Receiver, Louisiana (from TCU), 2018–⁠22

John Stephens Jr.

Number
No. 7
Height
6′5″
Weight
221 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Logansport, LA
Born
Sep 23, 1999

John Stephens Jr. played receiver at TCU (2018–⁠20) and Louisiana (2021–⁠22).

Career highs

103receiving yards, career highvs. Eastern Michigan, 20222receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Ohio, 2021

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2018TCU25829.0047
2019TCU1115113.7038
2020TCU155.005
2021Louisiana1316712.8427
2022Louisiana1428420.3355
Career4166516.2755

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018TCU7WRYr 1
2019TCU7WRYr 2
2020TCU7WRYr 3
2021Louisiana7WRYr 4
2022Louisiana7WRSr. (Yr 5)6′5″221

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
2018TCU22.36––4.7–
2019TCU160.42––6.7–
2020TCU10.06––0.1–
2021Louisiana181.12––20.1–
2022Louisiana171.08––18.4–

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

2022 Louisiana 7 games, 14 catches, 284 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.Eastern MichiganW 49–⁠213103155
Oct 12atMarshallW 23–⁠13134034
Oct 27atSouthern MissL 24–⁠39222113
Nov 10vs.Georgia SouthernW 36–⁠17128128
Nov 19atFlorida StateL 17–⁠49335022
Nov 26atTexas StateW 41–⁠13115015
Dec 23 ✦vs.HoustonL 16–⁠23347018
2021 Louisiana 6 games, 13 catches, 167 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11vs.NichollsW 27–⁠24348127
Sep 16vs.OhioW 49–⁠14337222
Sep 25atGeorgia SouthernW 28–⁠20114014
Oct 12vs.App StateW 41–⁠13122022
Nov 20atLibertyW 42–⁠14216112
Dec 18 ✦vs.MarshallW 36–⁠21330012
2020 TCU 1 game, 1 catch, 5 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 10vs.Kansas StateL 14–⁠211505
2019 TCU 7 games, 11 catches, 151 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 21vs.SMUL 38–⁠41111011
Sep 28vs.KansasW 51–⁠14138038
Oct 5atIowa StateL 24–⁠49111011
Oct 19atKansas StateL 17–⁠241606
Oct 26vs.TexasW 37–⁠27332016
Nov 2atOklahoma StateL 27–⁠34113013
Nov 16atTexas TechW 33–⁠31340019
2018 TCU 2 games, 2 catches, 58 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.SouthernW 55–⁠7111011
Oct 20vs.OklahomaL 27–⁠52147047

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2023
Height6′5½″
Weight232 lb
Arm length33½″
Hand size10⅛″
40-yard dash4.67 s
10-yard split1.55 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill7.19 s
20-yard shuttle4.37 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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