Florida’s quarterback coach Brian Johnson is one of the nation’s top recruiters

Florida’s quarterback coach Brian Johnson was named the fifth-best recruiter in the nation for the class of 2021 by ESPN.

Johnson has coached under head coach Dan Mullen since 2014 when both were at Mississippi State. Johnson followed Mullen, who originally recruited Johnson to play college football when he was the offensive coordinator at Utah, to Florida. Since then, he has become one of the staff’s top recruiters.

Johnson was the main contact for Miami Palmetto cornerback Jason Marshall, a four-star recruit and the No. 2 corner in the 2021 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports Composite.

Here’s what ESPN had to say about Johnson, who is just 33 years old.

Still in his 30s, Johnson is a younger coach, but he has seen a lot of success on the field and in recruiting. He has improved the Florida quarterback room and is helping on the recruiting trail as well. Marshall is the No. 42-ranked prospect overall, the No. 2-ranked corner and also happens to be from Miami. For as well as the University of Miami is at recruiting — and considering the Hurricanes were on Marshall’s final list — it’s significant that Johnson was able to reel in the elite corner. Johnson was also part of landing the two quarterbacks in the class, Carlos Del Rio and Jalen Kitna, as well as safety Corey Collier.