Receiver, VMI, 2020–⁠24

V.J. Johnson

Number
No. 19
Height
5′10″
Weight
165 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Virginia Beach, VA

V.J. Johnson played receiver at VMI (2020–⁠24).

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021VMI13232.0032
2022VMI4276.8010
2023VMI111079.7225
2024*VMI4123.004
Career201788.9232

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
2021VMI19WRYr 1
2022VMI19WRYr 2
2023VMI19WRYr 3
2024VMI19WRSo. (Yr 4)5′10″165

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
2021VMI (FCS)13.79––3.8–
2022VMI (FCS)30.06––0.2–
2023VMI (FCS)90.90––8.1–
2024VMI (FCS)3-0.24––-0.7–

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

2024 VMI 2 games, 4 catches, 12 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Aug 29atWilliam & MaryL 7–⁠411303
Sep 7vs.BucknellL 28–⁠353904
2023 VMI 6 games, 11 catches, 107 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.DavidsonW 12–⁠7125125
Sep 9atBucknellL 13–⁠21432118
Sep 16atNC StateL 7–⁠451303
Sep 23vs.WoffordW 17–⁠141909
Sep 30atMercerL 3–⁠38438016
Oct 14atThe CitadelW 17–⁠13––––
2022 VMI 4 games, 4 catches, 27 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 15atChattanoogaL 13–⁠411606
Oct 29vs.MercerL 14–⁠551808
Nov 5atSamfordL 15–⁠341303
Nov 19vs.The CitadelL 22–⁠26110010
2021 VMI 1 game, 1 catch, 32 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 11atKent StateL 10–⁠60132032

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

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