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, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Tennessee79313.3022
2017Tennessee3748213.0166
2018Tennessee131108.5029
2019Tennessee23115.5022
2020Tennessee1923112.2033
2021UCF3856514.91150
Career1161,51213.01266

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2017Tennessee320000
2018Tennessee210000
2019Tennessee110000
2021UCF100000
Career740000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Tennessee7WRYr 1
2017Tennessee7WRYr 2
2018Tennessee7WRYr 3
2019Tennessee3WRYr 4
2020Tennessee3WRYr 5
2021UCF3WRSr. (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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2016Tennessee81.02––8.2–
2017Tennessee480.5657th (n=507)0.5226.68%
2018Tennessee220.05––1.04%
2020Tennessee250.72––18.15%
2021UCF381.3399th (n=410)0.6750.75%

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
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Boise StateW 36–⁠31547112
Sep 11vs.Bethune-CookmanW 63–⁠14781122
Sep 17atLouisvilleL 35–⁠42323114
Oct 2atNavyL 30–⁠34479223
Oct 9vs.East CarolinaW 20–⁠16110010
Oct 16atCincinnatiL 21–⁠56116116
Oct 22vs.MemphisW 24–⁠7325111
Oct 30atTempleW 49–⁠7343118
Nov 6vs.TulaneW 14–⁠10273150
Nov 13atSMUL 28–⁠55136036
Nov 20vs.UConnW 49–⁠177125149
Nov 26vs.South FloridaW 17–⁠131717
2020 Tennessee 7 games, 19 catches, 231 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 26atSouth CarolinaW 31–⁠27373033
Oct 3vs.MissouriW 35–⁠1231709
Oct 10atGeorgiaL 21–⁠44328012
Oct 17vs.KentuckyL 7–⁠34437025
Nov 7atArkansasL 13–⁠24124024
Nov 21atAuburnL 17–⁠30112012
Dec 5vs.FloridaL 19–⁠31440015
2019 Tennessee 3 games, 2 catches, 31 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.BYUL 26–⁠29––––
Sep 14vs.ChattanoogaW 45–⁠01909
Sep 21atFloridaL 3–⁠34122022
2018 Tennessee 8 games, 13 catches, 110 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.West VirginiaL 14–⁠401101
Sep 15vs.UTEPW 24–⁠0451029
Sep 22vs.FloridaL 21–⁠47217011
Sep 29atGeorgiaL 12–⁠382−200
Oct 13atAuburnW 30–⁠24110010
Oct 20vs.AlabamaL 21–⁠58127027
Oct 27atSouth CarolinaL 24–⁠271303
Nov 3vs.CharlotteW 14–⁠31303
2017 Tennessee 10 games, 37 catches, 482 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4vs.Georgia TechW 42–⁠4131407
Sep 9vs.Indiana StateW 42–⁠7450119
Sep 16atFloridaL 20–⁠2641807
Sep 23vs.MassachusettsW 17–⁠137123066
Oct 14vs.South CarolinaL 9–⁠15354039
Oct 21atAlabamaL 7–⁠451606
Oct 28atKentuckyL 26–⁠29340025
Nov 11atMissouriL 17–⁠50345022
Nov 18vs.LSUL 10–⁠30325015
Nov 25vs.VanderbiltL 24–⁠426107032
2016 Tennessee 3 games, 7 catches, 93 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 8atTexas A&ML 38–⁠451707
Nov 5vs.Tennessee TechW 55–⁠0564021
Nov 19vs.MissouriW 63–⁠37122022

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2022
Height6′2⅜″
Weight195 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size9⅞″
Wingspan80⅛″
40-yard dash4.61 s
10-yard split1.63 s
Vertical jump35″
Broad jump9′8″
3-cone drill7.62 s
20-yard shuttle4.52 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 16 games with a stat; latest team: Pittsburgh Steelers.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2022Denver Broncos56421
2023Denver Broncos10192844
2024Pittsburgh Steelers1190
NFL career16263355

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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