Tyler Johnson with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2020
With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2020. Photo: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Receiver, Minnesota, 2016–⁠19

Tyler Johnson

Number
No. 6
Height
6′2″
Weight
205 lb
Class (2019)
Senior
Hometown
Minneapolis, MN
Born
Aug 25, 1998, in Minneapolis, Minnesota

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Tyler Johnson played receiver at Minnesota (2016–⁠19). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Johnson in round 5, No. 161 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,318
Receiving yards, 2019 (Minnesota, 11–⁠2)
Best game
204 yards
Vs. Auburn, bowl season 2019: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 7
In FBS in receiving yards, 2019
Drafted
No. 161
Round 5, 2020 NFL Draft (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

Career highs

12catches, career highvs. Auburn, 2019204receiving yards, career highvs. Auburn, 20193receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Georgia Southern, 2019

Honors

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Minnesota1414110.1134
2017Minnesota3567719.3767
2018Minnesota781,16915.01252
2019Minnesota861,31815.31373
Career2133,30515.53373

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksIntPDHur
2018Minnesota5400100
2019Minnesota3300000
Career8700100

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
2016Minnesota6WRFr.
2017Minnesota6WRSo.
2018Minnesota6WRJr.
2019Minnesota6WRSr.6′2″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
2016Minnesota170.45––7.6–
2017Minnesota650.8185th (n=507)0.5252.710%
2018Minnesota1210.7377th (n=497)0.5388.014%
2019Minnesota1140.9292nd (n=499)0.54104.713%

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

2019 Minnesota 13 games, 86 catches, 1,318 yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 29vs.South Dakota StateW 28–⁠21328018–
Sep 7atFresno StateW 38–⁠35471034−1
Sep 14vs.Georgia SouthernW 35–⁠3210140373–
Sep 28atPurdueW 38–⁠31873129–
Oct 5vs.IllinoisW 40–⁠17338120–
Oct 12vs.NebraskaW 34–⁠75109045–
Oct 19atRutgersW 42–⁠76130156–
Oct 26vs.MarylandW 52–⁠10437116–
Nov 9vs.Penn StateW 31–⁠267104138–
Nov 16atIowaL 19–⁠239170138–
Nov 23atNorthwesternW 38–⁠227125126–
Nov 30vs.WisconsinL 17–⁠38889118–
Jan 1 ✦vs.AuburnW 31–⁠2412204273–
2018 Minnesota 13 games, 78 catches, 1,169 yards, 12 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 30vs.New Mexico StateW 48–⁠105100233–
Sep 8vs.Fresno StateW 21–⁠14650018–
Sep 15vs.Miami (OH)W 26–⁠39133328–
Sep 22atMarylandL 13–⁠42212014–
Oct 6vs.IowaL 31–⁠486107152–
Oct 13atOhio StateL 14–⁠308119029–
Oct 20atNebraskaL 28–⁠5311184028–
Oct 26vs.IndianaW 38–⁠315102252–
Nov 3atIllinoisL 31–⁠55568031–
Nov 10vs.PurdueW 41–⁠10573135–
Nov 17vs.NorthwesternL 14–⁠24888123–
Nov 24atWisconsinW 37–⁠15476028–
Dec 26 ✦vs.Georgia TechW 34–⁠10457230–
2017 Minnesota 10 games, 35 catches, 677 yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Aug 31vs.BuffaloW 17–⁠76141161–
Sep 9atOregon StateW 48–⁠144127167–
Sep 16vs.Middle TennesseeW 34–⁠321408–
Sep 30vs.MarylandL 24–⁠31369027–
Oct 7atPurdueL 17–⁠31215112–
Oct 14vs.Michigan StateL 27–⁠308106328–
Oct 21vs.IllinoisW 24–⁠17227119–
Oct 28atIowaL 10–⁠17492063–
Nov 4atMichiganL 10–⁠33129029–
Nov 11vs.NebraskaW 54–⁠21357023–
2016 Minnesota 7 games, 14 catches, 141 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 1vs.Oregon StateW 30–⁠23331016–
Sep 10vs.Indiana StateW 58–⁠28322113–
Sep 24vs.Colorado StateW 31–⁠242805–
Oct 1atPenn StateL 26–⁠2921709–
Oct 22vs.RutgersW 34–⁠32134034–
Oct 29atIllinoisW 40–⁠172403–
Nov 12atNebraskaL 17–⁠24125025–

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2020
Height6′1⅜″
Weight206 lb
Arm length30⅞″
Hand size9″
Wingspan75″W

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

In the NFL

5 seasons, 47 games with a stat; latest team: New York Jets.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2020Tampa Bay Buccaneers10121692
2021Tampa Bay Buccaneers16363600
2023Los Angeles Rams1281
2024Los Angeles Rams11262911
2025New York Jets9121971
NFL career47881,0255

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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