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#12  Hunter Johnson

Position:
QB
Height:
6-2
Weight:
210
Class:
+*Sr. (Graduate)
Hometown:
Brownsburg, Ind.
High School:
Brownsburg HS

Returned to Clemson in 2022 as a graduate transfer ... originally signed with Clemson and enrolled in January 2017 ... transferred to Northwestern in 2018 ... enters 2022 having completed 116-of-210 passes for 1,090 yards with seven touchdowns and a 101.27 pass efficiency rating in addition to one rushing touchdown ... started eight of the 12 games in which he appeared for Northwestern.

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Returned to Clemson in 2022 as a graduate transfer … originally signed with Clemson and enrolled in January 2017 … transferred to Northwestern in 2018 … completed 122-of-216 passes for 1,100 yards with seven touchdowns in addition to one rushing touchdown during his combined tenures with the Tigers and Wildcats … started eight of the 12 games in which he appeared for Northwestern.

2022 (Clemson): Returned to Clemson in the summer … ACC Honor Roll selection … made his season debut vs. Louisiana Tech, 1,750 days after his most recent appearance for Clemson in the 2017 ACC Championship Game … completed all five pass attempts for nine yards vs. No. 24 North Carolina.

2021 (Northwestern): Voted team captain … completed 30-of-43 passes for 283 yards and three touchdowns, without throwing an interception in the season opener against Michigan State … threw for 66 yards and a touchdown in a win over Indiana State.

2020 (Northwestern): Appeared in two games as part of Northwestern’s 7-2 campaign.

2019 (Northwestern): Appeared in six games with five starts as a junior, throwing for 432 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 64 yards and a score … made Northwestern debut against Stanford … recorded a then-career-high 165 passing yards and a touchdown while adding 55 yards on the ground and a rushing score against UNLV.

2018 (Northwestern): Sat out his sophomore season under transfer rules at the time.

2017 (Clemson): Played 76 snaps in seven games, completing 21-of-27 passes for 234 yards with two touchdowns and one interception … made collegiate debut against Kent State, completing 5-of-6 passes for 39 yards in 20 snaps … went 5-for-5 vs. Wake Forest and threw his first career touchdown pass on a 13-yard pass to tight end Cannon Smith … went 7-of-8 for 144 yards and a touchdown against The Citadel, including a 78-yard touchdown pass to Tee Higgins.

Before Clemson: Rated as the top quarterback in the nation by ESPN … the best player in the state of Indiana, he was named Mr. Football in 2016 … a 2016 Elite 11 quarterback, his highest prospect rating is No. 18 by Rivals, which also ranked him as the best player in Indiana and second-best quarterback in the nation … top prospect in Indiana and No. 2 quarterback nationally by 247 Sports … Most Valuable Player in the US Army All-American Game … invited to the Nike event “The Opening” in Oregon … three-year starter for Brownsburg High School played for John Hart … completed 166-of-318 passes for 2,233 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior when he led Brownsburg to 8-2 record … also rushed for 525 yards and three scores … had best game against Zionsville when he completed 21-of-33 passes for 302 yards and five scores … had 105 rushing yards in a win over Westfield … as a junior, completed 174-of-316 passes for 2,542 yards and 31 touchdowns in just 10 games … had three games with at least five touchdown passes, including a win over Lawrence North when he was 25-of-38 for 445 yards and six scores … as a sophomore, completed 122-of-226 for 1,434 yards and 10 scores … for his career, completed 496-of-964 for 6,657 yards and 69 touchdowns … also had 727 rushing yards, with 7,384 yards of total offense and 76 total touchdowns … received IFCA and AP all-state honors as a junior and senior … also an all-state track performer in spring of 2015 … ran on 4×400 relay team that finished fourth in the state in 2015 …first Clemson signee from the state of Indiana on record … wore No. 15 in high school … recruited to Clemson by Brandon Streeter.

Personal: Earned both undergraduate and master’s degrees at Northwestern … added a graduate certificate in athletic leadership at Clemson in May 2023 … born March 18, 1998.