Receiver, Colorado State, 2015–⁠18

Olabisi Johnson

Number
No. 81
Height
6′0″
Weight
203 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Lakewood, CO
Born
Mar 17, 1997

Olabisi Johnson played receiver at Colorado State (2015–⁠18). The Minnesota Vikings took Johnson in round 7, No. 247 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
796
Receiving yards, 2018 (Colorado State, 3–⁠9)
Best game
265 yards
Vs. Idaho, bowl season 2016: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
Drafted
No. 247
Round 7, 2019 NFL Draft (Minnesota Vikings)

Career highs

7catches, career highthree times; last vs. Utah State, 2018265receiving yards, career highvs. Idaho, 20162receiving touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Hawai’i, 2018

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Colorado State2157.5113
2016Colorado State2861321.9473
2017Colorado State4159514.5248
2018Colorado State5479614.7458
Career1252,01916.21173

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2017Colorado State1230141220
2018Colorado State–––12480
Career1230261700

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2018Colorado State640000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Colorado State81WRFr.
2016Colorado State81WRSo.
2017Colorado State81WRJr.
2018Colorado State81WRSr.6′0″203

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
2015Colorado State21.29––2.6–
2016Colorado State401.0398th (n=489)0.5241.16%
2017Colorado State650.6064th (n=507)0.5239.18%
2018Colorado State720.8891st (n=497)0.5363.09%

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

2018 Colorado State 11 games, 54 catches, 796 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 25vs.Hawai’iL 34–⁠4361572–––
Aug 31vs.ColoradoL 13–⁠456821––1
Sep 8vs.ArkansasW 34–⁠275470––4
Sep 15atFloridaL 10–⁠485430–––
Sep 22vs.Illinois StateL 19–⁠3571071––3
Oct 6atSan José StateW 42–⁠302160––2
Oct 13vs.New MexicoW 20–⁠185810––1
Oct 19atBoise StateL 28–⁠562120–––
Oct 26vs.WyomingL 21–⁠345560––1
Nov 17vs.Utah StateL 24–⁠2971070–––
Nov 22atAir ForceL 19–⁠274880–––
2017 Colorado State 11 games, 41 catches, 595 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 26vs.Oregon StateW 58–⁠275660––1
Sep 1vs.ColoradoL 3–⁠176710–––
Sep 9vs.Abilene ChristianW 38–⁠103830––1
Sep 16atAlabamaL 23–⁠412150–––
Sep 30atHawai’iW 51–⁠21–––––4
Oct 7atUtah StateW 27–⁠144590––2
Oct 14vs.NevadaW 44–⁠422140––2
Oct 20atNew MexicoW 27–⁠245771––1
Nov 11vs.Boise StateL 52–⁠595440–––
Nov 18vs.San José StateW 42–⁠1434711231
Dec 16 ✦vs.MarshallL 28–⁠3161190––2
2016 Colorado State 11 games, 28 catches, 613 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 10vs.UTSAW 23–⁠143330–––
Sep 17vs.Northern ColoradoW 47–⁠213311–––
Sep 24atMinnesotaL 24–⁠31170–––
Oct 1vs.WyomingL 17–⁠382700–––
Oct 8vs.Utah StateW 31–⁠243451–––
Oct 15atBoise StateL 23–⁠281130–––
Oct 22atUNLVW 42–⁠232420–––
Nov 5vs.Fresno StateW 37–⁠02110–––
Nov 12atAir ForceL 46–⁠493880–––
Nov 19vs.New MexicoW 49–⁠31180–––
Dec 22 ✦vs.IdahoL 50–⁠6172652–––
2015 Colorado State 2 games, 2 catches, 15 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.Savannah StateW 65–⁠131131–––
Sep 19vs.ColoradoL 24–⁠27120–––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2019Pro day 2019
Height6′0½″W6′0½″
Weight204 lbW204 lb
Arm length30¾″W30¾″
Hand size10⅜″W10⅜″
40-yard dash4.51 sW4.51 s
10-yard split1.61 sW
Vertical jump38″W38″
Broad jump10′4″W10′4″
Bench press14 repsW14 reps
3-cone drill6.88 sW
20-yard shuttle4.16 sW4.16 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 22 games with a stat; latest team: Minnesota Vikings.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2019Minnesota Vikings13312943
2020Minnesota Vikings9141890
NFL career22454833

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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