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Name: Max Johnson (+) 08-29-24 Leg INJ/Out for 2024...Double Transfer from Texas AM/LSU
College: North Carolina
Number: 14
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Height: 6-5 Weight: 225
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Class/Draft Year: rSr/2026
40 Low: 4.88 40 Time: 4.98 40 High: 5.10
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Data Scout Notes: Multi-Transfer/QB Brad Johnson's Son/Lefty 2024: (+) Coming off 08-29-24 Leg INJ...2023: NAC...12-05-23 Transfer from Texas AM...2022: NAC...(+) Coming off 10-01-22 Hand INJ/Out...2021: NAC...Transfer from LSU...2020: NAC
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Max Johnson, North Carolina, Player News
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North Carolina quarterback Max Johnson left the season opener at Minnesota with an injury to his right knee in the third quarter of his debut with the Tar Heels on Thursday night. Johnson, who transferred from Texas A&M and won the job to replace third o verall NFL draft pick Drake Maye, was hurt when his leg bent awkwardly while being taken to the ground on a blitz by Justin Walley.Johnson immediately clutched his right knee and stayed down for several minutes. After beginning to limp off with as sistance from the medical staff, he was instead put on a cart to be taken off the field. After a rough first half, Johnson went 8 for 9 for 43 yards in the third quarter. He was replaced by Conner Harrell with the Gophers leading 14-10. Johnson, the son of former NFL quarterback Brad Johnson, started his college career at LSU. This was the 23rd start for the fifth-year player. - AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2026  QB Max Johnson, North Carolina
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There appears to be some clarity on who'll be the Texas A&M quarterback Saturday night at Alabama. Starter Max Johnson could miss the rest of the season after breaking his hand last week at Mississippi State, Ian Fitzsimmons of ESPN Radio was first to re port Thursday. The news was later confirmed by Brett McMurphy of The Action Network. Johnson, a transfer from LSU, started the last three games and completed 60.6% of his 71 passes for three touchdowns with no interceptions. That opens the door for Hayne s King, the starter to open the season who was benched after the Aggies loss to Appalachian State. King is 39-for-64 passing for 510 yards and three touchdowns but has thrown four interceptions. King was the starter to open the 2021 season but was injure d before Zach Calzada came off the bench to beat Alabama, 41-38. Calzada has since transferred to Auburn. - Birmingham News
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2026 QB Max Johnson, North Carolina
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Looking for a way to get his team back on track after an upset last week, Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher benched quarterback Haynes King for Max Johnson, and the LSU transfer came through to help the Aggies down the Miami on Saturday night. Johnson threw f or 140 yards and a touchdown in his first start for No. 24 Texas A&M and the Aggies beat No. 13 Miami 17-9. Johnson replaced King after his subpar performance in Texas A&M's stunning loss to Appalachian State last week. "We've still got to get a heck of a lot better on offense," Fisher said. "But I thought that was what was best for us to win the game and that's what we did." Fisher was asked if the victory Saturday could be a boost to his team as it opens SEC play next week. "It was a shot we needed," he said. "We didn't need another shot the other way." Miami (2-1) was down by 8 and had to punt after two holding calls stalled a drive with about three minutes left.The Hurricanes had a shot to get the ball back when Ainias Smith fumbled the punt on the 12. But he pounced on the ball before Miami could get to it to allow A&M to keep the ball. The Hurricanes got the ball back again after that, but Brashard Smith dropped a pass on fourth-and-4 with about 30 seconds left to allow the Aggies (2-1) t o run out the clock for the victory. "We showed a lot of guts, a lot of heart," Fisher said, adding blocking out the outside noise was the key to being able to rebound this week. Dropped passes were a theme of the night for Miami as the team struggled wi thout star receiver Xavier Restrepo, who missed the game with a foot injury. Tyler Van Dyke had 217 yards passing, but couldn't get the Hurricanes in the end zone. Devon Achane had 88 yards rushing and extended the lead to 17-3 with about 10 1/2 minutes left in the third quarter when he grabbed a short pass and shed four defenders en route to a 25-yard score. A 22-yard field goal by Andres Borregales cut the lead to 17-6 with about four minutes left in the third quarter. Borregales got Miami within 8 wi th a 34-yard field goal with 8 1/2 minutes to play. - Texas A&M/AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2026 QB Max Johnson, North Carolina
