Graded Shaky or Rough in each of the last two games.
Last game: W 38-31 in overtime at Charlotte, Oct 30 · 28 of 36 for 284 yards, a touchdown, an interception · 7 carries for 22 yards
Tulane’s next game: vs Tulsa, Sat Nov 7, 12:00 p.m. ET · ESPNU
Duke · L 3-17
No pass attempts.
South Alabama · W 28-24
No pass attempts.
Kansas State · L 20-31
No pass attempts.
Army · L 17-20
No pass attempts.
Johnson has pass attempts in 4 of Tulane’s 8 games: none in the other 4.
Dashed line: 300 yards.
5 stories in the last 30 days, from 3 outlets.
What Does Tulane Need From Trace Johnson This Weekend?
Roundtable +1 Oct 21
Trace Johnson
A game that shows it: 284 passing yards and 22 rushing yards against Charlotte — Week 9, 2026.
749 passing yards · 2 passing TD · 13 rushing yards
Play style
Operates within the system without forcing anything.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 3 outlets
What Does Tulane Need From Trace Johnson This Weekend?
Roundtable +1 Oct 21 · 2 outlets
from 5 outlets
What Does Tulane Need From Trace Johnson This Weekend?
Roundtable +1 Oct 21 · 2 outlets
Sports Illustrated +1Tulane Rides Legs of Turner, Frosh Trace Johnson Makes 1st Appearance in 24-21 Win over Southern MissSep 26
Yahoo SportsTulane’s Protection Around Trace Johnson Critical for Win Over UTSAOct 24
NOLA.comRoundtable +1Sports Illustrated +1Each week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
Fans first named Trace Johnson vs Memphis.
Aura™ · Him Watch
Aura compares how much fans talk about this player with how well this player plays, each ranked among QBs.
−26aura tax
34th percentile our passing-value metric (weighted expected points added) ranked among 624 QBs
— the play ranks higher than the talk.Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tulane | 65 | 106 | 61.3% | 749 | 7.1 | 2 | 4 | 119.4 | 46 |
| Career | 65 | 106 | 61.3% | 749 | 7.1 | 2 | 4 | 119.4 | 46 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tulane | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Career | 20 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 |
Last game (Wk 9): 284 passing yards, 1 passing TD, 1 interception.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | Grade | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | SK | RUSH | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs Southern Miss | Came on in Q4 | 2/5 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 0 | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-17vs Memphis | Solid | 11/21 | 165 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 | 32.3 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 8 | L 19-42vs UTSA | Shaky | 24/44 | 265 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 | 35.0 | 2 | -35 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-31@ Charlotte | Shaky | 28/36 | 284 | 1 | 1 | 7.9 | 69.0 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 284 yds |
| Total | 65/106 | 749 | 2 | 4 | 7.1 | — | 3 | 0 |
Oct. 30 · W 38-31 at Charlotte, play by play
28 of 36 for 284 yards, a touchdown and an interception. He ran 7 times for 22 yards, after 9 runs in his other three games combined.
2-yard run on 3rd and 2. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
12-yard completion to Zycarl Lewis Jr. on 3rd and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0. Converted.
Intercepted. Second quarter, up 7-0. Picked off by Charlotte’s Jameel Croft.
37-yard completion to Jaylin Lucas. Third quarter, down 24-14.
24 of 44 for 265 yards and 2 interceptions. He was 7 of 17 on third and fourth down.
56-yard completion to Garrett Mmahat on 3rd and 9. Second quarter, down 14-7. Converted.
Intercepted on 4th and 12. Third quarter, down 35-13. Picked off by UTSA’s Willie Nelson.
Intercepted on 3rd and 19. Fourth quarter, down 35-19. Picked off by UTSA’s Zach Morris.
Incomplete to Bredell Richardson on 4th and 13. Fourth quarter, down 42-19. Turnover on downs.
Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
11 of 21 for 165 yards, a touchdown and an interception. He was 3 of 11 on third and fourth down.
Incomplete to Oliver Mitchell Jr. on 3rd and 7. First quarter, down 3-0.
Incomplete to Destyn Hill on 3rd and 6. First quarter, down 3-0.
38-yard touchdown pass to Destyn Hill. Second quarter, made it 13-10.
Intercepted. Second quarter, up 16-10. Picked off by Memphis’s Ahmere Foster.
Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
2 of 5 for 35 yards.
6-yard completion to Maurice Turner on 3rd and 10. Fourth quarter, down 21-14. Converted.
29-yard completion to Dawson Johnson. Fourth quarter, down 21-14.
Incomplete to Anthony Brown on 3rd and 7. Fourth quarter, down 21-14.
Each pass sits where it was caught or thrown to, in yards past the line. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed.
