Quentin Johnston tells mom 'I don't want you working another day' after Chargers draft him

In the first round of the NFL Draft, there was a run on wide receivers. As a part of that run, the Los Angeles Chargers drafted Quentin Johnston out of TCU. Enjoying the moment with his family, it was clearly an emotional moment for Johnston.

Johnston then turned to his mother and boldly told her that he doesn’t want her to work another day. Now, it’s his turn to take care of her.

You can watch that moment in a video posted to Instagram.

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“I just want to give a big shoutout to my mom,” Quentin Johnston said. “She just put her two week notice in today. I don’t want you working another day.”

As Quentin Johnston explained, his mom was in the army and has worked her entire life. That has been to provide for him and now he wants to make sure she doesn’t have to anymore.

Johnston’s mother was caught off guard by the announcement. However, she did get a bit of a hint. A couple months ago when she offered to buy him some standard supplies that a college student might need. He replied, “Mom, that is the last time you will ever ask to buy me something.”

An NFL comparison for Quentin Johnston

Ahead of the NFL Draft, there was a lot of debate about the wide receivers, which weren’t seen as being as good as they had been in recent drafts. This meant a lot of time and energy went into coming up with comparable NFL players.

According to NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller, the best comparison for Quentin Johnston was Tee Higgins.

“Johnston is a post-up problem for defensive backs, but he also shows a second gear when running away from coverage and would-be tacklers,” Miller wrote. “He has forced 24 missed tackles on catches this season [fourth-most in the FBS], and his 239 receiving yards after first contact rank seventh. His combination of size, strength and speed is why many evaluators are placing him at the top of the receiver class.”

After he was selected by the Chargers, On3’s Charles Power looked on his high school evaluation of Quentin Johnston.

“We were on Quentin Johnston early in the process. We moved him up significantly early on in large part due to his combination of size and explosive movement skills. Johnston was a twitched up, extremely bouncy athlete. We loved his multi-sport profile. He was one of the top dunkers in the 2020 cycle,” Power wrote.

“On one of his visits to Texas [he was committed to the Longhorns], the staff had a dunk contest for the prospects and Johnston put on a show. He also was a state finalist in the high jump. We viewed Johnston as a high upside prospect who needed to continue developing the technical side of his game, particularly his routes and hands. That remains the case going into this draft.”