Josh Johnson (quarterback)

Josh Johnson

Johnson with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2013
No. 8 New York Giants
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1986-05-15) May 15, 1986 (age 30)
Place of birth:	Oakland, California
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Oakland (CA) Technical
College:	San Diego
NFL Draft:	2008 / Round: 5 / Pick: 160
Career history
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2008–2011) San Francisco 49ers (2012)* Sacramento Mountain Lions (2012) Cleveland Browns (2012) Cincinnati Bengals (2013) San Francisco 49ers (2014) Cincinnati Bengals (2015)* New York Jets (2015)* Indianapolis Colts (2015) Buffalo Bills (2015) Baltimore Ravens (2016)* New York Giants (2016–present)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
4× All-Pioneer Football League (2004–2007) 2× PFL Offensive Player of the Year (2005–2006) 4× I-AA All-American (2004–2007) Walter Payton Award finalist (2007)
Career NFL statistics
TD–INT: 5-10 Passing yards: 1,042 QB Rating: 57.7 Rushing yards: 274 Rushing TDs: 0 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Joshua Javon Johnson (born May 15, 1986) is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at San Diego, and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. Johnson has also been a member of the Sacramento Mountain Lions, Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, Indianapolis Colts, Buffalo Bills, and Baltimore Ravens.

Johnson attended Oakland Technical High School and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track & field. In football, as a senior, he was named the team's Most Improved Player, was a first team All-City selection, and led his team to the Oakland Athletic League Championship.

Josh Johnson enrolled at University of San Diego in 2004, where he played backup quarterback to Todd Mortensen. He finished with 135 yards on the season.

Johnson earned the starting job after Mortensen's departure for the 2005 season. That season, he earned some All-America honors after breaking numerous records. Johnson, who earned three conference player of the week honors, totaled eight games with four or more passing touchdowns. His best game of the season came against Valparaiso, when he threw for a school-record seven touchdowns (all coming in the first half). He also had five touchdowns and 375 yards against Morehead State in the Pioneer Football League Championship victory. Johnson finished the season with 3,256 yards and 36 touchdowns, completing 70.1% of his passes en route to being named team MVP.