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Player Dossier
2008-2011UNLV
Michael Johnson
WR • 5'8" • Suisun, CA, USA
Alpha targetPossession profile
Michael Johnson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
27
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
29
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
41
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · UNLV
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UNLV
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
Player Story
Michael Johnson built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Suisun, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Michael Johnson's career was his receiving role: 31...
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- Committed To
- Weber State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Michael Johnson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Regular Season · UNLV. Michael Johnson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 285
- Receptions
- 31
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Michael Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UNLV · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 285
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 15 games
- Best season
- 2008 Regular Season · UNLV
- Top game
- Boise State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Layton · Weber State
- High school pipeline
- Layton · 5 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2011
- 2011 Receiving yards rank
- 285 receiving yards · WR 320th (top 40%) · Mountain West 22nd (top 20%) · National 394th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | UNLV | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| 2009 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2010 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2011 Regular Season | UNLV | 12 | 31 | 285 | 1 | 76.3 |
Related Context
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Michael Johnson played WR for UNLV. Across 4 tracked seasons, Michael Johnson recorded 43 rushing yards, 285 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with UNLV.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Regular Season
UNLV paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 62 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boise State
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Regular Season · UNLV
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
23.8
Efficiency
62
Usage
24.8
Consistency
60.4
Best Game by takeover score
Boise State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 51. Washington State: 35. Hawai'i: 21. Southern Utah: 5. Nevada: 0. Wyoming: 23. Colorado State: 27. Boise State: 50. New Mexico: 10. Air Force: 6. San Diego State: 40. TCU: 17
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 7 by 48.6. Washington State: 5 by 46.7. Hawai'i: 2 by 70. Southern Utah: 1 by 33.3. Wyoming: 2 by 76.7. Colorado State: 2 by 90. Boise State: 3 by 100. New Mexico: 1 by 66.7. Air Force: 1 by 40. San Diego State: 5 by 53.3. TCU: 2 by 56.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins24 · Games = 2 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses23.7 · Games = 10 · -0.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Boise State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Boise State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/3 | @ TCU | L 9-56 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 11/27 | vs San Diego State | L 14-31 | — | 5 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Air Force | L 17-45 | — | 1 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sun 11/13 | @ New Mexico | L 14-21 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 11/6 | vs Boise State | L 21-48 | — | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 1 | 33 |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Colorado State | W 38-35 | — | 2 | 27 | 18.3 | 13.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Wyoming | L 14-41 | — | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 0 | 19 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Nevada | L 0-37 | — | — | — | 2.7 | — | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Southern Utah | L 16-41 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Hawai'i | W 40-20 | — | 2 | 21 | 4.8 | 10.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Washington State | L 7-59 | — | 5 | 35 | 5.8 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Fri 9/2 | @ Wisconsin | L 17-51 | — | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 0 | 14 |
Player Story
Michael Johnson story
Michael Johnson built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a wide receiver from Suisun, CA wearing No. 7, spending time with UNLV. The clearest part of Michael Johnson's career was his receiving role: 31 catches, 285 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 43 rushing yards across 15 career games in the available record. His career also includes 43 rushing yards and 61 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Michael Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
UNLV
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | UNLV | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2011 Regular Season | UNLV | 285 | 62 | 24.8 | 285 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Boise State
Week 10 · L 21-48 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
50
Receiving Yards
89.8 takeover
50 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Wisconsin
Week 1 · L 17-51
51
Receiving Yards
82.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
51 receiving yards with a 48.6 efficiency score.
#3
vs San Diego State
Week 13 · L 14-31 · Conference game
40
Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 53.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ Washington State
Week 2 · L 7-59
35
Receiving Yards
71.8 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
35 receiving yards with a 46.7 efficiency score.
#5
vs Colorado State
Week 9 · W 38-35 · Conference game
27
Receiving Yards
67.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Regular Season · UNLV
0 primary output · — efficiency · — usage
100
#2
2011 Regular Season · UNLV
76.3
285 primary · 62 efficiency · 24.8 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · UNLV
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
0
2+ TD games
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