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Jersey Number 12
Cole Johnson
- Year:
- Redshirt Junior
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-5 / 209
- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
- High School:
- Cox
- Major:
- Cyber Intelligence
Bio
JMU Career Rankings:
JMU Single-Season Records
2021 as a Sixth-Year Senior: Started all 14 games at quarterback... CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy winner... Stats Perform FCS Walter Payton Award Finalist, finishing fourth in voting... 2021-22 JMU Male Athlete of the Year... Stats Perform FCS Second Team All-American... HERO Sports FCS Second Team All-American... Associated Press Third Team All-American... Phil Steele FCS Third Team All-American... Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Football Team... CAA Offensive Player of the Year... Bill Dudley Award Finalist... First Team All-CAA quarterback... VaSID Second Team All-State... FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team, being honored as one of nine finalists for the FCS ADA Postgraduate Scholarship for second straight season… Three-time CFPA FCS National Performer of the Week (Oct. 31, Nov. 21, Dec. 5)... Three-time CAA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 6, Nov. 1, Nov. 22)... Set JMU single-season records for passing yards (3,779), passing touchdowns (41) and completions (287)… Completed 287-of-422 pass attempts (68%) with just five interceptions… Also had 86 carries for 236 rushing yards and six touchdowns… Ranked second nationally in pass efficiency rating (173.4), third in completion percentage and yards per pass attempt (8.95), fourth in passing touchdowns, sixth in point responsibility per game (20.1), 15th in passing yards per game (269.9), 16th in total offense per game (286.8) and 20th in yards per completion (13.17)… Threw for 363 yards and a JMU-record tying six touchdowns in just three quarters vs. Towson (Nov. 20)… Passed for 307 yards and a program-record six touchdowns with an 88% completion percentage vs. Elon (Oct. 30)… Season-high 379 passing yards and four scores vs. Maine (Sept. 11)… Passed for 321 yards and five touchdowns while rushing for 44 yards and a TD vs. Southeastern Louisiana in FCS second round (Dec. 4)… Threw for 298 yards and five touchdown passes vs. Morehead State (Sept. 4)... Had 273 passing yards and three scores at New Hampshire (Oct. 2)… Had 300+ passing yards in five games and 250+ in 10 outings… Threw 4+ touchdown passes in six games… Had a rushing touchdown in six different games… Career-high 53 rushing yards and a score, which included a career-long 36-yard TD at Delaware (Oct. 23)... National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2021)... CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021).
2020-21 as a Redshirt Senior: Started all eight games at quarterback… Completed 109-of-166 pass attempts for 1,633 yards and 11 touchdowns with seven interceptions… Had a .657 completion percentage… Also rushed 42 times for 81 yards and two scores… Led country in pass efficiency (161.7) and yards per pass attempt (9.84)… Ranked seventh nationally and second in CAA in completion percentage… Also ranked second in FCS in yards per completion (15.0) and 20th in touchdown passes… Led CAA in passing yards per game (204.1) total offensive touchdowns (13) and total yards per play (8.2) and was third in total offense (214.2)… Completed 16-of-26 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for another score in FCS semifinals at Sam Houston (May 8)… Threw for 251 yards and two touchdowns on 14-for-17 passing in FCS quarterfinals vs. North Dakota (May 2)… Passed for 235 yards with a rushing touchdown vs. Richmond (Apr. 17)… Also had two touchdown passes against Robert Morris (Feb. 27) and in FCS First Round vs. VMI (Apr. 22)… Passed for over 200 yards in five games… Season-long 63-yard touchdown pass vs. UND… Also had a 62-yard touchdown strike in VMI win… Had at least a 30-yard pass in every game… Season-long 31-yard rush in Richmond victory… Named to FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team, being honored as one of nine finalists for the FCS ADA Postgraduate Scholarship... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020, Spring 2021).
2019 as a Redshirt Junior: Played in eight games… Served as No. 2 quarterback… Completed 14-of-20 pass attempts for 118 yards and three touchdowns… Also rushed five times for 37 yards and a touchdown… Was 6-of-8 for 51 yards and a touchdown against Morgan State (Sept. 14)… Completed all four passes with a touchdown against Saint Francis (Sept. 7)… Also threw a touchdown pass in FCS Second Round against Monmouth (Dec. 7)… Had a season-long 33-yard run for a touchdown against New Hampshire (Nov. 9)... Dean's List (Fall 2019)... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)... CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2019)..
