Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Mississippi State
Justin Johnson
TE • 6'3" • 245 lbs • Birmingham, AL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Justin Johnson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Mississippi State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Mississippi State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas
Player Story
Justin Johnson built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a tight end from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 81, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Justin Johnson's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Mississippi State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Justin Johnson, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Mississippi State. Justin Johnson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 369
- Receptions
- 36
- Touchdowns
- 3
Quick Answers
Justin Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Mississippi State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 369
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2018 Postseason · Mississippi State
- Top game
- Arkansas
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hoover · Mississippi State
- High school pipeline
- Hoover · 53 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 81 · Senior
- 2018 Receiving yards rank
- 250 receiving yards · TE 54th (top 15%) · SEC 60th (top 27%) · National 495th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 4 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 41.5 |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 30 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 30 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 6 | 8 | 44 | 1 | 42.3 |
| 2018 Postseason | Mississippi State | 11 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 64.4 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 11 | 16 | 245 | 1 | 64.4 |
Related Context
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Justin Johnson played TE for Mississippi State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Justin Johnson recorded 369 receiving yards and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Mississippi State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason
Mississippi State paired 250 primary output with 67.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 67.9 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: Arkansas
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Postseason · Mississippi State
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
22.7
Efficiency
67.9
Usage
13.5
Consistency
44.9
Best Game by takeover score
Arkansas
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 5. Stephen F. Austin: 34. Kansas State: 37. Louisiana: 25. Kentucky: 13. Auburn: 10. LSU: 4. Texas A&M: 12. Louisiana Tech: 37. Alabama: 14. Arkansas: 59
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. Iowa: 2 by 16.7. Stephen F. Austin: 1 by 100. Kansas State: 2 by 100. Louisiana: 1 by 100. Kentucky: 2 by 43.3. Auburn: 2 by 33.3. LSU: 1 by 26.7. Texas A&M: 1 by 80. Louisiana Tech: 1 by 100. Alabama: 2 by 46.7. Arkansas: 3 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins30.6 · Games = 7 · +21.6 vs Losses
Losses9 · Games = 4 · -21.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Arkansas
Best efficiency game
100 vs Arkansas
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/1 | @ Iowa | L 22-27 | — | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 0 | 3 |
| Sat 11/17 | vs Arkansas | W 52-6 | — | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 1 | 34 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ Alabama | L 0-24 | — | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 11/3 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 45-3 | — | 1 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Texas A&M | W 28-13 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ LSU | L 3-19 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Auburn | W 23-9 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Kentucky | L 7-28 | — | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs Louisiana | W 56-10 | — | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Sat 9/8 | @ Kansas State | W 31-10 | — | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 18.50 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 63-6 | — | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
Player Story
Justin Johnson story
Justin Johnson built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a tight end from Birmingham, AL wearing No. 81, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Justin Johnson's career was his receiving role: 36 catches, 369 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Justin Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Mississippi State
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201520162016201720182018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 41 | 54.2 | 6.4 | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Mississippi State | 34 | 40 | 7.3 | -7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 34 | 40 | 7.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 44 | 42.2 | 10.2 | 10 |
| 2018 Postseason | Mississippi State | 250 | 67.9 | 13.5 | 206 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Mississippi State | 250 | 67.9 | 13.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arkansas
Week 12 · W 52-6 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
59
Receiving Yards
94.4 takeover
59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Kansas State
Week 2 · W 31-10
37
Receiving Yards
74.5 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
37 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs South Alabama
Week 1 · L 20-21
22
Receiving Yards
68.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
22 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
#4
vs Massachusetts
Week 10 · W 34-23
12
Receiving Yards
67.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
12 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#5
@ Southern Miss
Week 1 · W 34-16
17
Receiving Yards
61.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
17 receiving yards with a 56.7 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Postseason · Mississippi State
250 primary output · 67.9 efficiency · 13.5 usage
64.4
#2
2018 Regular Season · Mississippi State
64.4
250 primary · 67.9 efficiency · 13.5 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · Mississippi State
42.3
44 primary · 42.2 efficiency · 10.2 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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