Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017East Carolina
Quay Johnson
WR • 5'10" • 184 lbs • Knightdale, NC, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Quay Johnson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
54
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
69
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Virginia Tech
Player Story
Quay Johnson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Knightdale, NC wearing No. 23, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Quay Johnson's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- East Carolina
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Quay Johnson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · East Carolina. Quay Johnson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,215
- Receptions
- 129
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
Quay Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Carolina · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,215
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 40 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · East Carolina
- Top game
- Virginia Tech
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Knightdale · East Carolina
- High school pipeline
- Knightdale · 3 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 464 receiving yards · WR 234th (top 24%) · American Athletic 28th (top 17%) · National 262nd (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | East Carolina | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 31.2 |
| 2014 Regular Season | East Carolina | 6 | 8 | 52 | 0 | 31.2 |
| 2015 Regular Season | East Carolina | 12 | 16 | 134 | 1 | 32.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | East Carolina | 12 | 57 | 560 | 3 | 66.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | East Carolina | 10 | 47 | 464 | 3 | 68.1 |
Related Context
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Quay Johnson played WR for East Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Quay Johnson recorded 36 rushing yards, 1,215 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
East Carolina paired 464 primary output with 68.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 68.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · East Carolina
Games
10
Receiving Yards / G
46.4
Efficiency
68.2
Usage
18.1
Consistency
61.1
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. James Madison: 28. West Virginia: 30. Virginia Tech: 27. UConn: 60. South Florida: 48. Temple: 51. UCF: 35. BYU: 51. Houston: 115. Tulane: 19
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. James Madison: 3 by 62.2. West Virginia: 4 by 50. Virginia Tech: 1 by 100. UConn: 6 by 66.7. South Florida: 4 by 80. Temple: 3 by 100. UCF: 4 by 58.3. BYU: 5 by 68. Houston: 14 by 54.8. Tulane: 3 by 42.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins55.5 · Games = 2 · +11.4 vs Losses
Losses44.1 · Games = 8 · -11.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
100 vs Temple
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/12 | vs Tulane | L 24-31 | — | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 6.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 11/4 | @ Houston100 receiving yards · High volume | L 27-52 | — | 14 | 115 | 7.9 | 8.20 | 1 | 21 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs BYU | W 33-17 | — | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 10/14 | @ UCF | L 21-63 | — | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 0 | 15 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Temple | L 10-34 | — | 3 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 9/30 | vs South Florida | L 31-61 | — | 4 | 48 | 8.4 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Sun 9/24 | @ UConn | W 41-38 | — | 6 | 60 | 9.3 | 10 | 0 | 22 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Virginia Tech | L 17-64 | — | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 9/9 | @ West Virginia | L 20-56 | — | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs James Madison | L 14-34 | — | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 16 |
Player Story
Quay Johnson story
Quay Johnson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a wide receiver from Knightdale, NC wearing No. 23, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Quay Johnson's career was his receiving role: 129 catches, 1,215 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 36 rushing yards across 40 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with East Carolina. 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 36 rushing yards, 1 tackle, and 991 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 40 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across East Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: Quay Johnson 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
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East Carolina
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Postseason | East Carolina | 57 | 40 | 4.9 | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | East Carolina | 57 | 40 | 4.9 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | East Carolina | 134 | 49.3 | 9.5 | 77 |
| 2016 Regular Season | East Carolina | 560 | 60.8 | 16.5 | 426 |
| 2017 Regular Season | East Carolina | 464 | 68.2 | 18.1 | -96 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Virginia Tech
Week 4 · W 35-28
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
90.4 takeover
55 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Houston
Week 10 · L 27-52 · Conference game
115
Receiving Yards
80.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
115 receiving yards with a 54.8 efficiency score.
#3
vs UCF
Week 5 · L 29-47 · Conference game
110
Receiving Yards
79.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
110 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Tulsa
Week 10 · L 24-45 · Conference game
96
Receiving Yards
79.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
96 receiving yards with a 71.1 efficiency score.
#5
vs SMU
Week 11 · L 31-55 · Conference game
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Receiving Yards
74.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
75 receiving yards with a 62.5 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · East Carolina
464 primary output · 68.2 efficiency · 18.1 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · East Carolina
66.9
560 primary · 60.8 efficiency · 16.5 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · East Carolina
32.3
134 primary · 49.3 efficiency · 9.5 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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