Receiver, Toledo, 2015–⁠18

Diontae Johnson

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Weight
181 lb
Class (2018)
Junior
Hometown
Ruskin, FL
Born
Jul 5, 1996

Diontae Johnson played receiver at Toledo (2015–⁠18). The Pittsburgh Steelers took Johnson in round 3, No. 66 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,278
Receiving yards, 2017 (Toledo, 11–⁠3)
Best game
170 yards
At Ball State, week 9, 2017: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 4
In FBS in receiving touchdowns, 2017
Drafted
No. 66
Round 3, 2019 NFL Draft (Pittsburgh Steelers)

Career highs

10catches, career highvs. Northern Illinois, 2017170receiving yards, career highat Ball State, 20172receiving touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. Miami, 2018

Honors

Team titles: MAC champions, 2017

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Toledo1423716.9336
2017Toledo741,27817.31389
2018Toledo4976115.5880
Career1372,27616.62489

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Toledo327310–––
2017Toledo30683141021
2018Toledo164121132411
Career781,8262173432

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. 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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Toledo3WRYr 1
2016Toledo3WRYr 2
2017Toledo3WRYr 3
2018Toledo3WRJr. (Yr 4)5′11″181

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
2015Toledo230.45––10.33%
2017Toledo1020.9091st (n=507)0.5291.510%
2018Toledo870.5757th (n=497)0.5349.89%

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

2018 Toledo 13 games, 49 catches, 761 yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.VMIW 66–⁠32601117–
Sep 15vs.MiamiL 24–⁠4961192140–
Sep 22vs.NevadaW 63–⁠4446712125–
Sep 29atFresno StateL 27–⁠493210240–
Oct 6vs.Bowling GreenW 52–⁠3632611182
Oct 13atEastern MichiganL 26–⁠2844401173
Oct 20vs.BuffaloL 17–⁠3129711251
Oct 25atWestern MichiganW 51–⁠244491364–
Oct 31vs.Ball StateW 45–⁠13510002511
Nov 7atNorthern IllinoisL 15–⁠387520215–
Nov 15atKent StateW 56–⁠342160––4
Nov 23vs.Central MichiganW 51–⁠131120––1
Dec 21 ✦vs.Florida InternationalL 32–⁠356981––1
2017 Toledo 14 games, 74 catches, 1,278 yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 31vs.ElonW 47–⁠13410202116–
Sep 9atNevadaW 37–⁠244531–––
Sep 16vs.TulsaW 54–⁠5141422586–
Sep 23atMiamiL 30–⁠528662594–
Oct 7vs.Eastern MichiganW 20–⁠1589702381
Oct 14atCentral MichiganW 30–⁠1023201121
Oct 21vs.AkronW 48–⁠212311265–
Oct 26atBall StateW 58–⁠17417021161
Nov 2vs.Northern IllinoisW 27–⁠17101660––1
Nov 8atOhioL 10–⁠38914414123–
Nov 15atBowling GreenW 66–⁠373751583–
Nov 24vs.Western MichiganW 37–⁠105611126–
Dec 2vs.AkronW 45–⁠2891182–––
Dec 23 ✦vs.App StateL 0–⁠342210224–
2015 Toledo 11 games, 14 catches, 237 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 12atArkansasW 16–⁠121270245–
Sep 19vs.Iowa StateW 30–⁠23–––5119–
Sep 26vs.Arkansas StateW 37–⁠72270126–
Oct 10vs.Kent StateW 38–⁠7110267–
Oct 17vs.Eastern MichiganW 63–⁠201221471–
Oct 24atMassachusettsW 51–⁠351705117–
Nov 3vs.Northern IllinoisL 27–⁠321210478–
Nov 10atCentral MichiganW 28–⁠233631121–
Nov 17atBowling GreenW 44–⁠28–––124–
Nov 27vs.Western MichiganL 30–⁠3524115112–
Dec 22 ✦vs.TempleW 32–⁠172280251–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019
Height5′10½″
Weight183 lb
Arm length30¾″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.53 s
10-yard split1.53 sW
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill7.09 s
20-yard shuttle4.45 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 88 games with a stat; latest team: Houston Texans.

Pro Bowl: 2021 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2019

All-Pro teams: AP second team 2019.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Pittsburgh Steelers16596805
2020Pittsburgh Steelers15889237
2021Pittsburgh Steelers161071,1618
2022Pittsburgh Steelers17868820
2023Pittsburgh Steelers13517175
2024Houston Texans11333753
NFL career884244,73828

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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