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De'Andre Johnson
Personal information
Born: (1996-02-02) February 2, 1996 (age 29)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school:First Coast
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College:East Mississippi CC (2016)
Florida Atlantic (2017–2018)
Texas Southern (2019)
Position:Quarterback
Undrafted:2020
Career history
As a player:
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
  • MACJC North MVP (2017)
  • Offensive MVP and NJCAA Region 23 MVP (2017)
Career USFL statistics as of Week 1, 2023
Passing attempts:88
Passing completions:58
Completion percentage:65.9%
TD–INT:2–2
Passing yards:772
Passer rating:102.8

De'Andre Johnson (born February 2, 1996) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive assistant and running backs coach at Holmes Community College, a position he has held since 2024.

Johnson played college football for the Florida Atlantic Owls and the Texas Southern Tigers, as well as junior college football for the East Mississippi Lions. He played two seasons in the United States Football League (USFL) with the New Jersey Generals.

Early life

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Johnson grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and attended First Coast High School.[1] As a senior, he completed 215 of 328 pass attempts for 3,710 yards and 47 touchdowns while rushing for 398 yards and nine touchdowns and was named the Class 8A Player of the Year and Florida's "Mr. Football".[2] Johnson committed to play college football at Florida State during the summer before his sophomore year over offers from Clemson and Florida.[3]

College career

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Johnson began his collegiate career at Florida State University to play for the Florida State Seminoles, and joined the team as an early enrollee.[4] During the summer before his freshman season, he was charged with misdemeanor battery for punching a woman during an argument. Johnson was ultimately dismissed from the team on July 6, 2015.[5]

Following his dismissal, Johnson enrolled at East Mississippi Community College.[6] While at East Mississippi, he was featured in the second season of the Netflix documentary series Last Chance U, where he played under head coach Buddy Stephens.[7] In his only season with the Lions, Johnson passed for 2,646 yards and 26 touchdowns.[8] He committed to transfer to Florida Atlantic University to continue his college football career.[9]

In his first season with the Florida Atlantic Owls, Johnson completed 2 of 3 pass attempts for five yards with one interception and rushed four times for 31 yards in the team's season opener against the Navy Midshipmen. Several hours after the game, he was hospitalized due to blood clots in his arm and missed the remainder of his redshirt sophomore season.[10] After his redshirt junior season, Johnson announced that he would be transferring to Texas Southern University as a graduate student.[11] In his only season with the Texas Southern Tigers, he completed 132 of 215 pass attempts for 1,575 yards with nine touchdowns and three interceptions.[12]

College statistics

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Season Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2016[13] East Mississippi 11 11 212 350 60.6 2,646 7.6 26 6 145.2 138 834 6.0 5
2017 Florida Atlantic 4 0 2 3 66.7 5 1.7 0 1 14.0 4 31 7.8 0
2018 8 0 13 23 56.5 161 7.0 2 1 135.3 8 35 5.1 1
2019[14] Texas Southern 10 8 132 215 60.0 1,575 7.6 9 3 132.5 111 187 1.68 3
Career[15] 33 21 352 591 243.8 4,387 23.9 37 11 427.0 261 1,087 20.58 9

Professional career

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Johnson went unselected in the 2020 NFL draft. In 2021, he played in The Spring League for the Sea Lions and passed for 574 yards with 5 touchdowns and 7 interceptions over six games.[16]

Johnson was selected in the 12th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the New Jersey Generals.[12] He was named the backup, behind Luis Perez. In the USFL opener, Johnson was used regularly in various offensive packages and rushed for a game-high 98 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries and completing 3 of 8 passes for 59 yards in a 24–28 loss to the Birmingham Stallions.[17] Johnson became a free agent after the 2023 season.

Statistics

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USFL statistics
Year Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2022 NJ 9 4 54 75 72.0 772 10.3 2 2 102.8 64 310 4.8 4
2023 NJ 8 7 73 128 57.0 940 7.3 4 2 84.1 56 361 6.4 2

Coaching career

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On August 21, 2024, Johnson was named as the offensive assistant and running backs coach at Holmes Community College.[18]

References

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  1. ^ "After fall from grace, former First Coast, FSU QB De'Andre Johnson working his way back". Florida Times-Union. October 22, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Bee, Timothy (December 15, 2014). "First Coast's De'Andre Johnson named Mr. Football". First Coast News. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "FSU commit De'Andre Johnson unearths some old offers". Orlando Sentinel. November 27, 2013. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "FSU pledges Deondre Francois, De'Andre Johnson embrace pressure of fighting to follow Jameis Winston". Orlando Sentinel. January 28, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Schlabach, Mark (July 6, 2015). "charged with misdemeanor battery for striking the 21-year-old woman during an argument". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Barney, Justin (August 14, 2015). "De'Andre Johnson headed to East Mississippi Community College". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  7. ^ ""Last Chance U" star De'Andre Johnson announces transfer from FAU". The Palm Beach Post. December 9, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  8. ^ "De'Andre Johnson, dismissed from FSU, may be key to FAU's success". Miami Herald. January 27, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  9. ^ Tyson, Derek (December 14, 2016). "QB De'Andre Johnson, dismissed by FSU for punching woman, signs with FAU". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  10. ^ "Blood clots discovered in FAU quarterback De'Andre Johnson's arm, return unknown". Sun Sentinel. September 13, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  11. ^ Galvan, Jaime E. (February 7, 2019). "DeAndre Johnson, former FSU QB and "Last Chance U" star, transfers to Texas Southern". KHOU.com. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  12. ^ a b Howe, Matt (February 23, 2022). "Ex-Last Chance U star QB De'Andre Johnson selected by New Jersey Generals in USFL Draft". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  13. ^ "De'Andre Johnson". emccathletics.com. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  14. ^ "De'Andre Johnson". tsusports.com. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  15. ^ "Deandre Johnson College Stats". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
  16. ^ Goldberg, Noah (February 23, 2022). "Former FAU QB & 'Last Chance U' Star De'Andre Johnson Drafted by USFL's New Jersey Generals". UnderdogDynasty.com. SB Nation. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
  17. ^ Holmlund, Ted (April 17, 2022). "USFL opener: Birmingham Stallions beat New Jersey Generals in closing seconds". New York Post. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  18. ^ "Johnson joins Bulldog football as RB Coach". holmesathletics.com. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
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