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We could meet again. LSU junior defensive end BJ Ojulari is hopeful he can have some fun and sack former Tiger roommate and quarterback Max Johnson who transferred to A&M. "Me, being me, I'd probably just have a good laugh at it and then probably see him after the game and give him a hug," Ojulari said. LSU linebacker Mike Jones Jr., said he'd probably talk a little more trash to Johnson if he gets to sack him on Nov. 26 when they play at Kyle Field. "I'd say, 'Miss you,' or something like that," Jones said. Johnson, who started 12 games for LSU last season, is competing at A&M with sophomore Haynes King who started the first two games last season before suffering a season-ending injury. "I support Max's decision [to transfer]," Ojulari said. "He felt like he needed to be there. He's a great, decent person both on and off the field." - Bryan/College Station Eagle
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2026 QB Max Johnson, North Carolina
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Scoping SEC QB transfers: Eleven quarterbacks transferred to 10 SEC schools this offseason, with South Carolina's Spencer Rattler the lone guaranteed starter of the entire group. Here are On3.com ratings - No. 2. Max Johnson, Texas A&M (from LSU). Max Jo hnson is Mr. Steady Eddy, and for a quarterback who plays in a very demanding Jimbo Fisher offense, that's an important trait to possess. Texas A&M's intriguing QB battle is likely to last until the final week of training camp. Haynes King or 5-star fres hman Conner Weigman could earn the nod later in the season, but stands to be a factor all season. - On3.com
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2026 QB Max Johnson, North Carolina
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LSU starting quarterback Max Johnson announced Tuesday that he is entering the transfer portal, leaving true freshman Garrett Nussmeier as the Tigers' only scholarship quarterback. Johnson's decision comes just over a week after LSU named Brian Kelly as its new head coach. Kelly was hired away from Notre Dame to replace Ed Orgeron, who resigned effective at the end of the regular season. Johnson, a sophomore, appeared in all 12 regular-season games for the Tigers, completing 60.3% of his passes for 2,81 5 yards and 27 touchdowns with six interceptions. His younger brother, Jake, the top-rated tight end in the 2022 recruiting class also dropped his commitment to LSU. - Topeka Capital Journal
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2026 QB Max Johnson, North Carolina
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Max Johnson hit Jaray Jenkins with a 28-yard scoring pass down the right sideline with 20 seconds left, and LSU knocked off No. 14 Texas A&M 27-24 on Saturday night to give coach Ed Orgeron a triumphant send-off in his final game in Tiger Stadium. LSU ha d lost a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter and looked to be on the brink its first losing season since 1999 when Johnson, who'd been sacked six times in the second half, came alive on fourth-and-6 from the LSU 19. Johnson kept the )Tigers alive with a decisive pass over the middle to tight end Jack Bech and then hit Jenkins for a 31-yard gain. An 11-yard pass to Malik Nabers put LSU on the 28, setting up the go-ahead score three plays later and setting off a wild celebration in Death Valley while Orge ron smiled from ear-to-ear on the sideline.LSU linebacker Damone Clark, a Butkus Award finalist, sealed the victory by sacking Aggies QB Zach Calzada twice. The victory gave LSU (6-6, 3-5 SEC) two straight wins to close the regular season as a bow l eligible team. The loss likely relegated Texas A&M (8-4, 4-4) to a less prestigious bowl while ending the Aggies chance for a first 10-win season since 2012. Orgeron, who presided over an undefeated national championship season in 2019 and has gone 11- 11 since and agreed back in October to step down after this season. One of the coaches LSU was widely believed to be pursuing as a candidate to replace Orgeron is Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher, a former LSU offensive coordinator and national championship coach at Florida State who was lured to College Station by former A&M athletic director Scott Woodward, who now holds the same post at LSU. But Fisher has said emphatically that he has no plans to leave the Aggies, who have been competitive since his arr ival in College Station in 2017, but have yet to seriously contend in the SEC during his tenure. - LSU/AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2026 QB Max Johnson, North Carolina
