K-State quarterback Avery Johnson invited to prestigious Manning Passing Academy
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- Avery Johnson will attend the 2025 Manning Passing Academy in Louisiana.
- Johnson earned the invite after 2,712 passing yards and 25 touchdowns in 2024.
- The Kansas State junior joins top quarterbacks as a counselor at the camp.
Avery Johnson will spend the end of this month rubbing shoulders with some of the best college quarterbacks in the country.
The Kansas State passer from Wichita has been invited to one of the most prestigious camps in all of football — the Manning Passing Academy.
That means Johnson will be in Thibodaux, Louisiana, from June 26 until June 29 working as a camp counselor along with a few other quarterbacks you have probably heard of. The passing academy is run by Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Cooper Manning and Archie Manning.
Each year, the famous family of quarterbacks invites the best college quarterbacks in the country to help them teach campers how to elevate their games.
Johnson earned the invitation after he led K-State to nine wins and a come-from-behind victory over Rutgers in the Rate Bowl last season. The junior quarterback threw for 2,712 yards and 25 touchdowns last year to go along with 605 yards and seven touchdowns as a rusher.
He is the unquestioned starting quarterback for Chris Klieman and the Wildcats. Much will be expected of him heading into his third year in Manhattan. But first, he will get to hone his skills with the Manning family.
Former K-State quarterbacks Skylar Thompson and Will Howard were also invited to the Manning Passing Academy in previous years.
Johnson will join quite a few other notable quarterbacks in Louisiana, including Iowa State’s Rocco Becht, Duke’s Darian Mensah, Texas Tech’s Behren Morton, Clemson’s Cade Klubnik and Arch Manning of Texas.