#10

Jonah Johnson

Junior quarterback for New Mexico State. 2021: 2,705 passing yards, 10 TD, 8 INT.

QB · New Mexico State · Jr. · #10

6′3″ · 235 lb · Madera, CA

CFB Index 18 · #124 of 126 QBsHigh confidenceNew Mexico State 2021 alumnus

The story

3 quarterback for New Mexico State. 2021: 2,705 passing yards, 10 TD, 8 INT.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to New Mexico State in 2019.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

OT recruit

No. 4005 nationally · Signed with New Mexico State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

One season at New Mexico State, 2,705 passing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

2019

Signed with New Mexico State2-star out of Ingleside

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#4005 national

CFB

College

New Mexico State

2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021New Mexico State2-10HC: Doug Martin · Pass-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

18Below cohort / limited sample #124 of 126?

High confidence8 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: fumbles lost (4th percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rush TDs#39 / 169 · 72nd pct

Pass yards#53 / 169 · 69th pct

2705

Rush yards#66 / 169 · 61st pct

166

Pass TDs#93 / 169 · 43rd pct

Interceptions#110 / 169 · 31st pct

Completion %#120 / 169 · 29th pct

58.7%

Yards / att#138 / 169 · 17th pct

6.2

Fumbles lost#150 / 159 · 4th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Passing profile

Pass Profile · Completions by yards gained (PBP)

Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from

221/382 (57.9%) · 10 TD · 8 INT

382 of 438 attempts matched to play-by-play

Adjusted ANY/A

5.16156 of 204 QBs

Sack rate

6.8%131 of 204 QBs

Sacked on 6.8% of dropbacks (131 of 204) and Adjusted ANY/A trails the field (156 of 204).

Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.

Short

0–9 yds

58%of completions

129 comp5.5 yds avg5 TD

Middle

10–19 yds

31%of completions

69 comp14.2 yds avg2 TD

Deep

20+ yds

10%of completions

23 comp30.9 yds avg2 TD

Overall 57.9% completion on 382 attempts · 23 deep completions averaging 30.9 yds.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home4g	271	0.8	7.3	0.2
Road7g	232	1.0	5.2	1.0

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-76g	242	1.3	5.4	0.8
Weeks 8+5g	251	0.4	6.7	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Sanchez

Pass share

52.3%

101 pass / 92 run

Plays / game

64.3

3 games

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

18 · #124 of 126 QBs

Two-star recruit. Now #124 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	New Mexico State	257	438	58.7%	2,705	6.2	10	8	114.4	21	--	--
Career		257	438	58.7%	2,705	6.2	10	8	114.4	21	--	--

Season	Team
2021	New Mexico State	129	166	1.3	4	--
Career		129	166	1.3	4	--

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 8 · Hawai'i · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -11.10Jonah Johnson pass intercepted for a TD Darius Muasau return for 75 yds for a TD (Matthew Shipley KICK)
Week 8 · Hawai'i · 2&10 · Q2 · EPA -10.88Jonah Johnson pass intercepted for a TD Khoury Bethley return for 79 yds for a TD (Matthew Shipley KICK)
Week 4 · Hawai'i · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +4.22Jonah Johnson pass complete to Jared Wyatt for 52 yds to the NEWMEXST 18 for a 1ST down HAWAII Penalty, Horse Collar Tackle (Cameron Lockridge) to the Hawa 7 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Massachusetts · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA +3.95Jonah Johnson pass complete to Jared Wyatt for 31 yds to the NEWMEXST 49 for a 1ST down MASSACHUSETTS Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Te'Rai Powell) to the UMass 34 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · San José State · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +3.94Jonah Johnson pass complete to Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda for 55 yds to the SJSt 18 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Massachusetts · 2&13 · Q1 · EPA +3.59Jonah Johnson pass complete to Andre Bodison for 47 yds to the UMass 48 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · UTEP · 3&11 · Q1 · EPA +3.24Jonah Johnson pass complete to Dominic Gicinto for 15 yds to the UTEP 40 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · UTEP · 3&11 · Q1 · EPA +3.24Jonah Johnson pass complete to Dominic Gicinto for 15 yds to the UTEP 40 for a 1ST down
Week 6 · Nevada · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.18Jonah Johnson pass complete to Justice Powers for 40 yds to the Nevad 38 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · San José State · 3&8 · Q2 · EPA +3.17Jonah Johnson pass complete to Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda for 18 yds to the SJSt 45 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CMP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA	QBR	Note
Wk 1	L 3-30vs UTEP	8/24	85	0	0	3.5	7.6	3 INTs — rough day
Wk 1	L 10-28@ San Diego State	34/56	326	1	3	5.8	39.6	3 INTs — rough day
Wk 2	L 25-34@ New Mexico	4/10	33	0	0	3.3	19.0
Wk 4	L 21-41vs Hawai'i	28/47	280	1	1	6.0	46.5
Wk 5	L 31-37@ San José State	30/44	300	3	1	6.8	78.8	3 TD passes
Wk 6	L 28-55@ Nevada	38/62	425	3	0	6.9	25.0	Season-high 425 yds
Wk 8	L 34-48@ Hawai'i	24/54	228	0	2	4.2	32.0
Wk 10	L 13-35vs Utah State	30/44	298	0	0	6.8	22.6
Wk 11	L 3-59@ Alabama	19/30	129	0	0	4.3	41.1
Wk 12	L 16-56@ Kentucky	16/35	181	0	1	5.2	18.2
Wk 13	W 44-27vs Massachusetts	26/32	420	2	0	13.1	82.6	Clean 2-TD game
Total		257/438	2705	10	8	6.0	37.5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology