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UTAH: Three-year starter finished his career as the winningest quarterback in school history (26-7) ... led Utah to wins in 21 of his final 22 games as the starter ... 2008 Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year and first-team quarterback ... two-time bowl MVP (2008 Sugar Bowl and 2007 Poinsettia Bowl) ... 2008 finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm and the Manning awards ... played as a true freshman backup to Alex Smith in 2004, and started in 2005, 2007 and 2008 ... redshirted in 2006 season while recovering from knee surgery ... team captain... four-time Academic all-MWC.
CAREER RECORD WATCH: Wins as the Starting QB: 26 (1st) Completions: 673 (1st) Pass Attempts: 1017 (2nd) Completion Pct: .661 (2nd) Yards per Completion: 11.7 (3rd) Passing Yards: 7,853 (2nd) Touchdown Passes: 57 (2nd) Combined Touchdowns: 69 (2nd) Passing Efficiency: 144.22 (4th) 300-yard Passing Games: 8 (3rd) 200-yard Passing Games: 21 (2nd) Total Offense Plays: 1,383 (1st) Total Offense Yards: 8,701 (2nd) Total Offense per Game: 197.75 (9th) Yards per Play: 6.3 (9th)
2008-MWC Offensive Player of the Year and first-team all-league quarterback started every game in 13-0 season ... 13 wins set a new school record ... Sugar Bowl MVP ... finalist for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm and the Manning awards ... honorable mention All-American by College Football News ... three MWC Player of the Week awards (Michigan, TCU and BYU) ... named MVP of the Sugar Bowl after 27-of-41 passing for 336 yards and three touchdowns against Alabama ... won ESPN Helmet Stickers on Aug. 30 and Nov. 22 for wins over Michigan and BYU ... threw a career-high five touchdowns against San Diego State, which ranks second all-time at Utah ... engineered game-winning touchdown drives against Air Force, Oregon State and TCU ... finished second in the MWC and 16th in the nation in pass efficiency (149.4) ... third in the league in passing yards per game (228.6) and total offense (238.5) ... 300-yard games against Michigan (305), BYU (303) and Alabama (336) ... eight 200-yard games ... threw two or more touchdown passes in eight games ... 83.3 completion percentage against BYU (30-of-36) is the third-best single-game mark ever at Utah ... rushed for a season-high 80 yards and a touchdown (on a 56-yard run) against UNLV ... made Utah's single-season top 10 in these categories: completion percentage (.680, No. 2), completions (268, No. 3), attempts (394, No. 5), 200-yard passing games (8, tied for No. 4), touchdown passes (27, No. 5), yards passing (2,972, No. 6), yards per completion (11.1, No. 5), passing efficiency (149.43, No. 7), total plays (502, No. 4), total touchdowns (28, No. 4), total offense yards (3,100, No. 7) ... Academic all-MWC.
2007-Played in 11 games, starting 10 ... 8-2 as the starter ... San Diego Poinsettia Bowl Offensive MVP led Utah to eight wins in its last nine games after returning to the starting lineup from a shoulder injury ... injured his shoulder in the first game of the season (Oregon State) and missed two complete games ... named Utah's Most Valuable Player ... finished fourth in the MWC in pass efficiency with a 129.6 rating ... led the MWC quarterbacks in completion percentage (66.5%) ... 66.5% completion percentage was the third-best ever in a season by a Ute ... completed 181-of-272 pass attempts for 1,847 yards (167.9 yards per game) and 11 touchdowns ... 10.2 yards per completion was tied for fifth in a season by a Ute ... threw for 312 yards against Louisville and completed 77% of his passes (24-of-31) ... other 200-yard passing games came against San Diego State (220 yards, 22-of-29, 1 TD) and Navy (226 yards, 20-of-25, 1 TD) ... completed 11 straight passes and 20 of his final 22 throws in Utah's win over Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl ... also rushed for 69 yards (6.3 average) and a score against Navy ... Academic all-MWC ... named to Utah's Athletics Academic Honor Roll.
