Kenny Johnston

Height:
6-null
Weight:
190
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Carmel, CA
High School:
Carmel HS

Listed on preseason depth chart as a backup to Andre Broad-ousand Doug Shumway at quarterback for Cal Poly this fall.

2011 -- Squad member but did not play in anygames as a sophomore ... completed one of three passes in 2012Spring Game ... also rushed three times for 12 yards.

2010 -- Member of team but did not play in anygames as a redshirt freshman ... completed three of 11 passes for28 yards in 2011 Spring Game.

2009 – Redshirt ... completed four offive passes for 22 yards and rushed for 16 yards on three carriesin 2010 Spring Game.

High School -- Johnston is the third son offormer Cal Poly quarterback Craig Johnston to play football for theMustangs, following quarterback Pat, now an assistant coach at CalPoly, and Phil, who will be a senior linebacker this fall ...passed for over 5,400 yards in the last two seasons at Carmel Highwith a total of 14 games over the 200-yard mark in passing yardage-- seven each year ... as a senior, completed 176 of 280 passes (63percent) for 2,667 yards and 35 touchdowns with just seveninterceptions as Carmel posted an 8-2 mark and won the MissionTrail Athletic League title with a 6-0 record ... passed for 409yards and five touchdowns against King City, 365 yards and sixscores against Soledad and had two other games with five touchdownpasses ... also rushed for 412 yards and nine scores ... as ajunior, completed 206 of 344 passes (60 percent) for 2,773 yardsand 30 touchdowns while rushing for 262 yards and a pair of scoresas the Padres finished 7-4, including a 5-1 mark for second placein the Mission Trail Athletic League ... both teams earnedCIF-Central Coast Section playoff berths ... Johnston is MontereyCounty’s all-time career passing leader with 516 completionsin 844 attempts for 8,162 yards and 93 touchdowns ... a three-timeAll-CIF-Central Coast Section quarterback, twice an MTAL offensiveMVP, a three-time All-Monterey County selection and three-timeAll-MTAL first-team signal caller ... also played varsitybasketball for four seasons and competed in sprints and the longjump on the Padres’ track and field team ... earnedCitizenship Award in 2006 and made the Honor Roll all four years... also visited San Diego State before choosing Cal Poly.

Personal -- Son of Craig and Patty Johnston ...both parents are Cal Poly graduates ... two brothers, Pat and Phil... Pat is a defensive assistant coach at Cal Poly while Philwas a linebacker for the Mustangs ... enjoys country music ... bornAug. 16, 1990, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. ... majors inkinesiology.