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Max Johnson passed for 280 yards and four touchdowns to lead LSU to a 28-25 victory over late-rallying Mississippi State on Saturday. LSU (3-1, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) had only 343 yards offense and was 5 of 32 on third down but reeled off several b ig plays when needed. Mississippi State (2-2, 0-1) dominated the stat sheet with 486 yards offense and 12 third-down conversions, but turned the ball over twice inside the LSU 30-yard line and regularly squandered momentum-building drives. Neither team e stablished dominance early, and LSU led 7-3 at the half. But on the second play of the third quarter, the Bulldogs bit on a play-action fake and Johnson found Kayshon Boutte over the top for a 64-yard score, his second of the day. Later in the quarter, t he Tigers confused the MSU defense again on a similar play and Trey Palmer pitter-pattered into the end zone for a 58-yard touchdown, no defender within 20 yards.As has become their custom, the Bulldogs made a hard push in the fourth quarter. Will Rogers found Makai Polk and Austin for late touchdowns, then with just under two minutes remaining hit Jo'Quavious Marks for a 16-yard score and Malik Heath for the two-point conversion to close the gap to 38-35. But the ensuing onside kick didn't go 10 yards and the Tigers were able to run out the clock. It was the second straight week MSU misfielded an onside kick late in the game. Johnson was 17-of-27 passing with one interception and Boutte caught four balls for 85 yards. Rogers was 47-of-62 passin g for 371 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Marks rushed for 46 yards and had nine catches for 67 yards and a touchdown. - LSU/AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2026 QB Max Johnson, North Carolina
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LSU quarterback Max Johnson gave some young, unproven receivers a chance to show what they could do. Their highlight-reel catches gave LSU every reason to keep them involved. Johnson passed for 372 yards and a career-best five touchdowns in less than thr ee quarters, LSU defensive end Andre Anthony returned a fumble for a 33-yard score before leaving with an injury, and the Tigers topped Central Michigan 49-21 on Saturday night. With the Tigers speeding up their tempo and checking less to the sideline be fore the snap, Johnson completed 26 of 35 passes. "Went up-tempo to get some juice and get some things going," Johnson said, adding that the faster-pace "helped us a lot. It allowed us to get lined up - and our opponent didn't." Deion Smith, a freshman w ho had one catch through LSU's first two games, had touchdown catches of 28 and 40 yards in the first quarter as the Tigers (2-1) raced to a 21-0 lead.Freshman tight end Jack Bech caught five passes for 81 yards, highlighted by his one-handed, bac k-shoulder, 20-yard touchdown catch along the left sideline. "Everyone saw what we are capable of tonight," Bech said. "My confidence is growing each game and we are going to put the country on notice." LSU coach Ed Orgeron figured it was only a matter o f time before Smith and Bech head breakout games. "It was fun to see them do it in Tiger Stadium; I've been seeing them do it all the time in practice," Orgeron said. "Those guys are going to be tremendous." - LSU/AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2026 QB Max Johnson, North Carolina
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LSU coach Ed Orgeron was happy to get his first victory of the season, but still knows there is plenty of work to do. Max Johnson threw for 161 yards and three touchdowns and LSU beat McNeese 34-7 Saturday night. "Not good enough offensively," Orgeron sa id. "It starts with protection; we must protect the quarterback better. We have to continue to improve and hopefully we will get better when we get some of our linemen back." LSU's defense held the Cowboys to 142 yards total offense.After sputteri ng last week in a season-opening loss to UCLA, the LSU (1-1) offense still struggled against McNeese, gaining just 262 yards of total offense through the first three quarters and scoring just 24 points on an FCS opponent. "I'm a little surprised with how much we have struggled (offensively) these first two weeks," Orgeron said. "We want to get our athletes in space; but right now the protection is preventing it from working. If we can't protect the quarterback; it isn't going to work." Taking advantage of McNeese's (0-2) lack of depth, LSU pulled away with 10 points in the final quarter. "We weren't in a good mood coming back from Los Angeles," Orgeron said. "It didn't matter who our opponent was this week; we focused on LSU getting better." The LSU de fense, however, bounced back with a stellar performance, allowing a single score on the night when senior quarterback Cody Orgeron found Carlo Williams for a 44-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter. "I was very pleased with how we played defensively ," Orgeron said. "Particularly with our pass rush." Freshman defensive tackle Maason Smith led the way for LSU with three sacks and six total tackles. - LSU/AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2026 QB Max Johnson, North Carolina
