Receiver, East Carolina, 2019–⁠22

C.J. Johnson

Number
No. 5
Height
6′2″
Weight
222 lb
Class (2022)
Junior
Hometown
Greenville, NC

C.J. Johnson played receiver at East Carolina (2019–⁠22).

At a glance

Best season
1,016
Receiving yards, 2022 (East Carolina, 8–⁠5)
Best game
283 yards
Vs. Cincinnati, week 10, 2019: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Cincinnati, 2019283receiving yards, career highvs. Cincinnati, 20194receiving touchdowns, career highvs. South Florida, 2022

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019East Carolina5490816.8475
2020East Carolina1940521.3675
2021East Carolina3552014.9160
2022East Carolina671,01615.21074
Career1752,84916.32175

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019East Carolina5WRYr 1
2020East Carolina5WRYr 2
2021East Carolina5WRYr 3
2022East Carolina5WRJr. (Yr 4)6′2″222

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
2019East Carolina910.6668th (n=499)0.5460.111%
2020East Carolina460.4233rd (n=346)0.5519.67%
2021East Carolina450.8168th (n=410)0.6736.46%
2022East Carolina791.0789th (n=683)0.7184.89%

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

2022 East Carolina 13 games, 67 catches, 1,016 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.NC StateL 20–⁠21690139
Sep 10vs.Old DominionW 39–⁠21111011
Sep 17vs.CampbellW 49–⁠10591133
Sep 24vs.NavyL 20–⁠23331016
Oct 1vs.South FloridaW 48–⁠287197474
Oct 8atTulaneL 9–⁠24351124
Oct 15vs.MemphisW 47–⁠45446035
Oct 22vs.UCFW 34–⁠1311140139
Oct 28atBYUW 27–⁠24445026
Nov 11atCincinnatiL 25–⁠277123172
Nov 19vs.HoustonL 3–⁠42348035
Nov 26atTempleW 49–⁠46660020
Dec 27 ✦vs.Coastal CarolinaW 53–⁠29783116
2021 East Carolina 10 games, 35 catches, 520 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atApp StateL 19–⁠33434013
Sep 11vs.South CarolinaL 17–⁠20215014
Sep 18atMarshallW 42–⁠3832109
Sep 25vs.Charleston SouthernW 31–⁠28395160
Oct 2vs.TulaneW 52–⁠29452023
Oct 23atHoustonL 24–⁠31346039
Oct 28vs.South FloridaW 29–⁠14584042
Nov 6vs.TempleW 45–⁠3340026
Nov 13atMemphisW 30–⁠29544014
Nov 20atNavyW 38–⁠35389054
2020 East Carolina 9 games, 19 catches, 405 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 26vs.UCFL 28–⁠51252137
Oct 3atGeorgia StateL 29–⁠491000
Oct 10atSouth FloridaW 44–⁠24399275
Oct 17vs.NavyL 23–⁠27115015
Oct 30atTulsaL 30–⁠34241125
Nov 7vs.TulaneL 21–⁠38479031
Nov 13atCincinnatiL 17–⁠55114014
Nov 21atTempleW 28–⁠3386160
Nov 28vs.SMUW 52–⁠38219114
2019 East Carolina 11 games, 54 catches, 908 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 31atNC StateL 6–⁠3421107
Sep 7vs.Gardner-WebbW 48–⁠9113013
Sep 14atNavyL 10–⁠4221709
Sep 21vs.William & MaryW 19–⁠7546012
Sep 28atOld DominionW 24–⁠21121021
Oct 3vs.TempleL 17–⁠278100228
Oct 19atUCFL 28–⁠418106026
Oct 26vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠45585032
Nov 2vs.CincinnatiL 43–⁠4612283175
Nov 23atUConnW 31–⁠24485043
Nov 30vs.TulsaL 24–⁠496141135

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2023Combine or pro day 2023
Height6′1½″
Weight224 lb
Arm length32″
Hand size10¼″
40-yard dash4.67 sW
10-yard split1.69 sW
Vertical jump36″W
Broad jump10′0″W
20-yard shuttle4.53 sW

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).

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