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UTAH: Honor candidate is in his third year as Utah's starting quarterback ... Offensive MVP of the 2007 San Diego Poinsettia Bowl ... second-team all-conference in 2005 ... three-time Academic all-MWC selection ... played as a true freshman backup to Alex Smith in 2004, and started in 2005 and 2007 ... redshirted in 2006 season while recovering from knee surgery ... 12-7 as Utah's starter (8-2 in 2007) ... extremely efficient passer has a strong, accurate arm ... also a very good runner ... outstanding leadership qualities.
CAREER RECORD WATCH: Completions: 405 (4th) Pass Attempts: 623 (6th) Completion Pct: 65.0 (2nd) Yards per Completion: 12.05 (3rd) Passing Yards: 4,881 (6th) Touchdown Passes: 30 (6th, tie) Passing Efficiency: 140.93 (4th) 300-yard Passing Games: 5 (4th, tie) 200-yard Passing Games: 13 (5th, tie) Total Offense Plays: 881 (4th) Total Offense Yards: 5,601 (4th) Total Offense per Game: 180.7 (9th) Yards per Play: 6.4 (9th)
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 is 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 is tied for fifth in a season by a Ute ... threw for 312 yards against Louisville and completed 77% of his passes (24-of-31) ... also passed for over 200 yards 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 the previous December.
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 held by former Utes Brett Elliott (2002) and Alex Smith (2003) ... 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: 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 last May with a bachelor's degree in mass communication ... will begin work on another undergraduate degree this 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 Total 31/20 405 623 18 65.0 4881 30YEAR 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 Total 31/20 258 720 2.8 11