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LSU football coach Ed Orgeron may be down to two scholarship quarterbacks with the injury to Myles Brennan this week, but that does not mean his offensive strategy will be overly protective of starter Max Johnson. "I think you have to do the things that you have to do to win just like we did with Joe," Orgeron said in reference to former quarterback Joe Burrow, who often ran with reckless abandon in 2018 and '19. "We ran quarterback draws with Joe. He scrambled. He made plays with his feet against Georg ia (SEC Championship Game win in 2019). He made plays when he had to," Orgeron said after LSU's first practice of the preseason Friday.LSU had three scholarship quarterbacks in 2019 with Brennan behind Burrow, but the third one was inexperienced t rue freshman Peter Parrish. "I think you have to limit things. Max wants to be a drop-back quarterback. We talked about that. I don't think we're going to have 15 different quarterback runs," Orgeron said. "He's a passer, but there's some things that we have to do to challenge the defense to win the game." Johnson rushed 18 times for 52 yards while completing 21 of 36 passes for 239 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-34 win at No. 6 Florida last season in his first collegiate start. - Lafayette Daily Ad vertiser
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2026 QB Max Johnson, North Carolina
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The son of Super Bowl-winning quarterback Brad Johnson, he was taught from an early age to focus on daily individual improvement instead of competing with his teammates for spots. "I don't look at it the same way people do," Johnson's father said. "I loo k at it as you're always in competition with yourself. There's only one quarterback that gets to play, and you've got to be ready for when your moments come." Johnson has always prepared for that moment. He received an early and detailed education on foo tball from his father, who showed him how to complete three-, five- and seven-step drops in elementary school. They began film sessions in eighth grade, and the instruction grew from there until Johnson arrived at LSU.Everything Johnson learned fr om his father, combined with his naturally composed persona, helped him win both of his starts last season. As Johnson played, coach Ed Orgeron recognized some of the same qualities he saw in former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow, whose father was a coach. T hey carried themselves with poise. They looked serious. They displayed an internal drive to win. They were mobile. Neither of them said much at first. "He's tall, he's smart and can see a lot of things," Orgeron said. "There are some things he has to imp rove on, but he's a young player and that's more or less things (offensive coordinator Jake Peetz) can work on with him. But I do believe he can be a championship quarterback." - Baton Rouge Advocate
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2026 QB Max Johnson, North Carolina
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Once expected to compete for the starting job throughout preseason practice, Johnson became LSU's quarterback after Myles Brennan broke his left arm earlier this week while preparing for a fishing trip. The injury required surgery Tuesday morning, and wh ile the timeline for Brennan's recovery remains unclear, Johnson will enter the season as LSU's starter. Brennan's injury immediately affects the Tigers' depth, but his absence will give Johnson extra first-team reps, more opportunities to establish conn ections with receivers and time to work with new offensive coordinator Jake Peetz. All of that could help Johnson throughout his sophomore year. - Baton Rouge Advocate
