Receiver, UCF (from Tennessee), 2016–21
Brandon Edward Johnson
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 195 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Born
- Jul 26, 1998
Brandon Edward Johnson played receiver at Tennessee (2016–20) and UCF (2021).
Career highs
7catches, career highthree times; last vs. UConn, 2021125receiving yards, career highvs. UConn, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highat Navy, 2021Receiving
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tennessee | 7 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Tennessee | 7 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Tennessee | 7 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Tennessee | 3 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Tennessee | 3 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | UCF | 3 | WR | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 195 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tennessee | 8 | 1.02 | – | – | 8.2 | – |
| 2017 | Tennessee | 48 | 0.56 | 57th (n=507) | 0.52 | 26.6 | 8% |
| 2018 | Tennessee | 22 | 0.05 | – | – | 1.0 | 4% |
| 2020 | Tennessee | 25 | 0.72 | – | – | 18.1 | 5% |
| 2021 | UCF | 38 | 1.33 | 99th (n=410) | 0.67 | 50.7 | 5% |
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
2021 UCF 12 games, 38 catches, 565 yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. | W 36–31 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 12 |
| Sep 11 | vs. | W 63–14 | 7 | 81 | 1 | 22 |
| Sep 17 | at | L 35–42 | 3 | 23 | 1 | 14 |
| Oct 2 | at | L 30–34 | 4 | 79 | 2 | 23 |
| Oct 9 | vs. | W 20–16 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 16 | at | L 21–56 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 24–7 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 11 |
| Oct 30 | at | W 49–7 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 18 |
| Nov 6 | vs. | W 14–10 | 2 | 73 | 1 | 50 |
| Nov 13 | at | L 28–55 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| Nov 20 | vs. | W 49–17 | 7 | 125 | 1 | 49 |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 17–13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
2020 Tennessee 7 games, 19 catches, 231 yards
2019 Tennessee 3 games, 2 catches, 31 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | vs. | L 26–29 | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. | W 45–0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 3–34 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
2018 Tennessee 8 games, 13 catches, 110 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | L 14–40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. | W 24–0 | 4 | 51 | 0 | 29 |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 21–47 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| Sep 29 | at | L 12–38 | 2 | −2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at | W 30–24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Oct 20 | vs. | L 21–58 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Oct 27 | at | L 24–27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 14–3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2017 Tennessee 10 games, 37 catches, 482 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. | W 42–41 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 42–7 | 4 | 50 | 1 | 19 |
| Sep 16 | at | L 20–26 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 23 | vs. | W 17–13 | 7 | 123 | 0 | 66 |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 9–15 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 39 |
| Oct 21 | at | L 7–45 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Oct 28 | at | L 26–29 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 25 |
| Nov 11 | at | L 17–50 | 3 | 45 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 18 | vs. | L 10–30 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 15 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 24–42 | 6 | 107 | 0 | 32 |
2016 Tennessee 3 games, 7 catches, 93 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | at | L 38–45 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 55–0 | 5 | 64 | 0 | 21 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 63–37 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2022 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅜″ |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| Arm length | 32⅜″ |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.61 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 s |
| Vertical jump | 35″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| 3-cone drill | 7.62 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.52 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 16 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Denver Broncos | 5 | 6 | 42 | 1 |
| 2023 | Denver Broncos | 10 | 19 | 284 | 4 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| NFL career | 16 | 26 | 335 | 5 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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