Receiver, Texas, 2016–⁠19

Collin Johnson

Number
No. 9
Height
6′6″
Weight
220 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
San Jose, CA
Born
Sep 23, 1997, in Los Angeles, California

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Collin Johnson played receiver at Texas (2016–⁠19). The Jacksonville Jaguars took Johnson in round 5, No. 165 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
988
Receiving yards, 2018 (Texas, 10–⁠4)
Best game
177 yards
Vs. Oklahoma, week 14, 2018: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 165
Round 5, 2020 NFL Draft (Jacksonville Jaguars)

Career highs

11catches, career highvs. Baylor, 2018191receiving yards, career highat USC, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highat Texas Tech, 2016

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Texas2831511.3340
2017Texas5476514.2248
2018Texas6898814.5745
2019Texas3855914.7337
Career1882,62714.01548

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2016Texas9WRFr.
2017Texas9WRSo.
2018Texas9WRJr.
2019Texas9WRSr.6′6″220

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
2016Texas410.7176th (n=489)0.5228.95%
2017Texas870.4945th (n=507)0.5242.49%
2018Texas950.7883rd (n=497)0.5374.410%
2019Texas620.5857th (n=499)0.5436.012%

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

2019 Texas 7 games, 38 catches, 559 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Louisiana TechW 45–⁠14459127–
Sep 7vs.LSUL 38–⁠45349019–
Oct 12vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠34682022–
Oct 19vs.KansasW 50–⁠48896020–
Oct 26atTCUL 27–⁠377101026–
Nov 9vs.Kansas StateW 27–⁠247110137–
Dec 31 ✦vs.UtahW 38–⁠10362134–
2018 Texas 13 games, 68 catches, 988 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.MarylandL 29–⁠34359133–
Sep 8vs.TulsaW 28–⁠21437013–
Sep 15vs.USCW 37–⁠14679029–
Sep 22vs.TCUW 31–⁠167124145–
Sep 29atKansas StateW 19–⁠14451121–
Oct 6vs.OklahomaW 48–⁠45681136–
Oct 13vs.BaylorW 23–⁠1711132144–
Oct 27atOklahoma StateL 35–⁠38565027–
Nov 3vs.West VirginiaL 41–⁠42450026–
Nov 17vs.Iowa StateW 24–⁠10355035–
Nov 23atKansasW 24–⁠17438126–
Dec 1vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠398177132–
Jan 1 ✦vs.GeorgiaW 28–⁠21340035–
2017 Texas 13 games, 54 catches, 765 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.MarylandL 41–⁠517125132–
Sep 9vs.San José StateW 56–⁠0250027–
Sep 16atUSCL 24–⁠277191048–
Sep 28atIowa StateW 17–⁠7227025–
Oct 7vs.Kansas StateW 40–⁠34792026–
Oct 14vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠29226024−7
Oct 21vs.Oklahoma StateL 10–⁠13324012–
Oct 28atBaylorW 38–⁠7636010–
Nov 4atTCUL 7–⁠24349133–
Nov 11vs.KansasW 42–⁠27663018–
Nov 18atWest VirginiaW 28–⁠14212011–
Nov 24vs.Texas TechL 23–⁠27430010–
Dec 27 ✦vs.MissouriW 33–⁠16340021–
2016 Texas 9 games, 28 catches, 315 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10vs.UTEPW 41–⁠71606–
Sep 17atCaliforniaL 43–⁠5021609–
Oct 8vs.OklahomaL 40–⁠45344019–
Oct 15vs.Iowa StateW 27–⁠6221012–
Oct 22atKansas StateL 21–⁠2442209–
Oct 29vs.BaylorW 35–⁠34140040–
Nov 5atTexas TechW 45–⁠37447216–
Nov 12vs.West VirginiaL 20–⁠24768120–
Nov 25vs.TCUL 9–⁠31451023–

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 17–⁠34).

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′5⅝″
Weight222 lb
Arm length31¾″
Hand size9″
Wingspan78½″W
Bench press17 reps

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).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 26 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Jacksonville Jaguars11182722
2021New York Giants8111050
2023Chicago Bears11110
2024Chicago Bears6160
NFL career26313942

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

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