Receiver, Marshall, 2016–21
Willie Johnson
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 176 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Fort Myers, FL
- Born
- Dec 23, 1996
Willie Johnson played receiver at Marshall (2016–21).
Career highs
8catches, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 2020140receiving yards, career highat Florida Atlantic, 20212receiving touchdowns, career highvs. Middle Tennessee, 2020Receiving
Returns
Rushing
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Marshall | 1 | WR | Yr 1 | ||
| 2017 | Marshall | 1 | WR | Yr 2 | ||
| 2018 | Marshall | 1 | WR | Yr 3 | ||
| 2019 | Marshall | 1 | WR | Yr 4 | ||
| 2020 | Marshall | 1 | WR | Yr 5 | ||
| 2021 | Marshall | 1 | WR | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′0″ | 176 |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Marshall | 4 | 0.18 | – | – | 0.7 | – |
| 2017 | Marshall | 57 | 0.45 | 38th (n=507) | 0.52 | 25.5 | 7% |
| 2018 | Marshall | 31 | -0.25 | 1st (n=497) | 0.53 | -7.8 | 4% |
| 2019 | Marshall | 34 | 0.78 | 82nd (n=499) | 0.54 | 26.3 | 4% |
| 2020 | Marshall | 32 | 0.44 | 36th (n=346) | 0.55 | 14.1 | 6% |
| 2021 | Marshall | 34 | 0.42 | 18th (n=410) | 0.67 | 14.3 | 6% |
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
2021 Marshall 13 games, 32 catches, 625 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Navy | W 49–7 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 11 | vs. North Carolina Central | W 44–10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 18 | vs. East Carolina | L 38–42 | 3 | 66 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at App State | L 30–31 | 2 | 50 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 2 | at Middle Tennessee | L 28–34 | 5 | 76 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 9 | vs. Old Dominion | W 20–13 | 3 | 63 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 15 | at North Texas | W 49–21 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Florida International | W 38–0 | 4 | 43 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 6 | at Florida Atlantic | W 28–13 | 5 | 140 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs. UAB | L 14–21 | 3 | 36 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 20 | at Charlotte | W 49–28 | 2 | 65 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Western Kentucky | L 21–53 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dec 18 ✦ | vs. Louisiana | L 21–36 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
2020 Marshall 8 games, 18 catches, 268 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Eastern Kentucky | W 59–0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 19 | vs.App State | W 17–7 | 2 | 33 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | atWestern Kentucky | W 38–14 | 2 | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | at Louisiana Tech | W 35–17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. Massachusetts | W 51–10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 42–14 | 8 | 137 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Dec 5 | vs. Rice | L 0–20 | 2 | 32 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 18 | vs.UAB | L 13–22 | 1 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – |
2019 Marshall 12 games, 13 catches, 349 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. VMI | W 56–17 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 37 | – |
| Sep 6 | at Boise State | L 7–14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 24 | – |
| Sep 14 | vs. Ohio | W 33–31 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. Cincinnati | L 14–52 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 86 | – |
| Oct 5 | atMiddle Tennessee | L 13–24 | 3 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 15 | – |
| Oct 12 | vs.Old Dominion | W 31–17 | 1 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 18 | atFlorida Atlantic | W 36–31 | 1 | 60 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs.Western Kentucky | W 26–23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 2 | atRice | W 20–7 | 2 | 47 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 15 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 31–10 | 1 | 18 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 23 | atCharlotte | L 13–24 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. UCF | L 25–48 | 1 | 70 | 1 | – | – | – |
2018 Marshall 11 games, 11 catches, 109 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Miami (OH) | W 35–28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 8 | vs.Eastern Kentucky | W 32–16 | 1 | 17 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. NC State | L 20–37 | 1 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 29 | atWestern Kentucky | W 20–17 | 1 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | – |
| Oct 5 | vs.Middle Tennessee | L 24–34 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 120 | – |
| Oct 13 | atOld Dominion | W 42–20 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 20 | vs.Florida Atlantic | W 31–7 | 1 | −3 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | vs.Charlotte | W 30–13 | – | – | – | 1 | 33 | – |
| Nov 17 | vs. UTSA | W 23–0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 24 | atFlorida International | W 28–25 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 32 | – |
| Dec 20 ✦ | at South Florida | W 38–20 | 1 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
2017 Marshall 11 games, 36 catches, 443 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 31–26 | 7 | 88 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 9 | atNC State | L 20–37 | 4 | 20 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 16 | vs. Kent State | W 21–0 | 3 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 30 | atCincinnati | W 38–21 | 2 | 37 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Oct 7 | atCharlotte | W 14–3 | 2 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 20 | atMiddle Tennessee | W 38–10 | 3 | 55 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs.Florida International | L 30–41 | 1 | 15 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 3 | atFlorida Atlantic | L 25–30 | 3 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 11 | vs.Western Kentucky | W 30–23 | 4 | 48 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 18 | atUTSA | L 7–9 | 1 | 14 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. Southern Miss | L 27–28 | 6 | 86 | 1 | – | – | – |
2016 Marshall 4 games, 4 catches, 52 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Morgan State | W 62–0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 17 | vs. Akron | L 38–65 | 1 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. Louisville | L 28–59 | – | – | – | 1 | 34 | – |
| Oct 1 | at Pittsburgh | L 27–43 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 51 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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