2018 as a Junior: Played in four games, retaining a year of eligibility with four-game redshirt rule... Served as No. 2 quarterback... Completed 31-of-48 pass attempts for 523 yards, with three interceptions... Also scored a rushing touchdown... Career-high 31-of-48 passing for 398 yards at New Hampshire (Nov. 3)... Also threw for 83 yards on 5-of-8 passing against Robert Morris (Sept. 13)... Dean's List (Spring 2019)... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)... CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019).
2017 as a Sophomore: Played in six games… Served as No. 2 quarterback… Completed 14-of-24 pass attempts for 141 yards and a touchdown, with one interception… Also rushed seven times for 25 yards, including a season-long 16-yard run against Norfolk State (Sept. 16)… Was 7-of-10 for 99 yards against NSU, which including a 47-yard touchdown pass… Also passed for 23 yards at William & Mary (Oct. 21) and 13 yards at Rhode Island (Nov. 4).
2016 as a Freshman: Played in four games, making one start… Served as No. 2 quarterback… CAA Rookie of the Week (Nov. 21)... Honorable Mention for STATS FCS National Rookie of the Week (Nov. 21)... Completed 17-of-28 pass attempts for 317 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions… Also rushed nine times for 50 yards… Was 12-of-13 for 274 yards and two touchdowns in first career start against Elon (Nov. 19)... First career touchdown pass came on 70-yard throw to Domo Taylor in first quarter of Elon game... Made collegiate debut at Villanova (Nov. 12), passing for 43 yards… Season-long 14-yard rush in FCS quarterfinals against Sam Houston State (Dec. 9)... Named JMU's Rookie of the Year... CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team.
High School: First Team All-Conference 1 as a senior and Second Team as a junior… First Team All-757 as a senior and All-Junior Team as a junior… Led the Falcons to the second round of the VHSL 6A playoffs as a junior and senior… Cox’s all-time leader in total touchdowns, passing touchdowns and passing yards… Dual-sport athlete who also played basketball… Named all-conference and team MVP while captaining Cox’s basketball team for two years… Named to Principal’s List all four years of high school.
Personal: Full name is Cameron Colter Johnson…Son of Andy and Melissa Johnson…Has a brother, Critt, and a sister, Gracie... Graduated with a bachelor's degree in management... Received master's certificate from JMU in cyber intelligence.
- 2nd in career passing touchdowns (58)
- 2nd in career passing yards (6,511)
- 3rd in career completions (482)
- 5th in career pass attempts (722)
- 6th in career total offense (6,976)
JMU Single-Season Records
- Passing Touchdowns – 41 (2021)
- Passing Yards – 3,779 (2021)
- Completions – 287 (2021)
2021 as a Sixth-Year Senior: Started all 14 games at quarterback... CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy winner... Stats Perform FCS Walter Payton Award Finalist, finishing fourth in voting... 2021-22 JMU Male Athlete of the Year... Stats Perform FCS Second Team All-American... HERO Sports FCS Second Team All-American... Associated Press Third Team All-American... Phil Steele FCS Third Team All-American... Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Football Team... CAA Offensive Player of the Year... Bill Dudley Award Finalist... First Team All-CAA quarterback... VaSID Second Team All-State... FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team, being honored as one of nine finalists for the FCS ADA Postgraduate Scholarship for second straight season… Three-time CFPA FCS National Performer of the Week (Oct. 31, Nov. 21, Dec. 5)... Three-time CAA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 6, Nov. 1, Nov. 22)... Set JMU single-season records for passing yards (3,779), passing touchdowns (41) and completions (287)… Completed 287-of-422 pass attempts (68%) with just five interceptions… Also had 86 carries for 236 rushing yards and six touchdowns… Ranked second nationally in pass efficiency rating (173.4), third in completion percentage and yards per pass attempt (8.95), fourth in passing touchdowns, sixth in point responsibility per game (20.1), 15th in passing yards per game (269.9), 16th in total offense per game (286.8) and 20th in yards per completion (13.17)… Threw for 363 yards and a JMU-record tying six touchdowns in just three quarters vs. Towson (Nov. 20)… Passed for 307 yards and a program-record six touchdowns with an 88% completion percentage vs. Elon (Oct. 30)… Season-high 379 passing yards and four scores vs. Maine (Sept. 11)… Passed for 321 yards and five touchdowns while rushing for 44 yards and a TD vs. Southeastern Louisiana in FCS second round (Dec. 4)… Threw for 298 yards and five touchdown passes vs. Morehead State (Sept. 4)... Had 273 passing yards and three scores at New Hampshire (Oct. 2)… Had 300+ passing yards in five games and 250+ in 10 outings… Threw 4+ touchdown passes in six games… Had a rushing touchdown in six different games… Career-high 53 rushing yards and a score, which included a career-long 36-yard TD at Delaware (Oct. 23)... National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2021)... CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021).
