#15

Stephen Johnson

Quarterback for Kentucky. 2017: 2,305 passing yards, 10 TD, 6 INT.

QB · Kentucky · #15

6′2″ · 185 lb · Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Kentucky 2017 alumnus

The story

2017 quarterback for Kentucky. 2017: 2,305 passing yards, 10 TD, 6 INT.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Grambling in 2013.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

DUAL recruit

No. 2564 nationally · Signed with Grambling

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Two seasons at Kentucky, 4,342 passing yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2013

Signed with Grambling2-star out of Los Osos

201612 games

Signed with Kentucky3-star out of College of the Desert

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2564 national

CFB

College

Kentucky

2016–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Mark Stoops — 14-12 over that span.

2016Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-heavy

2017Kentucky7-6HC: Mark Stoops · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the QB cohort

Box-score percentiles

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rush yards (81st percentile).

Box-score rates (8)

Rush yards#35 / 179 · 81st pct

375

Rush TDs#39 / 179 · 75th pct

Pass yards#62 / 179 · 66th pct

2305

Completion %#83 / 179 · 54th pct

59.8%

Yards / att#80 / 179 · 53rd pct

7.3

Interceptions#73 / 179 · 53rd pct

Pass TDs#97 / 179 · 43rd pct

Fumbles lost#81 / 163 · 39th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Home7g	179	1.3	7.2	0.1
Road6g	175	0.2	7.5	0.8

First half vs Second half

	YDS/g	TD/g	YPA	INT/g
Weeks 1-77g	214	1.3	7.9	0.6
Weeks 8+6g	135	0.2	6.6	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Will Stein

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Impact starter

Producing measurably more than a replacement-level starter.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Kentucky	189	316	59.8%	2,305	7.3	10	6	127.7	--	--	--
2016	Kentucky	145	265	54.7%	2,037	7.7	13	6	130.9	--	--	--
Career		334	581	57.5%	4,342	7.5	23	12	129.2	--	--	--

Season	Team
2017	Kentucky	103	375	3.6	5	--
2016	Kentucky	97	327	3.4	3	--
Career		200	702	3.5	8	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2017

W 40–34

vs Missouri

298 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 67.5 · 44 rush yds (11 car)

Edged out Missouri at home in a shootout.

With L. Bowden Jr. — 3 rec · 49 yds · B. Snell Jr. — 117 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week