Northwestern University Athletics
2021 Football Roster
Jersey Number 15
Hunter Johnson
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 215
- Position:
- QB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Brownsburg, Ind.
- High School:
- Brownsburg
- Prev School:
- Clemson
2021: Appeared in 3 games for the Wildcats as a Senior…Finished the season with 424 passing yards and a career high 4 touchdowns…Started and threw for a touchdown in a win against Indiana State (9/11)...Completed 30 passes and threw for 283 yards and 3 touchdowns in a loss against Michigan St. (9/3).
2020: Appeared in two games as part of Northwestern's 7-2 campaign.
2019: Appeared in six games with five starts as a junior, throwing for 432 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 64 yards and a score ... Made Northwestern debut against Stanford (8/31) ... Recorded a career-high 165 passing yards and a touchdown while adding 55 yards on the ground and a rushing score to help defeat UNLV (9/14).
2018: Sat out as a sophomore due to the transfer rule.
2017 (Clemson): Was 21-27 passing for 234 yards and two touchdowns against an interception in 76 snaps over seven games ... Completed 77.8 percent of his passes and had a 167.6 pass efficiency rating ... Was 5-6 passing for 39 yards against Kent State on Sept. 2 ... Was 5-5 passing for 42 yards and a his first career touchdown against Wake Forest on Oct. 7 ... Was 7-8 passing for 144 yards and a touchdown against The Citadel on Nov. 18.
High School: Rated as the top quarterback in the nation by ESPN ... The best player in the state of Indiana, he was named Mr. Football in 2016 ... A 2016 Elite 11 quarterback, his highest prospect rating is No. 18 by Rivals, which also ranks him as the best player in Indiana and second-best quarterback in the nation ... Top prospect in Indiana and No. 2 quarterback nationally by 247Sports ... Most Valuable Player in the US Army All-American game ... Invited to the Nike event “The Opening” in Oregon ... Three-year starter for Brownsburg High School played for John Hart ... Completed 166-318 passes for 2,233 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior when he led Brownsburg to 8-2 record ... Also rushed for 525 yards and three scores ... Had best game against Zionsville when he completed 21-33 passes for 302 yards and five scores ... Had 105 rushing yards in a win over Westfield ... As a junior, completed 174-316 passes for 2,542 yards and 31 touchdowns in just 10 games ... Had three games with at least five touchdown passes, including a win over Lawrence North when he was 25-38 for 445 yards and six scores ... As a sophomore, completed 122-226 for 1,434 yards and 10 scores ... For his career, completed 496-964 for 6,657 yards and 69 touchdowns ... Also had 727 rushing yards, with 7,384 yards of total offense and 76 total touchdowns ... Received IFCA and AP all-state honors as a junior and senior ... Also an all-state track performer in spring of 2015 ... Ran on 4x400 relay team that finished fourth in the state in 2015 ... Wore No. 15 in high school.
2020: Appeared in two games as part of Northwestern's 7-2 campaign.
2019: Appeared in six games with five starts as a junior, throwing for 432 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 64 yards and a score ... Made Northwestern debut against Stanford (8/31) ... Recorded a career-high 165 passing yards and a touchdown while adding 55 yards on the ground and a rushing score to help defeat UNLV (9/14).
2018: Sat out as a sophomore due to the transfer rule.
2017 (Clemson): Was 21-27 passing for 234 yards and two touchdowns against an interception in 76 snaps over seven games ... Completed 77.8 percent of his passes and had a 167.6 pass efficiency rating ... Was 5-6 passing for 39 yards against Kent State on Sept. 2 ... Was 5-5 passing for 42 yards and a his first career touchdown against Wake Forest on Oct. 7 ... Was 7-8 passing for 144 yards and a touchdown against The Citadel on Nov. 18.
High School: Rated as the top quarterback in the nation by ESPN ... The best player in the state of Indiana, he was named Mr. Football in 2016 ... A 2016 Elite 11 quarterback, his highest prospect rating is No. 18 by Rivals, which also ranks him as the best player in Indiana and second-best quarterback in the nation ... Top prospect in Indiana and No. 2 quarterback nationally by 247Sports ... Most Valuable Player in the US Army All-American game ... Invited to the Nike event “The Opening” in Oregon ... Three-year starter for Brownsburg High School played for John Hart ... Completed 166-318 passes for 2,233 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior when he led Brownsburg to 8-2 record ... Also rushed for 525 yards and three scores ... Had best game against Zionsville when he completed 21-33 passes for 302 yards and five scores ... Had 105 rushing yards in a win over Westfield ... As a junior, completed 174-316 passes for 2,542 yards and 31 touchdowns in just 10 games ... Had three games with at least five touchdown passes, including a win over Lawrence North when he was 25-38 for 445 yards and six scores ... As a sophomore, completed 122-226 for 1,434 yards and 10 scores ... For his career, completed 496-964 for 6,657 yards and 69 touchdowns ... Also had 727 rushing yards, with 7,384 yards of total offense and 76 total touchdowns ... Received IFCA and AP all-state honors as a junior and senior ... Also an all-state track performer in spring of 2015 ... Ran on 4x400 relay team that finished fourth in the state in 2015 ... Wore No. 15 in high school.
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