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Ju'Juan Johnson

QB · LSU · So · #8

Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.

14 PASS YDS · 0 PASS TD · 155 RUSH YDS

2026 RETURNINGReturning to LSU for 2026

2026 Outlook

Returning to LSU for 2026

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Quarterback · LSU

Returning around him

  • 66% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
  • 7 LSU players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +0 net (41 in / 41 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

LSU · Last season: 7-6 (AP #20) · Talent rank #6 · 2026 recruiting class #10

QB · LSU · SEC

Ju'Juan Johnson

  • 2
  • #8
  • 6-0 | 210 lb
  • Lafayette, LA

CFB Zeitgeist Score

60

Solid starter in the position cohort. Carried by yards / att at the 100th percentile.

Heisman Heat

#664

<1% win probability

Fan Belief

Awaiting

Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.

Respect Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

Reality Gap

Awaiting

Coming online with player-level FI.

ACCOLADE PROBABILITY

Heisman

<1%

TOP QB AWARD

Davey O'Brien

CONSENSUS

All-American

Player Standing · 17 rungs

Tier 2 · Starter

R07 · Impact starter

Impact starter. Producing measurable value above replacement.

Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#356 national
CFB
College
LSU
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Heisman futures · live sportsbook odds

#29 in market ▼ from #23 · 5 books

+35002.8% implied▲ tightened from +6600

Identity & Role

The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.

PositionQB
Class2
Jersey8
Measurements6-0 | 210 lb
HometownLafayette, LA
Primary teamLSU

Recruiting Pedigree

How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.

Top pedigree 4-star No. 356 recruit
Composite rating 0.9002 HighSchool
Signed with LSU 2024
Origin Lafayette Christian Academy Lafayette, LA, USA
Class Profile Context
2024 4-star | 0.9002 No. 356 recruit | HighSchool | LSU

Transfer Arc

Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.

Portal moves 0 No portal entry on file
Latest destination -- --
Transfer stars -- CFBD transfer rating context
Eligibility -- Transfer date TBD
Season Move Context
No transfer portal moves on file for this player.

Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final

Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.

HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16
Current nowcast#664Latest modeled ballot order
Season forecast#524Where the full season sim points
Win probability0.0%Chance to actually win the trophy
Finalist probability0.0%Chance to make the finalist tier
Ballot probability0.0%Chance to appear anywhere on a ballot
Best official finish--Best completed Heisman placement on file

Heisman Futures

Not yet listed on major futures markets.

No achievements unlocked yet this season.

Selector Grid · 2025

AP
FWAA
AFCA
WCFF
SN
SI

Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.

NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft

Market value, pedigree & pro outcome

Recruit stars

★★★★☆

to LSU

Composite

0.9002

#356 national

Today’s Hot-Take

The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.

Anti-Take

PENDING

The contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.

The Room on Ju'Juan Johnson

Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal

The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.

Cohort divergence map

Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.

Rival Radar

How rival fanbases talk about Ju'Juan Johnson

No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.

Signature Story

Awaiting candidate metric

He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.

Signature Moment

No signature moment on the ledger yet.

Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.

A 3-act season arc returns once this player has six or more games on the ledger.

Season Pace · Projection

Where the passing totals stand

final
Through 13g
14Pass yards
0Pass TDs
0INT
Per game
1.1Pass yards
0Pass TDs
0INT
Final
14Pass yards
0Pass TDs
0INT

What made this player interesting

The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.

Ju'Juan Johnson's story is about how role and output meet each other. For LSU, the card already shows enough current-season production to explain why he is on the serious-player board, and the next layer is determining whether the profile is just very good or actually distinctive.

Current place #664 0.0% win | 0.0% finalist
Role load 6.6% Overall usage share
Profile quirk Blue-chip pedigree No. 356 recruit

2025 Season · Final

Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.

Last season

QB season snapshot

2025 season snapshot | final

2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Pass yards 14 0 TD | 0 INT | #354/382 (8th pct)
Completion rate 100.0% 1/1 completions | #1/383 (100th pct)
Yards/attempt 14.0 Explosiveness through the air | #12/382 (97th pct)
Player identity What kind of player is this?