Week 7 · 2026
W 31-17
vs Memphis
The plays that mattered most
| Stat | His | Nation | American Athletic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing yards | 749 | 135th of 370 | 13th of 37 |
| Yards an attempt | 7.1 | T-95th of 152 | 7th of 15 |
| Touchdown passes | 2 | T-173rd of 370 | T-17th of 37 |
| Passer rating | 119.4 | 129th of 152 | 10th of 15 |
| Completion percentage | 61.3 | T-99th of 152 | 10th of 15 |
| Rushing yards | 0 | — | — |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | — | — |
Counting stats rank all FBS quarterbacks with a pass attempt; the rates rank those with at least 10 attempts a game.
| Rk | Quarterback | Yards | TD | INT | Att | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tayven Jackson | 2,568 | 22 | 5 | 268 | 9.6 |
| 2 | Caden Veltkamp | 2,534 | 23 | 5 | 315 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Marcus Stokes | 2,532 | 25 | 6 | 259 | 9.8 |
| 4 | Owen McCown | 1,751 | 10 | 4 | 243 | 7.2 |
| 5 | Baylor Hayes | 1,343 | 10 | 2 | 192 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Ryder Burton | 1,333 | 6 | 5 | 194 | 6.9 |
| 7 | Michael Van Buren Jr. | 1,273 | 6 | 0 | 181 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Ajani Sheppard | 1,245 | 8 | 3 | 140 | 8.9 |
| 9 | Conner Harrell | 831 | 5 | 2 | 108 | 7.7 |
| 10 | Kadin Semonza | 804 | 4 | 2 | 119 | 6.8 |
| 11 | Cole Gonzales | 802 | 3 | 7 | 127 | 6.3 |
| 12 | Mitch Griffis | 753 | 4 | 5 | 126 | 6.0 |
| 13 | Trace Johnson | 749 | 2 | 4 | 106 | 7.1 |
| 14 | Jackson Gutierrez | 717 | 7 | 1 | 71 | 10.1 |
| 15 | Emory Williams | 716 | 7 | 2 | 117 | 6.1 |
| 16 | Jacurri Brown | 471 | 2 | 2 | 82 | 5.7 |
| 17 | Cale Hellums | 462 | 4 | 2 | 76 | 6.1 |
| 18 | Dexter Williams II | 340 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 5.8 |
| 19 | Gael Ochoa | 160 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 10.0 |
| 20 | Chaston Ditta | 159 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 8.4 |
| 21 | Braxton Woodson | 152 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 6.1 |
| 22 | Jaxon Smolik | 129 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4.8 |
| 23 | Air Noland | 83 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9.2 |
| 24 | Zach Mundell | 82 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27.3 |
| 25 | Drew Devillier | 79 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.1 |
| 26 | Zeon Chriss | 64 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7.1 |
| 27 | Luke Kromenhoek | 60 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4.3 |
| 28 | Chris Jimerson Jr. | 55 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18.3 |
| 29 | Patrick Crayton Jr. | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14.5 |
| 30 | Nate Rogers | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 31 | Jordan Magwood | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5.3 |
| 32 | Ethan Washington | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 |
| 33 | Bryson Luter | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3.0 |
| 34 | Dagan Bruno | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.0 |
| 35 | Jeremiah Daoud | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 36 | Jaylen White | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.0 |
| 37 | Brandon Tennison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
Sorted by passing yards. Gray: under 10 attempts a game, so not ranked on yards an attempt.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +7 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Hill and Brown saw 38 of the 106 charted throws.
| Receiver | Targets, caught | Targets | Catches | Yards | Throw depth | After catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destyn Hill | 23 | 14 | 157 | 12.0 | 7.1 | |
| Anthony Brown | 15 | 10 | 107 | 8.2 | 2.8 | |
| Garrett Mmahat | 10 | 5 | 99 | 13.7 | 2.8 | |
| Zycarl Lewis Jr. | 9 | 6 | 84 | 11.9 | 3.3 | |
| Oliver Mitchell Jr. | 9 | 6 | 56 | 7.9 | 2.8 | |
| 7 others | 34 | 24 | 246 | 4.4 | 5.0 | |
| No receiver charted | 6 | All four interceptions are among these | ||||
Play by play: 106 passes, 65 caught, 749 yards. Throw depth: average air yards per target. After catch: average yards after the catch per catch. Bar: targets; the blue part was caught.
Pass Profile · True throw depth (charted plays)
Adjusted ANY/A, sack rate, and where the yards came from
Adjusted ANY/A
5.26144 of 185 QBsSack rate
3.6%41 of 185 QBsRarely sacked (41 of 185), but Adjusted ANY/A hasn't followed (144 of 185).
Adjusted ANY/A uses full-season box-score totals (attempts, yards, TDs, INTs); sack rate is play-by-play-derived.
Behind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
Overall 61.3% completion on 106 attempts · 18% completion on 11 deep attempts (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 155 | 0.3 | 7.0 | 1.0 |
| Road1g | 284 | 1.0 | 7.9 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 100 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 274 | 0.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
Pass share
48.5%
235 pass / 250 run
Plays / game
60.6
8 games
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
| Trace Johnson | Threw in 4 of 8 games · 65 of 106, 749 yds, 2 TD, 4 INT · 7.1 yards an attempt on 106 attempts · ran for 0 yds, 0 TD |
| Kadin Semonza | Threw in 5 of 8 games · 64 of 119, 804 yds, 4 TD, 2 INT · 6.8 yards an attempt on 119 attempts · ran for -57 yds, 2 TD |
| Zeon Chriss | Threw in 1 of 8 games · 6 of 9, 64 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 7.1 yards an attempt on 9 attempts · ran for 15 yds, 0 TD |
| Dagan Bruno | Threw in 1 of 8 games · 1 of 1, 10 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT · 10.0 yards an attempt on 1 attempt · ran for 26 yds, 1 TD |
Box score. Every quarterback on the team who has thrown a pass this season.
Who threw in each quarter. Blue: Trace Johnson. Gray: Kadin Semonza, Zeon Chriss, Dagan Bruno. From the play by play.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
The No. 2,251 recruit in the country is starting at quarterback in the American Athletic as a freshman.
