Receiver, UAB (from Gardner-Webb, East Tennessee State), 2022–26
A.J. Johnson
- Number
- No. 9
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- New Orleans, LA
A.J. Johnson plays receiver for UAB, after Gardner-Webb (2022–23) and East Tennessee State (2024). Last time out, at Memphis: 2 catches, 24 yards.
2026 so far
2 catches, 24 yards
Last game: 2 catches, 24 yards at Memphis, L 13–38
Next game: at South Florida, Oct 31
Career highs
10catches, career highat Mercer, 2024162receiving yards, career highat Mercer, 20242receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last at Mercer, 2024Team titles: Big South champions, 2022; Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2023
Receiving
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 18 | 234 | 13.0 | 2 | 43 |
| 2024 | East Tennessee State | 40 | 662 | 16.6 | 6 | 75 |
| 2025 | UAB | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2026 | UAB | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Career | 61 | 941 | 15.4 | 8 | 75 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Gardner-Webb | 9 | WR | RS | ||
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb | 9 | WR | Fr. | ||
| 2024 | East Tennessee State | 9 | WR | So. | ||
| 2025 | UAB | 9 | WR | Jr. | ||
| 2026 | UAB | 9 | WR | Sr. | 6′3″ | 205 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Per play
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Gardner-Webb (FCS) | 16 | 0.47 | – | – | 7.5 | – |
| 2024 | East Tennessee State (FCS) | 39 | 1.44 | 94th (n=581) | 0.92 | 56.3 | 7% |
| 2025 | UAB | 1 | 1.89 | – | – | 1.9 | – |
| 2026 | UAB | 4 | 0.32 | – | – | 1.3 | – |
Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.
Game by game
2026 UAB 1 game, 2 catches, 24 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | at Memphis | L 13–38 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 17 |
2025 UAB 1 game, 1 catch, 21 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | at Tennessee | L 24–56 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
2024 East Tennessee State 10 games, 40 catches, 662 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at App State | L 10–38 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 15 |
| Sep 7 | vs.UVA Wise | W 61–0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 8 |
| Sep 21 | at Elon | W 34–14 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| Sep 28 | at The Citadel | W 34–17 | 3 | 47 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Chattanooga | L 10–17 | 4 | 70 | 1 | 25 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Samford | W 31–28 | 7 | 146 | 2 | 75 |
| Oct 26 | at Wofford | W 24–7 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 2 | at Mercer | L 31–37 | 10 | 162 | 2 | 36 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Western Carolina | W 24–21 | 2 | 58 | 0 | 48 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Furman | L 21–24 | 6 | 106 | 0 | 42 |
2023 Gardner-Webb 6 games, 18 catches, 234 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs.Elon | W 34–27 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Oct 28 | vs. UT Martin | W 38–34 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 43 |
| Nov 4 | at Bryant | W 45–44 | 5 | 36 | 1 | 13 |
| Nov 11 | at Tennessee Tech | W 35–0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Nov 18 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 34–10 | 2 | 66 | 1 | 43 |
| Nov 25 ✦ | atMercer | L 7–17 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 25 |
No box score in the source for Oct 21 vs. Eastern Kentucky, so that game is not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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