Receiver, Buffalo, 2015–⁠18

Anthony Johnson

Lettered 2017–⁠18 (school media guide)

Number
No. 83
Height
6′2″
Weight
207 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Rock Hill, SC
Born
Jan 29, 1995

Anthony Johnson played receiver at Buffalo (2015–⁠18).

At a glance

Best season
1,356
Receiving yards, 2017 (Buffalo, 6–⁠6)
Best game
238 yards
Vs. Miami (OH), week 10, 2018: No. 2 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 3
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2017

Career highs

11catches, career hightwice; last vs. Western Michigan, 2017238receiving yards, career highvs. Miami (OH), 20184receiving touchdowns, career highat Ball State, 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2017Buffalo761,35617.81469
2018Buffalo571,01117.71175
Career1332,36717.82575

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Buffalo83WRFr.
2016Buffalo83WRSo.
2017Buffalo83WRJr.
2018Buffalo83WRSr.6′2″207

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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2017Buffalo1280.6774th (n=507)0.5285.515%
2018Buffalo900.7680th (n=497)0.5368.110%

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

2018 Buffalo 12 games, 57 catches, 1,011 yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Delaware StateW 48–⁠10457127–
Sep 8atTempleW 36–⁠29676129–
Sep 15vs.Eastern MichiganW 35–⁠28674045–
Sep 22atRutgersW 42–⁠132101159–
Oct 13vs.AkronW 24–⁠6244028–
Oct 20atToledoW 31–⁠17483234–
Oct 30vs.Miami (OH)W 51–⁠428238375–
Nov 6vs.Kent StateW 48–⁠14326112–
Nov 14atOhioL 17–⁠52695048–
Nov 23atBowling GreenW 44–⁠14426014–
Nov 30vs.Northern IllinoisL 29–⁠307124236–
Dec 22 ✦vs.TroyL 32–⁠42567024–
2017 Buffalo 12 games, 76 catches, 1,356 yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31atMinnesotaL 7–⁠17111401503
Sep 9atArmyL 17–⁠213820520
Sep 16vs.ColgateW 33–⁠10260146–
Sep 23vs.Florida AtlanticW 34–⁠31687121–
Sep 30atKent StateW 27–⁠13467036–
Oct 7vs.Western MichiganL 68–⁠7111195253−8
Oct 14vs.Northern IllinoisL 13–⁠1471400470
Oct 21atMiami (OH)L 14–⁠24556118–
Oct 28atAkronL 20–⁠21661040–
Nov 7vs.Bowling GreenW 38–⁠288160269–
Nov 16atBall StateW 40–⁠247153456–
Nov 24vs.OhioW 31–⁠246155254–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 24–⁠34).

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height6′1⅞″
Weight209 lb
Arm length31⅜″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan74⅝″W
40-yard dash4.55 s
10-yard split1.58 sW
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press18 reps
3-cone drill7.12 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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