John Johnson III

Position:
Athlete
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
New Orleans, La.
High School:
Edna Karr

High School

Three-year starter at quarterback and corner for coach Brice Brown at Edna Karr High
2025 5A-9 Louisiana Football Coaches Associaton All-State Second Team
District Offensive Co-MVP and All-District First Team honoree
2024 Class 5A All-State First Team
Two-time Sugar Bowl Athlete of the Month during his career
For his career, completed 557-of-848 passes for 8,539 yards and 88 touchdowns
Had 304 carries for 2,464 yards and 47 touchdowns
Had 11,003 yards of total offense and 135 touchdowns
Helped lead Edna Karr to a 14-0 record, a 7-0 conference mark, first-place finish in 5A-District 9, Louisiana 5A State Championship, ranked No. 1 in Louisiana and No. 6 nationally
Completed 194-of-294 passes for 2,482 yards and 25 touchdown passes
Collected 1,096 rushing yards on 132 carries and 25 touchdowns
Finished with more than 1,000 yards and 21 touchdowns in the month of October
Had 342 yards passing and three touchdowns to go with two rushing scores against St. Augustine
Had five touchdowns (four on the ground and one in the air) against Brother Martin
Had four passing touchdowns against Warren Easton
Member of an offense that is averaging 44.1 points per game
Finished with 17 carries for 185 yards and six touchdowns (three rushing, three passing) against Jesuit
As a junior, helped lead Edna Karr to a 14-0 record, the LHSAA Division I select state championship and No. 25 national ranking
Accounted for more than 4,300 yards and 50 touchdowns
Threw for 943 yards and 12 touchdown passes in October while adding 400 rushing yards and nine scores, leading his team to a perfect 5–0 month
Finished with 358 total yards and was responsible for five touchdowns (three rushing, two passing) in the state championship game

Personal

Son of John Jr. and Jamie Johnson
Father played quarterback at Texas Southern and his uncle was a quarterback at LSU
One of two children (1 brother)
Majoring in multidisciplinary studies