Player Dossier

2015-2018

Mississippi 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.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

11

Developing production for a tight end

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

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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Recruit Profile

Class 2015 · Rating 0.8578

Hoover · Hoover, AL

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

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2015 Regular SeasonMississippi State4541141.5
2016 PostseasonMississippi State418030
2016 Regular SeasonMississippi State4426030
2017 Regular SeasonMississippi State6844142.3
2018 PostseasonMississippi State1125064.4
2018 Regular SeasonMississippi State1116245164.4

Related Context

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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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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@ IowaL 22-27252.52.5003
Sat 11/17vs ArkansasW 52-635919.719.70134
Sat 11/10@ AlabamaL 0-242147707
Sat 11/3vs Louisiana TechW 45-31373737037
Sat 10/27vs Texas A&MW 28-131121212012
Sat 10/20@ LSUL 3-19144404
Sat 10/6vs AuburnW 23-92105507
Sat 9/22@ KentuckyL 7-282136.56.5009
Sat 9/15vs LouisianaW 56-101252525025
Sat 9/8@ Kansas StateW 31-1023718.518.50032
Sat 9/1vs Stephen F. AustinW 63-61343434034

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
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonMississippi State4154.26.4
2016 PostseasonMississippi State34407.3-7
2016 Regular SeasonMississippi State34407.30
2017 Regular SeasonMississippi State4442.210.210
2018 PostseasonMississippi State25067.913.5206
2018 Regular SeasonMississippi State25067.913.50

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

0

8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games