th of 156 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%61st / 170
Explosive pass rate9.0%109th / 170
Deep-throw rate10.8%124th / 170
Sack rate1.2%14th / 170
Interception rate1.2%—
3rd-down conversion47.6%19th / 170
RushingValueFBS rank
Carries44—
Success rate61.4%11th / 321
Explosive run rate34.1%3rd / 321
Stuffed at the line11.4%88th / 321
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#37 · 4-2694%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
2026 · 6 games7.011818763.113017.0103514629.1366

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Passing2026FBS rank
Completions118—
Attempts187—
Completion %63.1%79th / 142
Yards130165th / 265
Yards / att.797th / 142
Touchdowns1045th / 265
Interceptions3—
Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries51—
Yards46254th / 1456
Yards / carry9.12nd / 325
Touchdowns3150th / 631
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 GS42339823994%

Position Room

4 QBs on the Kansas State roster, ordered by att

#PlayerPosClassAttYdsTDINTEPA/play
2Avery JohnsonQBSR1871301103+0.35
3Blake BarnettQBJR54100+0.64
7Jacob KnuthQBSR1700+0.80
10Dillon DuffQBSO—————

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 →