Avery Johnson QB Kansas State |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Scouting Report: Weaknesses

• Short-area accuracy and precision waver; the completion rate sat under sixty percent
• Erratic lower-body mechanics scatter throws when his base breaks down
• Speeds up under pressure and forces throws into coverage
• Slight frame raises durability questions for a run-heavy style
• Turnover-worthy rate ran high against the better defenses on the slate

Scouting Report: Summary

Johnson is a dynamic dual-threat who started all 12 games for Kansas State in 2025, throwing 18 touchdowns against six interceptions and adding 477 rushing yards and eight scores, one of a small handful of Power Four quarterbacks to clear 18 passing and eight rushing touchdowns. The athleticism is the calling card; he drives the deep ball, creates off-script when the pocket breaks, and has a knack for fourth-quarter comebacks.

He threatens defenses as a runner and a downfield passer, and his best tape shows the playmaking that makes him worth developing. He returns to Kansas State in 2026 with a chance to refine the passing operation. A creative offense that leans on his legs and play-action would mask the accuracy questions while the passing matures.

The passing consistency is the problem. His short-area accuracy and precision waver, the completion rate sat under sixty percent, his lower-body mechanics get erratic when the base breaks down, and he speeds up under pressure and forces throws. The slight frame raises durability questions for a run-heavy style. For now, he is a developmental dual-threat whose legs and arm flash starter traits, with the accuracy and the decision-making the gap between the tools and the projection. He offers a sub-package and special-teams floor as a runner while the passing develops, with real starter upside if the accuracy ever catches the athleticism.