Class of 2024 RB Ju'Juan Johnson (LA) TRANSFERRING TO SYRACUSE (1/6/26)

[Ttk.gman2]

 

[Newhouser]

This run and his stats against SE Louisiana are about all we can hang our hat on. I know LSU, etc. - good get but I will wait until September to see how good.

 

[Bulldog04]

Per his bio on LSU - (this is crazy good)

The most productive high school quarterback in Louisiana prep history with a record 14,451 total yards and 171 total touchdowns, also a state record … Named Louisiana’s Mr. Football in 2023 … Will play cornerback for the Tigers … Rated as a 4-star prospect and the nation’s No. 9 cornerback prospect in the On3 composite … Listed as the No. 9 overall prospect in Louisiana … Ranked as high as No. 6 overall in Louisiana by 247sports and No. 7 by Rivals … Led Lafayette Christian Academy to four straight appearances in the state championship game … Tallied 457 total yards (270 passing, 187 rushing) and 3 rushing TDs in 2023 state title game against St. Thomas More … As a junior in 2022, set state championship game record with 595 yards and 5 TDs in 52-48 defeat to St. Thomas More … Broke Brock Berlin’s Louisiana record for total offense in state quarterfinal win … Broke Nick Brossette’s Louisiana record for total touchdowns … Brossette, who played at LSU, currently serves as LSU’s director of high school and alumni relations … First-Team 4A All-State and named the 4A Outstanding Offensive Player as a senior in 2023 … Finished prep career with over 10,500 passing yards and 117 touchdowns and nearly 4,000 rushing yards and 54 touchdowns … Tallied 8 TDs in a win over Acadiana in the 2023 season-opener … Rushed for 270 yards in a win over 5A Jesuit … In final game of high school career, accounted for 457 yards of total offense, including 192 rushing yards, and 3 TDs in Division II State Championship Game vs. St. Thomas More … As a junior, produced 5,487 yards of total offense and 60 touchdowns … Passed for 4,140 yards and 43 TDs and rushed for 1,347 yards and 17 scores in 2022 … As a senior, passed for 3,597 yards and 43 TDs and rushed for 1,484 yards and 25 touchdowns … Lafayette Christian Academy retired his No. 7 jersey following a quarterfinal playoff game in 2023 … One of 5 players nationally named as a finalist for the MaxPreps National Player of the Year … Coached by Hunter Landry.

 

[HyattsCuse]

We typically have great luck with LSU transfers

60% of the time, they work every time!

 

[The Ack]

 

[CbusCuse]

This run and his stats against SE Louisiana are about all we can hang our hat on. I know LSU, etc. - good get but I will wait until September to see how good.

That is sort of what I was thinking. He averaged 3.8 per carry but that run alone was a 56 yard run. That means the rest of his carries were 40 carries for 100 yards or 2.5 yds per carry which obviously isn't so good. I will say that he did have 2 RB's splitting carries ahead of him and they didn't have awesome averages either. They were respectable though at about 4.6 per carry. But the LSU offense was pretty bad and i'm guessing more of Johnson's carries were in different situations than the other 2 backs so you can't really compare apples to apples. I'm guessing he had some later game carries and also likely in more passing situations where the defense may have been blitzing him.

 

[Qbobby]

 

[CanadianSU]

Upgrade

 

[Chicago44s]

 

[cusefan88]

He strikes me as a complement RB to a power downhill runner. We'll see if/who the other transfer RB is.

 

[anomander]

Hopefully he’s coming in at safety. Just like the S. Carolina TE this is another SEC transfer who has yet to prove himself after 2 years in college. Both high risk, high reward. I’m weary of these transfers who haven’t produced yet in college after 2 years. This is the difference in the portal. Syracuse can only get these guys, while the ones with money get SEC/B10 transfers who are proven players. I would rather have got James Jones from Delaware St and Ahmad Miller from Jackson St.

 

[sufan59]

Hopefully he’s coming in at safety. Just like the S. Carolina TE this is another SEC transfer who has yet to prove himself after 2 years in college. Both high risk, high reward. I’m weary of these transfers who haven’t produced yet in college after 2 years. This is the difference in the portal. Syracuse can only get these guys, while the ones with money get SEC/B10 transfers who are proven players. I would rather have got James Jones from Delaware St and Ahmad Miller from Jackson St.

I kind of want a mixture of both. You need these SEC athletes to raise your ceiling, but also proven producers and football players at lower levels to raise your floor.

 

[Chip]

 

[CbusCuse]

He strikes me as a complement RB to a power downhill runner. We'll see if/who the other transfer RB is.

Yeah he may be the back-up to Nixon if he goes down or as a back who is a better pass catcher or maybe insurance incase Nixon doesn't get an additional year?

 

[Franz69]

Hopefully he’s coming in at safety. Just like the S. Carolina TE this is another SEC transfer who has yet to prove himself after 2 years in college. Both high risk, high reward. I’m weary of these transfers who haven’t produced yet in college after 2 years. This is the difference in the portal. Syracuse can only get these guys, while the ones with money get SEC/B10 transfers who are proven players. I would rather have got James Jones from Delaware St and Ahmad Miller from Jackson St.

It worked for Meeks, Amba and Trishton. It didn't work for Juwaun Price. Really depends on the players, injuries, circumstances, etc. At least with Smith and Johnson, you can see the potential. Now make it work.

 

[shu 49]

Look this kid could be a backup backup at qb and or rb. I like Hills moves better but I also swore Willis was getting 1000 yds this year so.

 

[RyanCuse44]

 

[RF2044]

I like this pick up, but understand people who question whether he can be an every down back. TBD.

Do we know if Nixon is coming back next season? Fran's comments seemed contradictory to what Nixon indicated at the end of the season.

 

[Ozone!]

Ju’Juan,

 

[crales44]

 

[PhatOrange]

Hopefully he’s coming in at safety. Just like the S. Carolina TE this is another SEC transfer who has yet to prove himself after 2 years in college. Both high risk, high reward. I’m weary of these transfers who haven’t produced yet in college after 2 years. This is the difference in the portal. Syracuse can only get these guys, while the ones with money get SEC/B10 transfers who are proven players. I would rather have got James Jones from Delaware St and Ahmad Miller from Jackson St.

These are just like our promising young guys who are transferring out. We're worried about losing Ross Hornsby and Singleton but they haven't produced either. It's all a crapshoot.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

Swiss army knife. Top shelf athlete.

 

[Hawknate144]

These are just like our promising young guys who are transferring out. We're worried about losing Ross Hornsby and Singleton but they haven't produced either. It's all a crapshoot.

 

[dollarbill44]

Hoping to get Lewis to visit when Dickens is here...

An All-English lit team right there.

 

[Ttk.gman2]

I like this pick up, but understand people who question whether he can be an every down back. TBD.

Do we know if Nixon is coming back next season? Fran's comments seemed contradictory to what Nixon indicated at the end of the season.

We don’t know