Player Career

Diontae Johnson Career Story

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Player Story

Diontae Johnson story

Diontae Johnson built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a wide receiver from Ruskin, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Toledo. The clearest part of Diontae Johnson's career was his receiving role: 137 catches, 2,276 receiving yards, 24 touchdowns, and 26 rushing yards across 38 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with Toledo. 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 26 rushing yards and 2,169 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 38 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Toledo.

The arc is straightforward: Diontae 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

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

  1. 1

    Toledo

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2015201520162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonToledo23781.97.6
2015 Regular SeasonToledo23781.97.60
2016 Regular SeasonToledo0-237
2017 PostseasonToledo1,27890.227.41,278
2017 Regular SeasonToledo1,27890.227.40
2018 PostseasonToledo76180.222.8-517
2018 Regular SeasonToledo76180.222.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ball State

Week 9 · W 58-17 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

170

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

170 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Miami

Week 3 · L 24-49

119

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

119 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Northern Illinois

Week 10 · W 27-17 · Conference game

166

Receiving Yards

99.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

166 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

@ Ohio

Week 11 · L 10-38 · Conference game

144

Receiving Yards

94.9 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

144 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Buffalo

Week 8 · L 17-31 · Conference game

97

Receiving Yards

92.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

97 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Toledo

1,278 primary output · 90.2 efficiency · 27.4 usage

86.9

#2

2017 Regular Season · Toledo

86.9

1,278 primary · 90.2 efficiency · 27.4 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · Toledo

69.9

761 primary · 80.2 efficiency · 22.8 usage

Milestones

8

100+ receiving yards

5

8+ catch outings

5

2+ TD games