Receiver, Ohio State, 2018–⁠23

Xavier Johnson

Height
6′1″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2023)
Senior
Hometown
Cincinnati, OH
Born
May 11, 1999

Xavier Johnson played receiver at Ohio State (2018–⁠23).

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2018, 2019 and 2020

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Ohio State1315111.6237
2023Ohio State1317813.7040
Career2632912.7240

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2019Ohio State1190–––
2020Ohio State1110–––
2021Ohio State4520–––
2022Ohio State122690150
2023Ohio State112500–––
Career296010150

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2019Ohio State110000
2020Ohio State100000
2021Ohio State620000
2022Ohio State630000
Career1460000

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2020Ohio State4174.307
2022Ohio State1214612.2171
2023Ohio State281906.8027
Career443538.0171

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

SeasonTeamPosClassHtWt
2018Ohio StateWRYr 1
2019Ohio StateWRYr 2
2020Ohio StateWRYr 3
2021Ohio StateWRYr 4
2022Ohio StateWRYr 5
2023Ohio StateWRSr. (Yr 6)6′1″210

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
2020Ohio State40.44––1.8–
2022Ohio State290.73––21.27%
2023Ohio State420.4513th (n=681)0.8019.06%

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 Ohio State 13 games, 13 catches, 178 yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2atIndianaW 23–⁠3–––123–
Sep 9vs.Youngstown StateW 35–⁠7160240–
Sep 16vs.Western KentuckyW 63–⁠10100240–
Sep 23atNotre DameW 17–⁠141400132–
Oct 7vs.MarylandW 37–⁠171120124–
Oct 14atPurdueW 41–⁠71210249–
Oct 21vs.Penn StateW 20–⁠12160–––
Oct 28atWisconsinW 24–⁠10––––––
Nov 4atRutgersW 35–⁠16100–––
Nov 11vs.Michigan StateW 38–⁠31310–––
Nov 18vs.MinnesotaW 37–⁠32220–––
Nov 25atMichiganL 24–⁠30190242–
Dec 29 ✦vs.MissouriL 3–⁠142310–––
2022 Ohio State 11 games, 13 catches, 151 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Notre DameW 21–⁠102341–––
Sep 10vs.Arkansas StateW 45–⁠123140–––
Sep 24vs.WisconsinW 52–⁠21––––––
Oct 1vs.RutgersW 49–⁠10––––––
Oct 8atMichigan StateW 49–⁠20––––––
Oct 29atPenn StateW 44–⁠31–––126–
Nov 5atNorthwesternW 21–⁠7–––121–
Nov 12vs.IndianaW 56–⁠1424702511
Nov 19atMarylandW 43–⁠30–––380–
Nov 26vs.MichiganL 23–⁠453130476–
Dec 31 ✦vs.GeorgiaL 41–⁠423431115–
2021 Ohio State 5 games, 6 tackles
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 11vs.OregonL 28–⁠35––––––
Sep 18vs.TulsaW 41–⁠20–––237–
Oct 2atRutgersW 52–⁠13––––––
Nov 6atNebraskaW 26–⁠17–––10–
Jan 1 ✦vs.UtahW 48–⁠45–––115–
2020 Ohio State 2 games, 17 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 24vs.NebraskaW 52–⁠17––––––
Nov 7vs.RutgersW 49–⁠27–––111–
2019 Ohio State 2 games, 1 tackle
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Oct 26vs.WisconsinW 38–⁠7––––––
Nov 16atRutgersW 56–⁠21–––119–

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2024
Height6′0¾″
Weight202 lb
Arm length32⅜″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan77⅝″
40-yard dash4.64 s
10-yard split1.59 s
Vertical jump36″
Bench press14 reps
3-cone drill7.00 s
20-yard shuttle4.33 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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