Kevin Johns Is Going To Be Mike Elko's Offensive Coordinator At Duke

Kevin Johns was the offensive coordinator at Memphis!

Their he spent three seasons after joining the coaching staff in 2019!

In 2020, Kevin Johns guided the Tigers to yet another impressive offensive season, as the team ranked 22nd in the nation in total offense (453.1) and also finished the year ranked 17th in both passing offense (307.9) and first down offense (260).

On the year, Memphis totaled five games with over 500 yards of total offense, including an incredible 703 total yards against UCF on Oct. 17. The Tigers set a school-record, coming back from a 17-point deficit in the third quarter to earn the 50-49 win. The 703 total yards of offense was the fifth-most in Memphis history.

Individually, quarterback Brady White capped his incredible career at Memphis by winning the 31st William V. Campbell Trophy, which is presented to the college football player with the best combination of academics, community service and on-field performance. White was also a First-Team Senior CLASS Award All-American, one of nine semifinalists for the Wuerffel Trophy and a top-15 candidate for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.

Wide receiver Calvin Austin III was tremendous for the Tigers, earning First-Team All-American Athletic Conference accolades after totaling 63 receptions for 1,053 yards and 11 touchdowns. Austin III led the AAC in both receiving yards and touchdowns, ranking sixth and eighth in the nation in each category, respectively.

Tight end Sean Dykes earned honorable-mention all-conference honors after posting 47 catches for 581 yards and seven touchdowns.

In his first season at the controls of the offense, Johns helped carry on the recent run of high-octane offenses Tigers fans have enjoyed. In 2019, Memphis ranked among the top 20 nationally in nine statistical categories: passing yards (7th), scoring offense (8th), passing yards/completion (9th), total offense (10th), first downs (10th), passing efficiency (10th), passing offense (17th), passing TD (17th) and third down percentage (19th). The Tigers rolled up more than 500 yards of total offense seven times last season, including 542 yards versus Big Ten foe Penn State in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

Johns’ first offense in the Bluff City produced a 4,000-yard passer (Brady White), a 1,000-yard rusher (Kenneth Gainwell) and a 1,000-yard receiver (Damonte Coxie), the second time in three seasons a Tigers offense did so. Gainwell was named The American’s Rookie of the Year and also earned all-conference first team honors. White and Coxie were all-conference second team picks.

As the quarterbacks coach, Johns directed White to one of the best seasons in UofM history. White led the league in total passing yards (4,014) and was fourth nationally in that statistical category. White became only the second Tigers quarterback to throw for more the 4,000 yards in a season and enters the 2020 campaign with more than 7,000 career yards. Nationally, White also was sixth in passing yards/completion, eighth in TD passes, ninth in passing efficiency, 10th in passing yards/game and 10th in points responsible for.

“according to his biography on gotigersgo.com”

Under the the direction of Kevin Johns this season Memphis averaged 30.1 points this season. They were no 5 in the American Athletic Conference . In Kevin Johns three seasons at Memphis Memphis was among the top five in the conference in scoring offense.

“according to Stephen Wiseman’s article on newsobserver.com”