Receiver, Northern Illinois, 2022–⁠24

Jalen Johnson

Number
No. 16
Height
6′3″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Aurora, IL

Jalen Johnson played receiver at Northern Illinois (2022–⁠24).

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Northern Illinois171518.9124

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Northern Illinois16WRRS
2023Northern Illinois16WRFr.
2024Northern Illinois16WRSo.6′3″205

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
2023Northern Illinois310.041st (n=681)0.801.36%

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 Northern Illinois 8 games, 17 catches, 151 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9vs.Southern IllinoisL 11–⁠1432309
Sep 16atNebraskaL 11–⁠351606
Sep 23vs.TulsaL 14–⁠22323010
Sep 30atToledoL 33–⁠35231124
Oct 21vs.Eastern MichiganW 20–⁠13424013
Oct 31atCentral MichiganL 31–⁠37227016
Nov 25atKent StateW 37–⁠27112012
Dec 23 ✦vs.Arkansas StateW 21–⁠191505

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

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