Tight end, Kansas, 2013–⁠17

Ben Johnson

Number
No. 84
Height
6′5″
Weight
245 lb
Hometown
Basehor, KS

Ben Johnson played tight end at Kansas (2013–⁠17).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Central Michigan, 201790receiving yards, career highvs. Southeast Missouri State, 2017

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Kansas88010.0017
2015Kansas131158.8030
2016Kansas1011211.2123
2017Kansas3036312.1157
Career6167011.0257

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Kansas84TE
2014Kansas84TE
2015Kansas84TE
2016Kansas84TE
2017Kansas84TE6′5″245

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
2014Kansas90.34––3.0–
2015Kansas160.53––8.5–
2016Kansas130.53––6.9–
2017Kansas490.3522nd (n=507)0.5217.46%

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

2017 Kansas 11 games, 30 catches, 363 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Southeast Missouri StateW 38–⁠16390157
Sep 9vs.Central MichiganL 27–⁠45757016
Sep 16atOhioL 30–⁠42225016
Sep 23vs.West VirginiaL 34–⁠56123023
Oct 7vs.Texas TechL 19–⁠65555026
Oct 21atTCUL 0–⁠43435013
Oct 28vs.Kansas StateL 20–⁠30217010
Nov 4vs.BaylorL 9–⁠381505
Nov 11atTexasL 27–⁠42336020
Nov 18vs.OklahomaL 3–⁠41220013
Nov 25atOklahoma StateL 17–⁠58––––
2016 Kansas 6 games, 10 catches, 112 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Rhode IslandW 55–⁠61212
Sep 10vs.OhioL 21–⁠37116016
Sep 17atMemphisL 7–⁠431303
Sep 29atTexas TechL 19–⁠55586023
Oct 22vs.Oklahoma StateL 20–⁠441303
Nov 5atWest VirginiaL 21–⁠481202
2015 Kansas 8 games, 13 catches, 115 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.South Dakota StateL 38–⁠4131205
Sep 12vs.MemphisL 23–⁠5521208
Sep 26atRutgersL 14–⁠271505
Oct 3atIowa StateL 13–⁠38219014
Oct 24atOklahoma StateL 10–⁠581101
Nov 7atTexasL 20–⁠59116016
Nov 14atTCUL 17–⁠23130030
Nov 28vs.Kansas StateL 14–⁠45220011
2014 Kansas 5 games, 8 catches, 80 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 20vs.Central MichiganW 24–⁠102908
Oct 4atWest VirginiaL 14–⁠33117017
Oct 18atTexas TechL 21–⁠34225014
Nov 8vs.Iowa StateW 34–⁠14110010
Nov 29atKansas StateL 13–⁠51219014

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height6′3⅞″
Weight246 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size9¾″
40-yard dash4.99 s
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump9′6″
Bench press17 reps
3-cone drill7.26 s
20-yard shuttle4.39 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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