One of the more interesting story lines of the 2019 recruiting season came to fruition yesterday as four-star Michael Johnson Jr. committed to Penn State, joining Ta’Quan Roberson in giving the Nittany Lions their second four-star quarterback commit of the class.
On a larger scale, bringing in two quarterbacks of their quality just doesn’t happen all that much in college football. In the last five years, here’s how many programs brought in two four-star quarterbacks in the same class:
- 2018: Washington (Yankoff/Sirmon) and Texas (Rising/Thompson)
- 2017: LSU (Brennan/Narcisse)
- 2016: South Carolina (McIlwain/Bentley)
- 2014: N/A
So yeah, doesn’t happen all that often, and for good reason — four-star quarterbacks want to play.