Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/38Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 38 inside-the-5 carries (2.6%).
Jeremy Johnson
Last confirmed: Auburn, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′5″ · Montgomery, AL · Carver
Jeremy Johnson: QB · Auburn · #6.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Jeremy Johnson
Keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game. He has spent three seasons in the Auburn quarterback room. A game that shows it: 147 passing yards and 42 rushing yards against Alabama A&M — Week 12, 2016.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Auburn in the news
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-19vs No. 2 Clemson | 4/6 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 0.9 | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-0vs Alabama A&M | 14/19 | 147 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 | 93.9 | Season-high 147 yds |
| Wk 13 | L 12-30@ No. 1 Alabama | 4/13 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | |
 Bowl | L 19-35@ No. 7 Oklahoma | 5/9 | 93 | 0 | 1 | 10.3 | 42.0 | |
| Total | 27/47 | 312 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 | — |
Signature game
Week 12 · 2016
W 55-0
vs Alabama A&M
147 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 93.9 · 42 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD
Dominant 55-point win at home against Alabama A&M.
With K. Martin — 176 rush yds (21 car) · 2 TD · K. Johnson — 108 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD · 2 rec · 16 yds
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Clemson · 4th and 1 · Q3 · EPA −4.17Jeremy Johnson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Clem 5 Jeremy Johnson fumbled, forced by Ben Boulware, recovered by Clem Christian Wilkins
- Week 1 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 12 · Q4 · EPA −3.98Jeremy Johnson pass intercepted, touchback. Jordan Thomas return for no gain
- Week 12 · Alabama A&M · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.15Jeremy Johnson pass complete to Kyle Davis for 14 yds for a TD, (Daniel Carlson KICK)
- Week 12 · Alabama A&M · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +3.01Jeremy Johnson run for 31 yds to the 50 yard line for a for a
- Week 1 · Oklahoma · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.99Jeremy Johnson pass complete to Darius Slayton for 56 yds to the Okla 12 for a
- Week 1 · Oklahoma · 4th and 11 · Q4 · EPA +2.83Jeremy Johnson pass complete to Nate Craig-Myers for 12 yds to the Okla 1 for a
4 more plays
- Week 13 · Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.39Jeremy Johnson pass complete to Will Hastings for 27 yds to the Alab 48 for a
- Week 1 · Clemson · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.39Jeremy Johnson pass complete to Marcus Davis for 18 yds to the Clem 40 for a
- Week 1 · Clemson · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.33Jeremy Johnson pass complete to Will Hastings for 10 yds to the Aub 41 for a
- Week 1 · Clemson · 3rd and 10 · Q3 · EPA −2.33Jeremy Johnson pass intercepted Jadar Johnson return for no gain to the Clem 8
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Gus Malzahn, all run-heavy offenses — 23-16 over that span.
2014Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2015Auburn7-6HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2016Auburn8-5HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 92.5 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 0.5 |
| Road1g | 34.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 65.5 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 90.5 | 0.5 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
31.1%
286 pass / 634 run
Plays / game
70.8
13 games
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2016
47 pass attempts and 15 carries in 4 games
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Auburn
- 2016 Auburn MalzahnYear 4 · 4 games
- 2015 Auburn MalzahnYear 3 · 10 games
- 2014 Auburn MalzahnYear 2 · 6 games
- 2013 Auburn MalzahnYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Auburn in 2013 as a 4-star recruit, No. 166 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Auburn in the 2013 class, a 4-star recruit.
How it ended
Three seasons at Auburn, 1,802 passing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 20 games over 3 seasons.
2013
- Signed with Auburn4-star out of Carver
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coach2013–2016
Auburn
Played his entire career under Gus Malzahn.