Tyler Johnston III

Height:
6-2
Weight:
215
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Spanish Fort, Ala.
High School:
Spanish Fort

CAREER:
15-6 as UAB's starting quarterback...Has won two Conference USA Championships as the starting quarterback...Ranks fourth at UAB in career touchdown passes (35) and fifth in career passing yards (4,429).

AS A REDSHIRT SENIOR (2021):
Played in six games, making three starts...Started in the first three games of the season, going 2-1 as the starter...Had a season-high 319 passing yards and two touchdowns versus Jacksonville State to open up the season.

AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR (2020):
Played in five games with four starts...Started the first two games of the season and the last two games of the season...Missed the middle of the season due to an injury...Threw for 843 yards, seven touchdowns and one interception...Returned to the starting lineup for UAB's two championship games and threw for 470 yards and four touchdowns in wins at Rice and Marshall...Threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns in the Conference USA Championship Game in leading UAB to a 22-13 victory at Marshall...Has now won two Conference USA Championships as the starting quarterback.

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2019):
Appeared in 11 games, starting nine...Started the first eight games of the season before suffering an injury at Tennessee...Threw for 2,250 yards and 17 touchdowns...Also rushed for 247 yards and one additional touchdown...Had two 300 yard passing games...Threw for 319 yards and four touchdowns against Akron...Was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 9 for that performance and also earned a Manning Star of the Week...Threw for 313 yards and three touchdowns the following week against South Alabama...Had 298 passing yards and two touchdowns in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl versus No. 20 Appalachian State...Completed 59 percent of his passes and averaged 204 passing yards per game.

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2018):
Started five games in 2018, including four of the last five games of the season…Started all three of UAB’s championship clinching games (26-23 vs. Southern Miss, 27-25 at Middle Tennessee, 37-13 vs. Northern Illinois)…Threw for 1,275 yards and 11 touchdowns in five starts, while adding three rushing touchdowns…Had a career-high 373 passing yards and four touchdown passes in the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl…Threw for 306 yards and two touchdowns at Texas A&M...In his first career start, guided UAB to a school record 668 yards of total offense in a 52-3 victory over UTSA.

AS A FRESHMAN (2017):
Appeared in the first two games of the season before redshirting due to injury.

2016 AT UAB:
Enrolled at UAB as a true freshman in the fall of 2016.

HIGH SCHOOL:
One of the most decorated players in Alabama prep history…A three-star prospect according to 247sports.com, rated the No. 48 dual-threat quarterback in America…Three-year starter for coaches Ben Blackmon and Mark Freeman at Spanish Fort (Ala.) High School…Was 35-0 as a starter...Led the Toros to two state championships (2013, 2015)…Awarded the 6A Back of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) in 2015…Named an Alabama “Super 12” member in ’13 and ’15…Despite missing most of his junior season with an injury, Johnston still finished his prep career with 8,338 passing yards, 83 touchdown passes and 1,221 rushing yards.

PERSONAL:
Son of Tyler and Trisha Johnston… Has two brothers, Thomas and Tate… Thomas, a freshman linebacker, is also a member of the Blazers… Majoring in Health care Management… Born January 30, 1997.