Conner Weigman dishes on Max Johnson's strengths, what's he's learned from the former LSU QB

Conner Weigman noticed the night and day differences in himself and he can thank Max Johnson a little bit.

The Texas A&M quarterbacks are in a direct competition for the 2023 campaign. Some point to Johnson, a former LSU quarterback, as the guy with more upside as of now.

Weigman, a former five-star prospect, might be molding into his own now though. He talked about his relationship with Johnson and how they feed off each other as teammates.

“I mean, he’s a very smart guy,” Weigman said. “He knows what’s going on in the offense, like he’s been around for a little bit. He has experience and just his consistency (and) I admire it. Every day he comes in and works and I mean, that’s all you can do, and I respect that of him.”

Regardless of how wins the job, Weigman has a lot of respect for Johnson. The two are there to make each other better.

“That’s my brother,” Weigman said. “I try and pick his brain as much as I can just to learn little things, what’s going on with different fronts and all that and just be able to ask him questions and just to go back and forth with him, and it’s been a really cool experience.”

Weigman appeared in five games last year and backed up his hype a bit. He completed 73-of-132 passes (55.3%) for 896 yards, eight touchdowns and no interceptions.

“Oh my god, it’s not even close,” Weigman said of the difference between freshman and sophomore year. “I mean just coming in as a freshman, your head is spinning. You don’t know what’s going on, you’re trying to get t figured out and just to be able to be comfortable within the offense. 

“(You want to) know what’s going on, know the checks and other run checks, pass protections and know where you’re going with the ball. It’s been just a crazy difference from where I was a year ago.”

Nothing’s decided yet. And even Johnson’s last full season as a starter (2021 with LSU) was a good one. He had 2,815 yards, 27 touchdowns, six interceptions and a 60.3% completion percentage.

But Weigman had more hype coming into the program than Johnson. In fact, he could develop into one of the better quarterbacks Jimbo Fisher had in his career.

As a member of the Class of 2022, Weigman was a five-star recruit out of Cypress (Texas) Bridgeland, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. He was the No. 8 overall prospect in the state, the No. 4 quarterback in the class and the No. 29 overall prospect in the class.