Receiver, Tennessee State, 2019–24
Dayron Johnson
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 5′9″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Springfield, TN
Dayron Johnson played receiver at Tennessee State (2019–24).
Career highs
11catches, career highat Charleston Southern, 202391receiving yards, career highat Charleston Southern, 2023Team titles: Big South–OVC Football Association champions, 2024
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tennessee State | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2021* | Tennessee State | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | Tennessee State | 33 | 259 | 7.8 | 1 | 25 |
| 2024 | Tennessee State | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 40 | 303 | 7.6 | 1 | 25 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tennessee State | 5 | 98 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2021* | Tennessee State | 5 | 106 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Tennessee State | 19 | 415 | 0 | 12 | 99 | 0 |
| 2024 | Tennessee State | 5 | 116 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 0 |
| Career | 34 | 735 | 0 | 17 | 161 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tennessee State | 5 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2021 | Tennessee State | 5 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | Tennessee State | 5 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | Tennessee State | 5 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2024 | Tennessee State | 5 | WR | Jr. (Yr 6) | 5′9″ | 180 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tennessee State (FCS) | 2 | -0.15 | – | – | -0.3 | – |
| 2021 | Tennessee State (FCS) | 5 | 0.59 | – | – | 2.9 | – |
| 2023 | Tennessee State (FCS) | 38 | 0.49 | 16th (n=681) | 0.80 | 18.8 | 6% |
| 2024 | Tennessee State (FCS) | 2 | -1.31 | – | – | -2.6 | – |
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
2024 Tennessee State 6 games, 10 returns, 178 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | W 41–21 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Sep 7 | at North Dakota State | L 3–52 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 41–28 | – | – | – | 1 | 48 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at Tennessee Tech | L 14–24 | – | – | – | 1 | 29 | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. Charleston Southern | W 13–9 | – | – | – | 1 | 24 | – |
| Nov 16 | at Gardner-Webb | W 23–20 | 1 | −1 | 0 | – | – | – |
2023 Tennessee State 10 games, 33 catches, 259 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Notre Dame | L 3–56 | 1 | −3 | 0 | 2 | 76 | – |
| Sep 16 | vs.Gardner-Webb | W 27–25 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| Sep 30 | at UT Martin | L 10–20 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | at Kennesaw State | W 27–20 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Norfolk State | W 24–17 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 2 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Lincoln (CA) | W 54–0 | – | – | – | 1 | 17 | 1 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Lindenwood | W 43–20 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 2 |
| Nov 4 | atCharleston Southern | L 21–35 | 11 | 91 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | at Eastern Illinois | L 17–30 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Tennessee Tech | L 0–35 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | −2 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 9 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff, so that game is not listed.
2021 Tennessee State 1 game, 5 returns, 106 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20 | at Mississippi State | L 10–55 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 106 | – |
No box score in the source for Sep 5 at Grambling; Sep 18 vs. Kentucky State; Oct 30 vs. Murray State, so those games are not listed.
2019 Tennessee State 1 game, 5 returns, 98 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Middle Tennessee | L 26–45 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 98 | – |
No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. Mississippi Valley State; Sep 14 at Jackson State; Sep 21 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff; Sep 28 at Eastern Kentucky; Oct 5 at Jacksonville State; Oct 12 vs. Murray State; Oct 19 vs. Austin Peay; Nov 2 vs. Southeast Missouri State; Nov 9 vs. Eastern Illinois; Nov 16 at UT Martin; Nov 23 at Tennessee Tech, so those games are not listed.
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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