2024 (Vanderbilt): Saw action in 10 games with one start. Finished the season with 114 rushing yards and one touchdown. Season-long 56-yard run came during a win over Alcorn.

2023 (Utah): Played in seven games, completing 39-of-72 passes for 499 yards and 3 touchdowns. Added 58 rushes for 232 yards and 4 rushing touchdowns.

Career-high: 13-of-21 passing for 193 yards (61.9%) and one passing touchdown, along with 16 carries for 71 yards and a rushing score
193 passing yards marked the most by a Utah freshman quarterback since 2012
Recorded a career-long 59-yard rushing touchdown vs. Arizona State (2 rushes, 79 yards)
Went 6-of-7 for 82 passing yards vs. Baylor, including a game-tying 7-yard rushing TD
Threw a 7-yard touchdown pass in Utah's 14-7 win over No. 22 UCLA

2022 (Utah): Played in four games. Completed 1 pass for a 16-yard touchdown and rushed five times for 51 yards and two touchdowns.

Debut vs. Arizona: 3 carries for 23 yards and 2 touchdowns
16-yard passing touchdown vs. Stanford and a career-long 21-yard rush
Recorded one 7-yard rush and a 5-yard reception vs. USC in the Pac-12 Championship

High School: Four-star dual-threat quarterback from Clovis High School. Rated the No. 16 quarterback nationally by 247Sports. Named TRAC Offensive Player of the Year in 2020. Earned CIF Central Section Athlete of the Year (2020-21) for football and track.

Senior year: 1,672 passing yards (118-of-189), 12 passing TDs; 94 carries for 812 yards (8.6 ypc) and 8 rushing TDs
Junior year: 1,022 passing yards, 307 rushing yards, 13 total touchdowns (8 passing, 5 rushing)
Sophomore year (as backup QB): 40 receptions for 577 yards (14.4 ypc), 6 TDs; 352 rushing yards (9.5 ypc), 2 TDs
Invited to the Elite 11 finals
Track & field: Won Central Section championship in the 100-meter dash

Personal: Son of Jerome Johnson. Has two siblings, Jerome and Jonathan. Brother, Jonathan, joined the Utes as a freshman running back in 2022. Father played basketball at Oklahoma.

Nate Johnson