Cornelius Johnson in the NFL, 2024
In the NFL, 2024. Photo: Bobak Ha’Eri, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Michigan, 2019–⁠23

Cornelius Johnson

Lettered 2019 (school media guide)

Number
No. 6
Height
6′3″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Greenwich, CT
Born
Nov 29, 2000

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Cornelius Johnson played receiver at Michigan (2019–⁠23). The Los Angeles Chargers took Johnson in round 7, No. 253 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
627
Receiving yards, 2021 (Michigan, 12–⁠2)
Drafted
No. 253
Round 7, 2024 NFL Draft (Los Angeles Chargers)

Career highs

9catches, career highvs. Iowa, 2023160receiving yards, career highat Ohio State, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highfour times; last at Ohio State, 2022

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2021, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Michigan46115.3139
2020Michigan1625415.9346
2021Michigan4062715.7387
2022Michigan3249915.6675
2023Michigan4760412.9150
Career1392,04514.71487

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Michigan6WRYr 1
2020Michigan6WRYr 2
2021Michigan6WRYr 3
2022Michigan6WRYr 4
2023Michigan6WRSr. (Yr 5)6′3″208

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
2019Michigan50.88––4.4–
2020Michigan240.47––11.29%
2021Michigan690.5431st (n=410)0.6737.37%
2022Michigan430.9883rd (n=683)0.7142.05%
2023Michigan590.7340th (n=681)0.8043.27%

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

2023 Michigan 14 games, 47 catches, 604 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 2vs.East CarolinaW 30–⁠3571020–
Sep 9vs.UNLVW 35–⁠758202626
Sep 16vs.Bowling GreenW 31–⁠6371150–
Sep 30atNebraskaW 45–⁠7232020–
Oct 7atMinnesotaW 52–⁠10386049–
Oct 14vs.IndianaW 52–⁠7115015–
Oct 21atMichigan StateW 49–⁠0326011–
Nov 4vs.PurdueW 41–⁠1323902314
Nov 11atPenn StateW 24–⁠15224013–
Nov 18atMarylandW 31–⁠24324010–
Nov 25vs.Ohio StateW 30–⁠24433019–
Dec 2vs.IowaW 26–⁠09640140
Jan 1 ✦vs.AlabamaW 27–⁠20212012–
Jan 8 ✦vs.WashingtonW 34–⁠13325010–
2022 Michigan 13 games, 32 catches, 499 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 3vs.Colorado StateW 51–⁠7219015–
Sep 10vs.Hawai’iW 56–⁠10271154–
Sep 24vs.MarylandW 34–⁠27327015–
Oct 1atIowaW 27–⁠141707–
Oct 8atIndianaW 31–⁠10458229–
Oct 15vs.Penn StateW 41–⁠17343035–
Oct 29vs.Michigan StateW 29–⁠71707–
Nov 5atRutgersW 52–⁠1731817–
Nov 12vs.NebraskaW 34–⁠3112012–
Nov 19vs.IllinoisW 19–⁠17538014–
Nov 26atOhio StateW 45–⁠234160275–
Dec 3vs.PurdueW 43–⁠221909–
Dec 31 ✦vs.TCUL 45–⁠51230015–
2021 Michigan 14 games, 40 catches, 627 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 4vs.Western MichiganW 47–⁠14215010–
Sep 11vs.WashingtonW 31–⁠10133033–
Sep 18vs.Northern IllinoisW 63–⁠103117187–
Sep 25vs.RutgersW 20–⁠13233023–
Oct 2atWisconsinW 38–⁠17247234–
Oct 9atNebraskaW 32–⁠29437022–
Oct 23vs.NorthwesternW 33–⁠73300126
Oct 30atMichigan StateL 33–⁠37636087
Nov 6vs.IndianaW 29–⁠75108050–
Nov 13atPenn StateW 21–⁠17351025–
Nov 20atMarylandW 59–⁠18439015–
Nov 27vs.Ohio StateW 42–⁠27248037–
Dec 4vs.IowaW 42–⁠311501517
Dec 31 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 11–⁠34218011–
2020 Michigan 4 games, 16 catches, 254 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Oct 31vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠27552016–
Nov 7atIndianaL 21–⁠38482137–
Nov 21atRutgersW 48–⁠425105246–
Nov 28vs.Penn StateL 17–⁠27215013–
2019 Michigan 3 games, 4 catches, 61 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.Middle TennesseeW 40–⁠21219010–
Sep 21atWisconsinL 14–⁠351303–
Nov 16vs.Michigan StateW 44–⁠10139139–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2024Combine or pro day 2024
Height6′2¾″
Weight212 lb
Arm length31⅞″
Hand size8⅝″
Wingspan77¼″W
40-yard dash4.44 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump37½″
Broad jump10′7″
Bench press13 reps
3-cone drill6.93 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 s

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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