Player Bio: Jerrod Johnson - TEXAS A&M OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE

Jerrod Johnson

	Class: Junior
	Hometown: Humble, Texas
	High School: Humble

	Height / Weight: 6-5 / 243
	Position: QB
	Experience: 2L

2009 (JUNIOR): A consensus second-team All-Big 12 selection at quarterback ... started all 12 games for the Aggies ... has already set eight single-season school records, including passing yards, completions, attempts, passing TDs, TD responsibility, 300-yard passing games, total offense and total plays ... 51 career TD passes is a new school standard ... ranks fifth nationally in points responsibility (18.3), sixth in total offense (306.0), 14th in total passing yards (3,164) and 15th in passing yards/game (268.1) ... first player in school history with seven career 300-yard passing games under his belt ... breakout game on a national stage in narrow loss to No. 3 Texas (11/26) ... was 26-for-33 with 342 yards through the air, tying a career high with four touchdown passes ... also rushed for a career-high 97 yards on just 14 carries ... became eighth player in school history to eclipse 5,000 career total offense yards in win over Texas Tech (10/24) ... is A&M's third-leading rusher in `09 (455 yards) and ranks second in rushing TDs (8) ... set a then-career high with 83 rushing yards in win over Baylor (11/21) ... was a crisp 23-of-28 for 234 yards and 3 TDs in win over Iowa State (10/31) ... threw for 238 yards and a TD, while rushing for 71 yards and a score, at Texas Tech (10/24) ... racked up 273 passing yards and three TDs against Oklahoma State (10/10) ... threw for 345 yards and two scores against Arkansas (10/3) ... had record-setting game in 56-19 win over UAB (9/26), becoming first QB in school history with three rushing and three passing TDs in one game ... threw for 322 yards and four TDs and ran for a then career-best 78 in win over Utah State (9/19) ... became second player in school history to post back-to-back 300-yard passing games and second to record consecutive 400-yard total offense games ... had big start to `09 campaign against New Mexico (9/5), throwing for 349 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 57 and a score ... tied a career high with 31 completions ... 406 yards of total offense was second highest of career ... career completion percentage of 60.0 percent is best in school history ... 5,702 career passing yards ranks fourth on A&M's all-time charts ... saw a string of 242 consecutive pass attempts without an interception end at K-State (10/17), a school and Big 12 record ... also holds the record for a single season with 225 in a row to open 2009.

2008 (Sophomore): Performed well directing the Aggie offense after filling in for the injured Stephen McGee during the New Mexico game ... earned honorable-mention sophomore All-America honors by College Football News ... started the final ten games at quarterback after seeing action at wide receiver to start the season ... completed 194 of 326 passes for 2,435 yards ... set a school record by tossing 21 touchdown passes ... ran for 114 yards and three scores ... also caught two passes for 41 yards early in the season ... set a school record with 419 yards passing against Kansas State ... had three or more touchdown passes in four games.

2007 (Freshman): Saw action in five games as the Aggies' backup quarterback ... led the offense to touchdowns on six of the eight drives he quarterbacked ... threw two touchdown passes in only seven attempts ... rushed 13 times for 111 yards and three touchdowns.

2006: Redshirted.

High School: 2005 Houston Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Year ... named to Dave Campbell's Texas Football Super Team ... named one of Dave Campbell's Texas Football Top 15 Quarterbacks ... consensus Texas top 50 recruit ... named #31 athlete in the nation by Rivals.com ... threw for 1,151 yards and six touchdowns as a senior ... also rushed for 613 yards and 11 touchdowns ... named District 22-5A Offensive MVP ... as a junior threw for 774 yards and 4 touchdowns while also catching 31 passes for 385 yards and seven touchdowns ... recorded two interceptions as a safety on defense ... named team MVP and earned all-district honors at wide receiver as a junior ... also named all-district as a sophomore after grabbing 21 passes for 310 yards and two scores ... coached by Walt Beasley.

Personal: Jerrod Terrel Johnson is the son of Pamela Johnson and the late Larry Johnson of Houston ... born July 27, 1988 in Houston ... kinesiology major ... his father played wide receiver and defensive back for the Aggies in the late 1970s, and was a longtime athletic administrator in the Houston area.

CAREER BESTS (prior to '09 season)

Completions - 31 vs. Iowa St. 2008
Completion % - 79.5 vs. Kansas St. 2008; Iowa St. 2008
Attempts - 43 vs. Oklahoma St. 2008
Yards - 419 vs. Kansas St. 2008
Long Pass - 62(td) vs. Miami 2008
Rushes - 17 vs. Kansas St. 2008
Rushing Yards - 68 vs. Kansas St. 2008
Long Runs - 26(td) vs. Louisiana-Monroe 2007

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