2020-21 as a Redshirt Senior: Started all eight games at quarterback… Completed 109-of-166 pass attempts for 1,633 yards and 11 touchdowns with seven interceptions… Had a .657 completion percentage… Also rushed 42 times for 81 yards and two scores… Led country in pass efficiency (161.7) and yards per pass attempt (9.84)… Ranked seventh nationally and second in CAA in completion percentage… Also ranked second in FCS in yards per completion (15.0) and 20th in touchdown passes… Led CAA in passing yards per game (204.1) total offensive touchdowns (13) and total yards per play (8.2) and was third in total offense (214.2)… Completed 16-of-26 passes for 271 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for another score in FCS semifinals at Sam Houston (May 8)… Threw for 251 yards and two touchdowns on 14-for-17 passing in FCS quarterfinals vs. North Dakota (May 2)… Passed for 235 yards with a rushing touchdown vs. Richmond (Apr. 17)… Also had two touchdown passes against Robert Morris (Feb. 27) and in FCS First Round vs. VMI (Apr. 22)… Passed for over 200 yards in five games… Season-long 63-yard touchdown pass vs. UND… Also had a 62-yard touchdown strike in VMI win… Had at least a 30-yard pass in every game… Season-long 31-yard rush in Richmond victory… Named to FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team, being honored as one of nine finalists for the FCS ADA Postgraduate Scholarship... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2020, Spring 2021).
2019 as a Redshirt Junior: Played in eight games… Served as No. 2 quarterback… Completed 14-of-20 pass attempts for 118 yards and three touchdowns… Also rushed five times for 37 yards and a touchdown… Was 6-of-8 for 51 yards and a touchdown against Morgan State (Sept. 14)… Completed all four passes with a touchdown against Saint Francis (Sept. 7)… Also threw a touchdown pass in FCS Second Round against Monmouth (Dec. 7)… Had a season-long 33-yard run for a touchdown against New Hampshire (Nov. 9)... Dean's List (Fall 2019)... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)... CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2019)..
2018 as a Junior: Played in four games, retaining a year of eligibility with four-game redshirt rule... Served as No. 2 quarterback... Completed 31-of-48 pass attempts for 523 yards, with three interceptions... Also scored a rushing touchdown... Career-high 31-of-48 passing for 398 yards at New Hampshire (Nov. 3)... Also threw for 83 yards on 5-of-8 passing against Robert Morris (Sept. 13)... Dean's List (Spring 2019)... JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)... CAA Football Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019).
2017 as a Sophomore: Played in six games… Served as No. 2 quarterback… Completed 14-of-24 pass attempts for 141 yards and a touchdown, with one interception… Also rushed seven times for 25 yards, including a season-long 16-yard run against Norfolk State (Sept. 16)… Was 7-of-10 for 99 yards against NSU, which including a 47-yard touchdown pass… Also passed for 23 yards at William & Mary (Oct. 21) and 13 yards at Rhode Island (Nov. 4).
2016 as a Freshman: Played in four games, making one start… Served as No. 2 quarterback… CAA Rookie of the Week (Nov. 21)... Honorable Mention for STATS FCS National Rookie of the Week (Nov. 21)... Completed 17-of-28 pass attempts for 317 yards and two touchdowns, with two interceptions… Also rushed nine times for 50 yards… Was 12-of-13 for 274 yards and two touchdowns in first career start against Elon (Nov. 19)... First career touchdown pass came on 70-yard throw to Domo Taylor in first quarter of Elon game... Made collegiate debut at Villanova (Nov. 12), passing for 43 yards… Season-long 14-yard rush in FCS quarterfinals against Sam Houston State (Dec. 9)... Named JMU's Rookie of the Year... CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team.
High School: First Team All-Conference 1 as a senior and Second Team as a junior… First Team All-757 as a senior and All-Junior Team as a junior… Led the Falcons to the second round of the VHSL 6A playoffs as a junior and senior… Cox’s all-time leader in total touchdowns, passing touchdowns and passing yards… Dual-sport athlete who also played basketball… Named all-conference and team MVP while captaining Cox’s basketball team for two years… Named to Principal’s List all four years of high school.
Personal: Full name is Cameron Colter Johnson…Son of Andy and Melissa Johnson…Has a brother, Critt, and a sister, Gracie... Graduated with a bachelor's degree in management... Received master's certificate from JMU in cyber intelligence.
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