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The day after Myles Brennan suffered a left arm injury that required surgery, coach Ed Orgeron confirmed the suspected: LSU will start sophomore Max Johnson at quarterback, ending the competition that would have taken place between Brennan and Johnson th roughout preseason camp. Orgeron had anticipated LSU would determine its starter the week before its season opener Sept. 4 against UCLA, but Brennan broke a bone in his left arm Monday morning, according to a source. Orgeron said during his weekly appear ance on WNXX-FM, 104.5 that Brennan underwent surgery Tuesday."Surgery went really well," Brennan later wrote on social media. "Thank y'all for all the prayers. God's got me." The injury left LSU with two scholarship quarterbacks - Johnson and fre shman Garrett Nussmeier - when preseason practice starts Friday. Nussmeier will become LSU's primary backup while freshman walk-on Matt O'Dowd gets elevated to third string, Orgeron said. "Obviously, Max is going to be our starter, but he's got to have a great camp," Orgeron said. "The depth chart is etched in sand. He knows he's got to perform, but I believe in Max, just like I believe in Myles. I think we've got us a great quarterback, a great championship quarterback." As Orgeron spoke further about moving forward with two healthy scholarship quarterbacks, he recalled the 2018 season, using the past as a reason to find confidence in the future. - Baton Rouge Advocate
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Just who would be LSU's starting signal caller was one of the biggest questions going into this offseason, especially with Myles Brennan returning from an abdominal injury that ended his 2020 season after just three games. But it wasn't Brennan who took the first snaps on LSU's first day of spring practice on Tuesday. LSU coach Ed Orgeron said returning freshman Max Johnson, who led LSU to dramatic comeback victories in last year's final two games, was the player who went under-center first.Orger on said he told Johnson he'd be getting the first snaps going into the day's practice, and that it's considered a reward for the young player who helped prevent the Tigers from having their first losing record since 1999. "There's one quarterback that's 2-0 on campus here," Orgeron said, "and that's him." Still, Orgeron said all the quarterbacks took equal reps during Tuesday's practice, and that "there's no favorite" in a competition that'll likely carry over the next month, perhaps more. "The competit ion is open," Orgeron said, "and the best man is going to win." - Baton Rouge Advocate
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DEC 14 SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Max Johnson, QB, LSU,...In first career start, the true freshman led LSU to a 37-34 win over No. 6 Florida in Gainesville...Became first true freshman quarterback in LSU history to beat a team ranked in the Top 10 in first career start...Completed 21-of-36 passes for 239 yards and 3 TDs - all career-highs - in the win...His 3 TDs and 21 completions were the most of any LSU true freshman in their first career start...Added 52 rushing yards on 18 attempts...It also marked the first time in LSU history that the Tigers threw 3 TD passes in a game played in Gainesville...Did not have a turnover as the Tigers possessed the ball for nearly 32 minutes with 418 yards of total offense and 24 first downs...Two of his 3 TD passes went to true freshmen, including a 4-yard strike to Tre Bradford that put the Tigers up 34-31 with 13:14 left in contest...With score tied at 34-34, directed LSU on a 9-play, 36-yard drive capped with the game-winning 57-yard field goal with 23 se conds left. - SEC Football
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There were no shortage of eye-popping moments in this LSU-Florida game. Cade York's 57-yard field goal. Marco Wilson's inexplicable shoe toss. The dense fog that rolled in late and covered the Swamp. Kyle Trask's three turnovers in the second quarter, in cluding maybe the wackiest interception ever. For the Tigers, those will be fond memories. For the Gators, they will be nightmares. Max Johnson threw three touchdown passes in his first college start, York delivered the kick of his life with 23 seconds r emaining and reigning national champion LSU stunned No. 6 Florida 37-34 on a cool and foggy Saturday night in the Swamp.York drilled his kick through the eerie elements and the uprights after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty against Florida's Wi lson, who threw tight end Kole Taylor's size 14 shoe following a third-down stop. LSU would have punted. Instead, the Tigers got a first down and moved into York's long-distance range. The Gators (8-2) had a final shot, and Trask got them in position to tie. But Evan McPherson was wide left from 51 yards on the final play. LSU (4-5) celebrated wildly all over the field. Johnson had a lot to do with the outcome. The son of former Super Bowl champion Brad Johnson repeatedly torched Florida's beleaguered d efense. He threw for 239 yards, nearly half of them (108) to Kayshon Boutte, and ran for 52 more. - LSU/AP College Football
(DS#999 QB) rSr/2026 QB Max Johnson, North Carolina
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