Player Dossier

2014-2018

Ohio State

Johnnie Dixon

WR • 5'11" • 198 lbs • West Palm Beach, FL, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Johnnie Dixon reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

12%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

56

Solid production for a receiver

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

49

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Ohio State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Ohio State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Player Story

Johnnie Dixon built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from West Palm Beach, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Johnnie Dixon's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2014 · Rating 0.9644

Dwyer · Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Committed To
Ohio State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Johnnie Dixon, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Ohio State. Johnnie Dixon reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
1,146
Receptions
67
Touchdowns
17

Quick Answers

Johnnie Dixon quick answers

Latest team and position
Ohio State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
1,146
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Ohio State
Top game
Nebraska
Recruit profile
4-star · Dwyer · Ohio State
High school pipeline
Dwyer · 49 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 1 · Senior
2018 Receiving yards rank
669 receiving yards · WR 127th (top 13%) · Big Ten 13th (top 6%) · National 134th (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonOhio State1-0050.1
2015 Regular SeasonOhio State1129058.7
2016 Regular SeasonOhio State3626123.9
2017 Regular SeasonOhio State918422858.9
2018 PostseasonOhio State13227167.8
2018 Regular SeasonOhio State1340642767.8

Related Context

Johnnie Dixon played WR for Ohio State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Johnnie Dixon recorded 25 rushing yards, 1,146 receiving yards, and 6 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Ohio State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Ohio State paired 669 primary output with 82.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 82.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Postseason · Ohio State

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

51.5

Efficiency

82.4

Usage

12.4

Consistency

47.4

Best Game by takeover score

Nebraska

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington: 27. Oregon State: 10. Rutgers: 89. TCU: 39. Tulane: 7. Penn State: 0. Indiana: 73. Minnesota: 8. Purdue: 58. Nebraska: 96. Maryland: 102. Michigan: 31. Northwestern: 129

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 2 by 90. Oregon State: 1 by 66.7. Rutgers: 4 by 100. TCU: 4 by 65. Tulane: 1 by 46.7. Indiana: 5 by 97.3. Minnesota: 2 by 26.7. Purdue: 4 by 96.7. Nebraska: 5 by 100. Maryland: 6 by 100. Michigan: 1 by 100. Northwestern: 7 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins50.9 · Games = 12 · -7.1 vs Losses
Losses58 · Games = 1 · +7.1 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

100 vs Northwestern

Result
Tue 1/1vs WashingtonW 28-2322713.513.50119
Sun 12/2vs Northwestern100 receiving yardsW 45-24712918.418.40163
Sat 11/24vs MichiganW 62-391313131131
Sat 11/17@ Maryland100 receiving yardsW 52-5161021717035
Sat 11/3vs NebraskaW 36-3159619.219.20142
Sat 10/20@ PurdueL 20-4945814.514.50132
Sat 10/13vs MinnesotaW 30-14284407
Sat 10/6vs IndianaW 49-2657314.614.60139
Sat 9/29@ Penn StateW 27-26
Sat 9/22vs TulaneW 49-6177707
Sun 9/16@ TCUW 40-284399.89.80020
Sat 9/8vs Rutgers2+ TDW 52-348922.322.30244
Sat 9/1vs Oregon StateW 77-311101010010

Player Story

Johnnie Dixon story

Johnnie Dixon built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a wide receiver from West Palm Beach, FL wearing No. 1, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Johnnie Dixon's career was his receiving role: 67 catches, 1,146 receiving yards, 16 touchdowns, and 25 rushing yards across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Ohio State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 25 rushing yards, 6 tackles, and 240 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State.

The arc is straightforward: Johnnie Dixon moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    Ohio State

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201420152016201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonOhio State00.1
2015 Regular SeasonOhio State291009.129
2016 Regular SeasonOhio State2624.47.8-3
2017 Regular SeasonOhio State42291.99.3396
2018 PostseasonOhio State66982.412.4247
2018 Regular SeasonOhio State66982.412.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Nebraska

Week 10 · W 36-31 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

96

Receiving Yards

89 takeover

96 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Northwestern

Week 14 · W 45-24 · Conference game

129

Receiving Yards

88.9 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

129 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Maryland

Week 12 · W 52-51 · Conference game

102

Receiving Yards

83.5 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

102 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Rutgers

Week 5 · W 56-0 · Conference game

115

Receiving Yards

83.3 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

115 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

@ Iowa

Week 10 · L 24-55 · Conference game

81

Receiving Yards

81.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

81 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Ohio State

669 primary output · 82.4 efficiency · 12.4 usage

67.8

#2

2018 Regular Season · Ohio State

67.8

669 primary · 82.4 efficiency · 12.4 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · Ohio State

58.9

422 primary · 91.9 efficiency · 9.3 usage

Milestones

3

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games