k in the class... Also rated No. 85 overall and No. 9 among quarterbacks by 247Sports... The top player in the state of Kansas for the Class of 2023 by 247Sports, ESPN, On3... Competed in the Elite 11 Finals in the summer of 2022, K-State’s first Elite 11 quarterback since Josh Freeman in 2005... Selected to play in the U.S. Army Bowl in Frisco, Texas, in addition to the Under Armour All-America Game in Orlando, Florida... Named the Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year and the MaxPreps Kansas Player of the Year in 2022... Selected as the 2022 Wichita Eagle Offensive Player of the Year in the state of Kansas, while the publication named him to its Top 11 team and a first team all-state performer... Also named a Top 11 player and first team all-state performer in 2022 by Sports in Kansas and KHSHAA Covered... Threw for 2,768 yards and 29 touchdowns with just three interceptions on 153-of-228 aim as a senior in addition to running for 817 yards and 15 scores on 98 carries, leading Maize to a 12-1 record and a sub-state championship... Named the league’s offensive MVP as a senior... A first team all-state performer as a junior from Sports in Kansas and the Wichita Eagle, the latter naming him one of the top 11 players in the state in 2021... Also competed in basketball and baseball.

PERSONAL: Avery Johnson was born November 2, 2004, in Wichita, Kansas... Son of Mark Johnson and Hope Dent... Has two siblings, Lauren and Anthony... Plans on majoring in business administration. 2e:{"name":null,"slug":null,"nick_name":null} 2d:{"is_college":319,"is_high_school":9568,"slug":"kansas-state","name":"Kansas State","nick_name":"Kansas State Wildcats","committed_to":"$2e"} 2f:T779,

AT MAIZE HIGH SCHOOL: Played for the Eagles under head coach Gary Guzman... Rated the 77th-best player overall in the Class of 2023 by

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