Nate Johnson

[kmc165]

NJ in the portal. Rumor he is coming back to Utah as a receiver.

[2008 National Champ]

If he does, I want every downvote I got for two years when I said Johnson’s future at Utah was as a receiver retroactively reversed.

[WasatchRanger]

On his goodbye post on instagram he noted he had two years to play “QB/Ath”.

I was under the impression he wasn’t okay being anything but QB at Utah. Seems like he is open to it now. Probably smart.

[Charlie Foxtrot]

Dude is fast and would be great on receiver sweeps. Probably a good choice for a slot receiver position if he does want to come back.

[2008 National Champ]

Johnson’s sophomore tape when he played more of Percy Harvin RB/Slot hybrid was excellent. Which is why I was always big on him moving because unless the offense was going to change to something that features the QB like Bobby Petrino did with Lamar Jackson, Johnson’s #1 weapon was going to be stifled. Rich Rodriguez would be someone who would fully utilize Johnson’s skillset.

JaQuinden Jackson, Chase Hansen, Brian Blechen, DeVonte Christopher, Britain Covey.,, the list is pretty long for HS QB’s who played elsewhere for Utah. To me, Johnson was just destined to be the latest.

[DataUte]

Shows maturity to realize with 1 year left if you want to continue playing football after this, it might require a shift away from QB.

[J Rocksville]

I thought I heard he wasn’t much loved when he left here. Could be wrong, and who knows what actually goes on behind those doors. I’d still be surprised to see him back here. I’d guess something like Fresno St closer to home.

[2008 National Champ]

I don’t remember that. I remember talk from our “insiders” that one of the reasons Jackson left was the way Johnson was handled in 2023. And walking away from the team so that Bottari had to play against Colorado may have turned some people off.

Time can heal a lot of wounds and if he was coming back to play a different position, especially with as much roster turnover as Utah is expected to have this year, any bad feelings could be forgotten quickly.

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