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Name: Cephus Johnson III (Transfer from South Alabama)
College: Southeastern Louisiana
Number: 5
School Bio/Stats Link: HERE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 223
Position: Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: Sr/2023
40 Low: 4.56 40 Time: 4.60 40 High: 4.67
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Data Scout Notes: X-HPFA/QB-ATH/65%-10-5...488 Rush-5/Possible Position Switch 2022: NAC...2021: NAC...Transfer from South Alabama...2020: NAC
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Height: 6051
Weight: 223
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Dates: 03/16/23 03-20-23@South Alabama
Hand: 08 5/8 Arm: 33 5/8
Wingspan: 78 1/4
Height: 6051
Weight: 223
40 Yrd Dash: 4.60
20 Yrd Dash: 2.59
10 Yrd Dash: 1.59
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225 Lb. Bench Reps: 18
Vertical Jump: 36 1/2
Broad Jump: 10'01"
20 Yrd Shuttle: 4.49
3-Cone Drill: 7.25
40 Time Range: 4.57-4.63/**Projected 4.76/-.16/Both-Bests
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Cephus Johnson III, Southeastern Louisiana, Player News
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Cephus Johnson III ran for two touchdowns, Zy Alexander had a late pick-6 and Southeastern Louisiana held off Idaho 45-42 in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday night. Southeast Louisiana (9-3), ranked 23rd in the FCS coaches poll, picked up its sixth straight win and advances to play sixth-ranked Samford on Dec. 3. Jermaine Jackson ended a 21-point run by the Lions when he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown with 14:03 left. Idaho got the ball right back and Gevani McCoy hit Hayden Hatten for a 34-yard touchdown and the Vandals led 35-31 with 9:15 remaining. SELU reclaimed the lead on its next possession when Johnson scored on a 1-yard run.Alexander picked off McCoy on first down and turned it into a 48-yard pick-6 and the L ions led 45-35. Alexander intercepted McCoy's next pass, but a roughing-the-passer penalty negated it. McCoy fired a 70-yard scoring strike to Jackson two plays later and the Vandals trailed by three with 3:23 left. Idaho got the ball back at its own 42- yard line with 1:35 to go. McCoy drove the Vandals to the Lions' 22, but Ricardo Chavez missed a 39-yard field goal with six seconds left. McCoy completed 19 of 26 passes for 343 yards with two costly picks for Idaho, ranked 24th in the FCS coaches poll. Hayden Hatten finished with nine catches and a career-high 209 yards. Johnson finished with 208 yards on 18-of-28 passing for SELU. It was Idaho's first FCS playoff game in 27 years. The Vandals (7-5) spent 22 of those seasons as a FBS program. - Southe astern Louisiana/AP College Football
(DS#30 QB) Sr/2023  QB Cephus Johnson III, Southeastern Louisiana
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Cephus Johnson III threw three touchdown passes, Carlos Washington Jr. added a go-ahead scoring run in the fourth quarter and Southeast Louisiana rallied to defeat McNeese 28-27 on Saturday night. Walker Wood connected with Deonta McMahon for a 5-yard to uchdown with 51 seconds left in the second quarter for McNeese. Eli Sawyer threw an interception on first down for Southeast Louisiana (5-3, 2-1 Southland Conference) and Wood turned in a 42-yard touchdown run on the next play to give the Cowboys a 20-14 lead at halftime.McMahon's 3-yard scoring run pushed the Cowboys' lead to 27-14 midway through the third quarter, but Johnson answered with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Ivan Drobocky to get the Lions within 27-21 after three quarters. Washington e nded the scoring with 13:44 left in the game on a 1-yard run, capping a five-play, 84-yard drive. Johnson completed 16 of 24 passes for 250 yards with two interceptions for the Lions. Wood threw for 203 yards on 14-of-20 passing with two picks for McNees e (1-7, 0-4). - AP College Football
(DS#30 QB) Sr/2023 QB Cephus Johnson III, Southeastern Louisiana
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OCT 24 SOUTHLAND OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cephus Johnson III, Southeastern - QB - Sr. - Mobile, Ala. (Davidson HS),...Johnson III wins his second Southland Player of the Week award this season after he engineered a Southeastern offense that finished with 459 yards and controlled the ball for over 41 minutes in a 31-14 victory at Jacksonville State, which is in the midst of a transition to FBS. Johnson rushed for a team-high 91 yards and also threw a pair of touchdowns in the win. He completed 10-of -13 passes for 76 yards. Honorable Mention: Deonta McMahon, McNeese. - Southland Football
(DS#30 QB) Sr/2023 QB Cephus Johnson III, Southeastern Louisiana
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Cephus Johnson III passed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, Carlos Washington Jr. rushed for 74 yards and a score and Southeastern Louisiana scored 18 points in the fourth quarter to beat Jacksonville State 31-14 on Saturday. Johnson found Ivan Drobocky w ide open in the end zone for a 5-yard score and the 2-point conversion put the Lions ahead 21-14 to start the fourth. Washington's 2-yard touchdown run with 15 seconds left capped a seven-play drive that took nearly three minutes off the clock. Johnson a lso carried it 11 times for 91 yards for SE Louisiana (4-3). Zion Webb was just 10 of 22 for 126 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions for Jacksonville State (6-2). Anwar Lewis carried it 14 times for 125 yards and a touchdown. Brandon Barbee pi cked off Webb at the Lion 37-yard line with 2:52 left in the fourth to seal it. - AP College Football
(DS#30 QB) Sr/2023 QB Cephus Johnson III, Southeastern Louisiana
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SEPT 19 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Cephus Johnson III, Southeastern - QB - Sr. - Mobile, Ala. (Davidson HS),...Johnson led a Southeastern offense that finished with 601 total yards and 32 first downs in a 70-6 win over FCS foe Central Connecticut State on Saturday. The senior quarterback threw for 226 yards and two touchdowns on 14-for-20 passing, while also rushing nine times for 60 yards in the first three quarters of the game. - Southland Conference Football
(DS#30 QB) Sr/2023 QB Cephus Johnson III, Southeastern Louisiana
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Cephus Johnson III threw two touchdown passes and Carlos Washington Jr. scored two of Southeastern Louisiana's six rushing touchdowns as the Lions beat Central Connecticut 70-6 Saturday night. Washington opened the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown run le ss than 3 minutes into the game and Anthony Spurlock scored on a 70-yard catch-and-run to make it 14-0 at the end of the first quarter. Washington added 3-yard TD run to spark a 34-point second quarter - including a 14-yard pick-6 by Jack Henderson - tha t made it 48-0 at halftime. Taron Jones, Rodeo Graham Jr., Mannie Logan-Green and Jessie Britt each ran for a touchdown for Southeastern Louisiana (1-2). Shon Mitchell threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Everett Wormley late in the third quarter for Centra l Connecticut (0-2). The Blue Devils went three-and-out on six of their first eight drives with a turnover on downs and an interception. - AP College Football
(DS#30 QB) Sr/2023 QB Cephus Johnson III, Southeastern Louisiana
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