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2018 Football Roster

3 Ricardo Johnson III

  • Class Senior
  • Position Quarterback
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Hometown St. Paul, Minn.
  • Highschool Cretin-Derham Hall

Biography

AT ST. OLAF
2018
(Senior) – Honorable Mention All-MIAC… Two-time MIAC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 10, Sept. 17)… Started all 10 games… Was 121-for-252 passing for 1,687 yards and 19 touchdowns with nine interceptions for an efficiency of 121.99… Second on the team in rushes (125), rushing yards (548) and rushing touchdowns (6)… Punted three times for 115 yards (38.3 avg.) with two punts downed inside the 20… Ran or threw for 25 of St. Olaf’s 34 touchdowns… Ranked third in MIAC in passing touchdowns, fourth in passing yards per game, fifth in passing yards and efficiency, sixth in rushes and rushing yards per game, seventh in rushing yards and yards per rush and tied for 10th in rushing touchdowns… Threw for at least three touchdowns in each of five-straight wins to start the season… Was 18-for-32 for season-high 298 yards passing and season-high four touchdowns in 49-14 win at Crown on Aug. 31… Had five total touchdowns (three pass, two rush) in 34-29 victory over Luther on Sept. 8, throwing for 222 yards and three scores and rushing for career-high 192 yards and two touchdowns… Also had five total touchdowns (three pass, two rush) in 33-21 win at Carleton on Sept. 15, passing for 191 yards and three scores and rushing for 116 yards and two touchdowns… Threw for 225 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 55 yards and a score in 41-7 win at Hamline on Sept. 29.

2017 (Junior) - Played in five games... Was 50-for-95 passing for 570 yards with four touchdowns and one interception... Also rushed for one touchdown... Was 11-for-20 for 137 yards and season-high three touchdowns in 56-13 season-opening victory over Grinnell on Sept. 2... Went 21-for-40 for season-high 295 yards with one touchdown and ran for another score in 44-20 defeat at Luther on Sept. 9.

2016 (Junior) - Played in seven games... Rushed for a touchdown and 208 yards on 70 carries... Passed for 59-for-110 for 533 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions... Was 15-of-26 for a season-best 178 yards in a loss to Bethel University... Rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown in loss to Hamline.

AT OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITY 
2015 (Sophomore) - Played in seven games for the Polar Bears and won his first six starts... Completed 78-of-120 passes (65.0%) for 1,111 yards with nine touchdown passes and four interceptions... Rushed 75 times for 430 yards (5.7 avg) with seven rushing scores... Polar Bears went 6-1 with Johnson under center... Completed 14-of-17 attempts for 116 yards and two touchdowns while rushing 12 times for 76 yards and a touchdown in his first start in a 42-7 win at Muskingum on Oct. 24... Had breakout game in his second start in a 62-21 win over Marietta on Oct. 31, completing 13-of-19 passes for 235 yards and rushing 10 times for 106 yards, while combining for six touchdowns (three pass, three rush) to earn Ohio Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors... Topped the 300-yard passing mark in his third start in a 55-21 win at Wilmington on Nov. 7, completing 15-of-26 passes for 306 yards and three touchdowns while rushing eight times for 64 yards and a score... Helped guide the Polar Bears to an NCAA Division III playoff berth, completing 13-of-17 passes for 190 yards and a touchdown with nine carries for 49 yard on the ground and a touchdown in a 27-22 road playoff win at Franklin on Nov. 21... Rushed 21 times for 82 yards and completed 10-of-20 attempts for 71 yards in a second round NCAA playoff loss at No. 3 UW-Oshkosh on Nov. 28.

AT SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY JUNIOR COLLEGE
2014 (First Year) - Played in four games as a freshman quarterback and captain of the Wolverines, named  “Offensive Player of the Week” in his first collegiate game... Completed 45-of-88 (51.1%) for 579 yards and four touchdowns with a pair of rushing touchdowns... Started the first three games, going 15-for-27 for 248 yards through the air while adding 25 yards and a touchdown on the ground in an 18-10 win at Santa Barbara on Sept. 6... Completed 13-of-26 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns while adding a rushing touchdown in a week two win over West LA on Sept. 13... Was 16-of-34 for 174 yards and two touchdowns in a 38-28 loss at Glendale on Sept. 20... Had season-ending injury in the Glendale game.

AT CRETIN-DERHAM HALL HIGH SCHOOL
Totaled 1,994 passing yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior in 2013 for the Raiders ... All-Suburban East Conference performer and team captain ... Helped the Raiders to a 7-3 finish after a 1-2 start …Number 47-ranked dual-threat quarterback in the nation by ESPN... Rated a 3-star quarterback by 247 Sports and ESPN, the ninth overall ranked Minnesota prep and top-ranked quarterback in the Class of 2014 by Northstar Football News... Involved in chess as a three-year team captain.

PERSONAL
Son of Ricardo II and Ruth Johnson... Sisters Brianna, Camille and Linda...  Majoring in economics.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Junior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 195 lbs
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    2017Junior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 185 lbs
    3
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    2018Senior

    Quarterback
    6'0" 195 lbs
    3