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With Kansas State having one of the nation’s most electric players under center in Manhattan, it goes without saying that the Wildcats have received a lot of love this offseason.
Rising star quarterback Avery Johnson is one name in particular that continues to receive praise, most recently with the New York Post predicting Johnson will win the Heisman Trophy in 2024.
The prediction was written by the New York Post’s Michael Calabrese, who openly discussed the differences in Heisman voting in the era of the 12-team playoff.
“An expanded College Football Playoff is going to open the door for a handful of candidates who otherwise would have been left out in the Heisman cold,” Calabrese said. “Why is the CFP so important when it comes to the sport’s most prestigious honor? Because voters in the past have given preferential treatment to those competing for a national title.”
“Avery Johnson is the highest-rated quarterback to ever sign with the Wildcats,” Calabrese continued. “The three-sport star out of Wichita was targeted early in his recruiting process by Taylor Braet, KSU’s long-time recruiting coordinator and Wichita native. The Sunflower State rarely produces more than two or three blue-chip recruits per cycle, so it was a stroke of luck that Johnson fell into the Wildcats’ laps. When Johnson got a chance to play last fall, he was electric in relief of Will Howard.”
As a freshman in 2023, Johnson totaled 479 yards through the air and a touchdown to interception ratio of 5-0. An electric playmaker in the ground game, Johnson also posted 296 rushing yards and seven scores.
While only time will tell what Johnson’s chances of hoisting the Heisman are, the Kansas native has definitely had an incredible start to his Heisman campaign.
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Publish date : 2024-07-23 16:58:53
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