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How Bowling Green QB Matt Johnson, other NCAA leaders escaped Power-5

A glance at the NCAA statistical leader board reveals a number of names who are putting up eye-popping numbers outside the Power-5 conferences. ESPN National Recruiting Director Tom Luginbill and the team at Recruiting Nation will take a regular look at some of the hottest names among that group, and why and how they ended up just beneath the Power-5 radar.

Matt Johnson, QB, Bowling Green (Senior, 6-0, 219)

Current: Johnson, a three-year starter, has returned from a devastating hip injury in 2014 to lead the nation in passing yards (416.8 per game) through five games in 2015, and ranks in the top-10 with 14 touchdown passes.

Recruitment: