Max Johnson QB Georgia Southern |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report
| Jersey: #14 PLAY STYLE: Mobile Pocket Passer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draft Year: 2027 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FORTY time: 4.70 seconds (76%*) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Age: 25.3 DOB: 04/20/2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jersey: #14 | |
| PLAY STYLE: Mobile Pocket Passer | |
| Last Updated: 08/03/2026 | |
| Draft Year: 2027 | |
| Forty time: 4.70 seconds (76%*) | |
| Age: 25.3 DOB: 04/20/2001 | |
| Overall Rating: |
61.2 / 100
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| Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced | ||
| Defense Rating: |
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79% |
| Click the links below to view how player ranks vs other prospects. | ||
| Release Speed: |
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76% |
| Short Passing: |
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50% |
| Medium Passing: |
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47% |
| Long Passing: |
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62% |
| Rush/Scramble: |
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56% |
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DRAFT PROJECTION:
UDFA
Overall Rank:
#945
Position rank:
#36 (QB)
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| College Games: 34 College Snaps: 1804 | ||
ESPN RATING: 84/100
College Combine Results
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OVR Rank:
#58
Pos Rank:
#6
State Rank:
#14
College Combine Results
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247 RATING: 90.9/100
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| Player Comparison* (Similarity level) | ||
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| Brandon Peters - Illinois |
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83% |
| Collin Hill - South Carolina |
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68% |
| Armani Rogers - Ohio |
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67% |
Draft Profile: Bio
A four-star quarterback from Oconee County High School in Georgia and the son of former NFL passer Brad Johnson, Max Johnson signed with LSU in the 2020 class. He started LSU's final two games as a freshman, finishing with 1,069 yards and eight touchdowns, then threw for 2,809 yards and 27 touchdowns as the full-time 2021 starter.Johnson transferred to Texas A&M, passing for 517 yards in an injury-shortened 2022 and 1,452 yards with nine touchdowns over eight games in 2023. A move to North Carolina followed, where he won the starting job in 2024 but broke his right leg in the opener against Minnesota and missed the rest of the season.
Returning in 2025, Johnson appeared in four games for the Tar Heels, completing 62 percent of his passes for 432 yards and two touchdowns without an interception, including a 9-of-11, 103-yard, one-touchdown outing against TCU and a 26-completion start against Clemson. He transferred to Georgia Southern for 2026, his final season of eligibility.
Scouting Report: Strengths
- Ball-secure veteran, zero interceptions across four games in 2025
- Experienced multi-year starter with exposure to several systems
- Lefty pocket passer with the size and arm to drive intermediate throws
- Returned from a broken femur to play meaningful snaps in 2025
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
- Severe injury history, including a 2024 broken femur and surgery
- Older prospect, 24 and on his final year of eligibility in 2026
- Below-average creation; he is a pure pocket passer with limited mobility
- Thin, low-volume recent tape across an injury-marred stretch
- Realistically a depth or camp arm rather than a draftable prospect
Scouting Report: Summary
Johnson is a well-traveled veteran, a lefty pocket passer whose career has run from LSU to Texas A&M to North Carolina, where he returned from a 2024 broken femur to play four games in 2025, throwing for 432 yards and two scores without an interception. The ball security and the experience are real, and he has the size and arm to drive intermediate throws.He transferred to Georgia Southern for 2026, his final year of eligibility, chasing a starting role to close out his career. The value is in the steadiness and the ball security rather than any upside, a veteran who can run a huddle and avoid mistakes, but the age, the injury history and the lack of recent volume make him a long shot for a draftable grade.
The age, the health and the sample are the obstacles. His injury history is severe, headlined by the 2024 broken femur, he will be a 24-year-old on his last year of eligibility, and he offers little as a creator, a pure pocket passer with limited mobility and thin recent tape. The realistic projection is a depth or camp arm rather than a draftable prospect, a steady veteran whose value is experience and ball security more than upside. His final college season is about competing for a starting job to close out his career on a healthier note than the broken femur.
Written By:
Felix Green (ACC)
Max Johnson percentiles vs other Quarterbacks (NFL Combine historically - higher value represents better perfomance)
How other scouting services rate Max Johnson (Overall Rank)
All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
672.5
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
38.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank
in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance.
For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.
*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.