Tight end, Louisiana, 2019–⁠23

Neal Johnson

Number
No. 9
Height
6′4″
Weight
250 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Mesquite, TX
Born
Aug 3, 2001

Neal Johnson played tight end at Louisiana (2019–⁠23).

Career highs

80receiving yards, career highvs. UL Monroe, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highvs. UL Monroe, 2023

Team titles: Sun Belt champions, 2020 and 2021

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019Louisiana11978.8219
2020Louisiana1313310.2143
2021Louisiana2228713.0155
2022Louisiana2630211.6243
2023Louisiana3038312.8540
Career1021,20211.81155

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2021Louisiana130
2022Louisiana100
2023Louisiana4440
Career6470

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2019Louisiana9TEYr 1
2020Louisiana9TEYr 2
2021Louisiana9TEYr 3
2022Louisiana9TEYr 4
2023Louisiana9TESr. (Yr 5)6′4″250

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
2019Louisiana140.71––10.0–
2020Louisiana150.69––10.4–
2021Louisiana230.93––21.34%
2022Louisiana320.8468th (n=683)0.7126.84%
2023Louisiana350.8759th (n=681)0.8030.44%

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 Louisiana 13 games, 30 catches, 383 yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 2vs.Northwestern StateW 38–⁠13338026
Sep 9atOld DominionL 31–⁠3842206
Sep 16atUABW 41–⁠21336023
Sep 23vs.BuffaloW 45–⁠381818
Sep 30atMinnesotaL 24–⁠351808
Oct 7vs.Texas StateW 34–⁠30237032
Oct 21vs.Georgia StateL 17–⁠20114014
Oct 28atSouth AlabamaW 33–⁠20217114
Nov 4atArkansas StateL 17–⁠37327015
Nov 9vs.Southern MissL 31–⁠34338020
Nov 18atTroyL 24–⁠31344140
Nov 25vs.UL MonroeW 52–⁠21367228
Dec 16 ✦vs.Jacksonville StateL 31–⁠34127027
2022 Louisiana 13 games, 26 catches, 302 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.SE LouisianaW 24–⁠7216010
Sep 10vs.Eastern MichiganW 49–⁠21337119
Sep 17atRiceL 21–⁠33120020
Sep 24atUL MonroeL 17–⁠2132009
Oct 1vs.South AlabamaL 17–⁠2021107
Oct 12atMarshallW 23–⁠13255043
Oct 22vs.Arkansas StateW 38–⁠18228115
Oct 27atSouthern MissL 24–⁠39357027
Nov 5vs.TroyL 17–⁠2321307
Nov 10vs.Georgia SouthernW 36–⁠171606
Nov 19atFlorida StateL 17–⁠49110010
Nov 26atTexas StateW 41–⁠13110010
Dec 23 ✦vs.HoustonL 16–⁠2331909
2021 Louisiana 10 games, 22 catches, 287 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 4atTexasL 18–⁠38340021
Sep 11vs.NichollsW 27–⁠24119019
Sep 16vs.OhioW 49–⁠14317011
Oct 2atSouth AlabamaW 20–⁠18118018
Oct 21atArkansas StateW 28–⁠27110010
Oct 30vs.Texas StateW 45–⁠021509
Nov 4vs.Georgia StateW 21–⁠17235020
Nov 13atTroyW 35–⁠21247040
Nov 20atLibertyW 42–⁠144618
Nov 27vs.UL MonroeW 21–⁠16380055
2020 Louisiana 5 games, 13 catches, 133 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 23atUABW 24–⁠2021309
Nov 7vs.Arkansas StateW 27–⁠20568043
Nov 14vs.South AlabamaW 38–⁠10340025
Nov 28atUL MonroeW 70–⁠2021019
Dec 26 ✦vs.UTSAW 31–⁠241202
2019 Louisiana 7 games, 11 catches, 97 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.LibertyW 35–⁠14119019
Oct 17atArkansas StateW 37–⁠20223014
Nov 2vs.Texas StateW 31–⁠31707
Nov 7atCoastal CarolinaW 48–⁠71111
Nov 16atSouth AlabamaW 37–⁠27324112
Nov 23vs.TroyW 53–⁠3215011
Dec 7atApp StateL 38–⁠451808

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

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