30-second read

What kind of player is this?

Highly efficient | Vertical threat | Dual-threat against FBS QB peers. The quickest read is whether the profile wins on volume, efficiency, explosiveness, or rushing value.

Highly efficientVertical threatDual-threat

2025 Season · Final

2025 season snapshot | final

Passing Efficiency

CMP
1 8th
ATT
1 7th
CMP%
100.0% 100th
Y/A
14.0 97th

Passing Production

YDS
14 8th
TD
0 30th
INT
0 100th

Rushing

CAR
41 63rd
YDS
155 75th
YPC
3.8 63rd
TD
2 73rd

Game Log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD
WkOppCMP/ATTYDSTDINTYPAQBRNote
Wk 1W 17-10@ Clemson
Wk 2W 23-7vs Louisiana Tech
Wk 3W 20-10vs Florida
Wk 4W 56-10vs SE Louisiana
Wk 5L 19-24@ Ole Miss
Wk 7W 20-10vs South Carolina
Wk 8L 24-31@ Vanderbilt
Wk 9L 25-49vs Texas A&M
Wk 11L 9-20@ Alabama
Wk 12W 23-22vs Arkansas1/1140014.093.8Season-high 14 yds
Wk 13W 13-10vs Western Kentucky
Wk 14L 13-17@ Oklahoma
BowlL 35-38@ Houston
Total1/1140014.093.8
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score

Traditional history

Traditional Stats

Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.

Season rows Career row

Season context · Team result + system

2024LSU9-4HC: Brian Kelly · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2025LSU7-6HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced, slow tempo
SeasonTeam
2025LSU11100.0%1414.000217.6----
2024LSU--------------------
Career2 loaded seasons11100.0%1414.000217.6----
SeasonTeam
2025LSU411553.82--
2024LSU7142.00--
Career2 loaded seasons481693.52--
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context

Advanced metrics second

Advanced Metrics

Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.

Usage Value Context
Passing WEPA

Opponent-adjusted passing value. Positive numbers mean the quarterback is adding more value through the air than a neutral peer would in the same environment.

Role share

How much of the offense runs through the quarterback once passing and rushing responsibility are blended together.

Peer percentile

Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.

Traditional first

The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.

Rush impact 155 2 rush TD | #102/408 (75th pct)
Usage 6.6% 3.4% pass share | 11.1% rush share | #310/428 (28th pct)
Passing WEPA -- Adjusted value feed still loading
Open full stat explorer
0 metrics visible Showing all metrics
Group Metric Value Rank Pct Why it matters
Passing Passing yards 14 #354/382 8th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Pass TD 0 #285/407 30th pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Passing Completion % 100.0% #1/383 100th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Passing Completions 1 #355/383 8th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Yards / attempt 14.0 #12/382 97th pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing yards 155 #102/408 75th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Usage Role share 6.6% #310/428 28th pct Share of team offensevs FBS QB
Passing Attempts 1 #378/407 7th pct Volumevs FBS QB
Passing Interceptions 0 #1/407 100th pct Turnoversvs FBS QB
Rushing Rushing LONG 56 #35/391 91st pct Metricvs FBS QB
Rushing Carries 41 #151/408 63rd pct Volumevs FBS QB
Rushing Yards / carry 3.8 #153/407 63rd pct Efficiencyvs FBS QB
Rushing Rush TD 2 #113/408 73rd pct Scoringvs FBS QB
Usage Rush share 11.1% #145/428 66th pct Ground-game usagevs FBS QB
Usage 1st-down usage 7.8% #276/428 36th pct Early-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Standard-down usage 7.8% #286/428 33rd pct Base-situation sharevs FBS QB
Usage 2nd-down usage 6.6% #312/428 27th pct Middle-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Passing-down usage 4.4% #364/428 15th pct Known-passing sharevs FBS QB
Usage 3rd-down usage 4.0% #383/428 11th pct Money-down loadvs FBS QB
Usage Pass share 3.4% #371/428 14th pct Air-game usagevs FBS QB
Value Rushing WEPA +0.00 #140/140 1st pct Opponent-adjusted rushing value | 33 weighted playsvs FBS QB
Ball Security Fumbles lost 1 #69/258 74th pct Turnoversvs FBS QB

Player Standing

Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION

On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex

AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16

Why he’s here

Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.