2006-Redshirt played for the scout teams while recovering from knee surgery.
2005-Second-team all-conference quarterback started in the first 10 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury against New Mexico on Nov. 12 (surgery on Dec. 1) ... 5-5 as the starter ... finished No. 1 in the MWC and No. 4 in the nation in total offense (337.0 yards per game) ... also No. 1 in the MWC (11th in the nation) in pass efficiency (151.0) ... No. 2 in the MWC in passing yards per game (289.2 average) ... completed 63.6% of his passes (210-of-330) for 2,892 yards and 18 touchdowns ... seven interceptions was tied for the fewest of any MWC QB ... four 300-yard passing games: 417 yards vs. San Diego State, 384 yards vs. Wyoming, 370 vs. New Mexico and 305 yards vs. Air Force ... four touchdown passes against Wyoming and New Mexico tied the Mountain West Conference sophomore record ... broke the school and tied the MWC single-game record for completion percentage in just his second career start, completing 85.7% of his pass attempts (18-of-21) against Utah State ... made Utah's single-season top 10 in these categories (he would top several of these as a senior in 2008): 200-yard passing games (10, tied for second), 300-yard passing games (4, No. 4, tie), total offense per game (337.0, No. 2), total yards (3,370, No. 4), total plays (482, No. 4), pass efficiency (151.01, No. 5), yards per completion (8.76, No. 5), yards per play (6.99, No. 6), completions (210, No. 6), completion percentage (63.6, No. 6), touchdown passes (18, No. 7), passing yards (2,892, No. 7), passing yards per game (289.2, No. 5) ... team's second-leading rusher carried the ball 152 times for 478 yards (3.1 yards per rush) ... averaged 47.8 rushing yards per game and led the Utes in rushing TDs (8) ... rushed for 70-plus yards three times: 98 vs. North Carolina, 73 vs. UNLV and 70 vs. Utah State ... MWC Offensive Player of the Week against Wyoming completed 32-of-45 passes for 384 yards and four touchdowns, and also led Utah in rushing with 67 yards and a TD ... three TDs and 264 passing yards in a 20-of-29 performance against UNLV ... completed 21-of-29 passes for 305 yards and two scores against Air Force (also rushed for 3 TDs) ... rushed for a career-high 98 yards and a TD on 22 carries against North Carolina ... Academic all-MWC ... also named to Utah's Athletics Academic Honor Roll.
2004-True freshman appeared in 10 games as the backup to 2005 No. 1 NFL draft pick and Heisman Trophy finalist Alex Smith ... one passing and one rushing touchdown ... ... pass efficiency of 129.7 ... season-best 53 yards and a touchdown on 5-of-8 passing vs. Utah State ... rushed for a season-best 55 yards and a TD vs. Colorado State ... Academic all-MWC ... named to the Utah Athletics Academic Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: First-team all-district and second-team all-state quarterback for Robert E. Lee High (Texas) ... District MVP ... passed for 2,900 yards and 33 touchdowns and rushed for 540 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2003 ... completed 71.6% of his pass attempts ... also lettered in basketball.
PERSONAL: Son of Stacey and Shonna Johnson ... father played football for UTEP ... two sisters, Bianca and Britteny ... graduated the spring before his senior season with a bachelor's degree in mass communication ... began work on another undergraduate degree that fall ... full name is Brian Delance Johnson ... born Feb. 16, 1987.
YEAR G/GS COM ATT INT PCT YDS TD LONG 2004 10/0 14 21 1 66.7 142 1 33 2005 10/10 210 330 7 63.6 2892 18 60 2007 11/10 181 272 10 66.5 1847 11 40 2008 13/13 268 394 9 68.0 2972 27 55 Totals 44/33 673 1017 27 66.1 7853 57 60YEAR G/GS RUSH YDS AVG TD LONG 2004 10/0 21 92 4.4 1 16 2005 10/10 152 478 3.1 8 26 2007 11/10 85 150 1.8 2 28 2008 13/13 108 128 1.2 1 56 Totals 44/33 366 848 2.3 12 56
