Tight end, Central Connecticut, 2021–⁠23

Naj Johnson

Number
No. 46
Height
6′3″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2023)
Freshman
Hometown
Liverpool, NY

Naj Johnson played tight end at Central Connecticut (2021–⁠23).

Career highs

89receiving yards, career highat Wagner, 2023

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Central Connecticut144.004
2022Central Connecticut1015115.1034
2023*Central Connecticut819224.0151
Career1934718.3151

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.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Central Connecticut46TEYr 1
2022Central Connecticut46TEYr 2
2023Central Connecticut46TEFr. (Yr 3)6′3″210

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
2022Central Connecticut (FCS)71.14––8.0–
2023Central Connecticut (FCS)111.43––15.7–

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 Central Connecticut 3 games, 8 catches, 192 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 9vs.StonehillL 30–⁠33264151
Oct 21atWagnerW 17–⁠3389033
Oct 26vs.Long Island UniversityL 23–⁠24339016

No box score in the source for Sep 2 vs. American International, so that game is not listed.

2022 Central Connecticut 8 games, 10 catches, 151 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 10vs.Sacred HeartL 10–⁠14112012
Sep 17atSE LouisianaL 6–⁠70110010
Oct 1atSaint FrancisL 13–⁠39114014
Oct 8vs.BrownL 20–⁠27373034
Oct 22vs.DuquesneL 6–⁠301909
Nov 5atLong Island UniversityL 20–⁠291303
Nov 12vs.MerrimackL 14–⁠201707
Nov 19atStonehillW 39–⁠14123023
2021 Central Connecticut 1 game, 1 catch, 4 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 25atMiamiL 0–⁠691404

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

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