What moves him up

What moves him down

Accolade streams

StatusAwaiting tracker

Heisman model tracks the top FBS contenders weekly; this player hasn't entered the watch list yet.

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Win/Loss · Season halves

Home vs Road

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Home7g2.00.014.00.0
Road6g

Win vs Loss

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Wins7g2.00.014.00.0
Losses6g

First half vs Second half

YDS/gTD/gYPAINT/g
Weeks 1-77g
Weeks 8+6g2.30.014.00.0

Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.

Savant · Box-rate percentiles

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

60Solid starter
8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: yards / att (100th). Strength: completion % (100th). Concern: pass tds (0th).

Yards / att#1 / 183 · 100th pct
14.0pass
Completion %#1 / 183 · 100th pct
100.0%pass
Interceptions#1 / 183 · 99th pct
0pass
Fumbles lost#32 / 174 · 66th pct
1fumb
Rush yards#81 / 183 · 56th pct
155rush
Rush TDs#101 / 183 · 39th pct
2rush
Pass yards#184 / 183 · 0th pct
14pass
Pass TDs#184 / 183 · 0th pct
0pass

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

Advanced Savant · QB · 2024

Percentile Card

Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.

P4G5All FBS
EPA / dropback
awaiting
CPOE
awaiting
Success rate
awaiting
Explosive rate (20+)
awaiting
aDOT
awaiting
Deep-ball accuracy
awaiting
Pressure-to-sack
awaiting
3rd-down EPA
awaiting
Red-zone TD rate
awaiting
Play-action EPA
awaiting
Scramble EPA
awaiting
Turnover-worthy play rate
awaiting

Advanced Savant

Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.

wepa_rushing0Below (<p25) (n=72)

Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match

Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile

3 peers · 8 metrics
Ju'Juan JohnsonLSUCade KlubnikClemson· 57% simLuke AltmyerIllinois· 55% simHaynes KingGeorgia Tech· 53% sim
Yards / att
100
Johnson
63
Klubnik
83
Altmyer
83
King
Completion %
100
Johnson
73
Klubnik
87
Altmyer
95
King
Interceptions
99
Johnson
56
Klubnik
67
Altmyer
56
King
Fumbles lost
66
Johnson
66
Klubnik
38
Altmyer
38
King
Rush yards
56
Johnson
42
Klubnik
65
Altmyer
96
King
Rush TDs
39
Johnson
59
Klubnik
68
Altmyer
97
King
Pass yards
0
Johnson
78
Klubnik
81
Altmyer
78
King
Pass TDs
0
Johnson
64
Klubnik
80
Altmyer
58
King

Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.

DNA Match awaiting data — similarity scores compute once season stats clear the volume gate for this position cohort.

Supporting Cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2025 season

Head Coach

Brian Kelly

Pass share

55.0%

443 pass / 363 run

Plays / game

62.0

13 games

OL sack rate (allowed)

6.8%

365 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Coaching Lineage · 2024–2025

1 coach
2024
Brian Kelly
LSU
2025
Brian Kelly
LSU

Played his entire career under Brian Kelly.

Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster

Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.

HometownLafayette, LA
Height6'0"
Weight210 lb
Class2
PositionQB
Jersey8

Trophy Case · Detail

Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.

Honors

No formal honors on the ledger yet

All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.

Honors Timeline

Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.

Season Honor Scope Team / Selector Context
No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned.

Heisman By Year

Modeled rank and official finish by season.

Season Team Role Latest Model Forecast Win Finalist Official Finish Points Context
2024 LSU QB2 #664 #524 0.0% 0.0% -- -- W16 snapshot | SEC

Roster Timeline

Team, conference, and class by season.

Season Team Conference Pos Class Bio
2025 LSU SEC QB 2 No. 8 | 6-0 | 210 lb | Lafayette, LA
2024 LSU SEC QB 2 No. 8 | 6-0 | 210 lb | Lafayette, LA