Receiver, Florida Atlantic (from Buffalo), 2019–⁠24

Marlyn Johnson

Lettered 2021–⁠23 at Buffalo (school media guide)

Number
No. 11
Height
6′4″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Ambler, PA

Marlyn Johnson played receiver at Buffalo (2019–⁠23) and Florida Atlantic (2024).

Career highs

7catches, career highvs. Fordham, 2023105receiving yards, career highvs. Fordham, 20232receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Fordham, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Buffalo36722.3033
2021Buffalo34414.7126
2022Buffalo161277.9018
2023Buffalo4049512.4480
2024Florida Atlantic171699.9022
Career7990211.4580

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Buffalo11WRYr 1
2020Buffalo11WRYr 2
2021Buffalo11WRYr 3
2022Buffalo11WRYr 4
2023Buffalo11WRYr 5
2024Florida Atlantic11WRSr. (Yr 6)6′4″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
2019Buffalo41.35––5.4–
2021Buffalo31.67––5.0–
2022Buffalo160.53––8.5–
2023Buffalo450.6834th (n=681)0.8030.76%
2024Florida Atlantic220.39––8.74%

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 Florida Atlantic 9 games, 17 catches, 169 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.ArmyL 7–⁠24435011
Sep 14vs.Florida InternationalW 38–⁠201606
Sep 21atUConnL 14–⁠481404
Sep 28vs.WagnerW 41–⁠10224018
Oct 12vs.North TexasL 37–⁠41110010
Nov 1vs.South FloridaL 21–⁠44117017
Nov 7atEast CarolinaL 14–⁠49342022
Nov 16atTempleL 15–⁠18215010
Nov 23vs.CharlotteL 27–⁠3921609
2023 Buffalo 12 games, 40 catches, 495 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2atWisconsinL 17–⁠3842909
Sep 9vs.FordhamL 37–⁠407105236
Sep 16vs.LibertyL 27–⁠5521017
Sep 23atLouisianaL 38–⁠45231119
Sep 30atAkronW 13–⁠10433010
Oct 7vs.Central MichiganW 37–⁠13420011
Oct 14vs.Bowling GreenL 14–⁠241606
Oct 21atKent StateW 24–⁠6564032
Oct 31atToledoL 13–⁠31324013
Nov 7vs.OhioL 10–⁠2031306
Nov 15atMiami (OH)L 10–⁠23180080
Nov 21vs.Eastern MichiganL 11–⁠24480039
2022 Buffalo 9 games, 16 catches, 127 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3atMarylandL 10–⁠31111011
Sep 10vs.Holy CrossL 31–⁠37110010
Sep 17atCoastal CarolinaL 26–⁠38448018
Sep 24atEastern MichiganW 50–⁠3121006
Oct 15atMassachusettsW 34–⁠7113013
Nov 1atOhioL 24–⁠452708
Nov 9atCentral MichiganL 27–⁠3131909
Nov 26vs.Kent StateL 27–⁠301404
Dec 27 ✦vs.Georgia SouthernW 23–⁠211505
2021 Buffalo 3 games, 3 catches, 44 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.WagnerW 69–⁠7126126
Sep 18vs.Coastal CarolinaL 25–⁠281505
Oct 16vs.OhioW 27–⁠26113013
2019 Buffalo 2 games, 3 catches, 67 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29vs.Robert MorrisW 38–⁠10127027
Sep 14atLibertyL 17–⁠35240033

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

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