Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2021UCF
Brandon Johnson
WR • 6'2" • 195 lbs • Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Brandon Johnson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
69
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
68
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Tennessee • UCF
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts
Player Story
Brandon Johnson built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Tennessee and UCF. The clearest part of Brandon Johnson's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Tennessee
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Brandon Johnson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Tennessee. Brandon Johnson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,512
- Receptions
- 116
- Touchdowns
- 14
Quick Answers
Brandon Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UCF · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,512
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 6 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
- Top game
- Massachusetts
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Brentwood Academy · Tennessee
- High school pipeline
- Pinson Valley · 20 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 565 receiving yards · WR 166th (top 17%) · American Athletic 13th (top 8%) · National 183rd (top 10%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 3 | 7 | 93 | 0 | 43.1 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 10 | 37 | 482 | 1 | 73.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 8 | 13 | 110 | 0 | 32.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 42.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 7 | 19 | 231 | 0 | 56.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCF | 12 | 38 | 565 | 11 | 71.4 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
Brandon Johnson played WR for Tennessee and UCF. Across 6 tracked seasons, Brandon Johnson recorded 1,512 receiving yards, 7 tackles, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with UCF.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Tennessee paired 482 primary output with 72.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 79.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Tennessee, UCF.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UConn
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Workbench
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2021 Regular Season · UCF
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
47.1
Efficiency
79.6
Usage
15.7
Consistency
53.7
Best Game by takeover score
UConn
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boise State: 47. Bethune-Cookman: 81. Louisville: 23. Navy: 79. East Carolina: 10. Cincinnati: 16. Memphis: 25. Temple: 43. Tulane: 73. SMU: 36. UConn: 125. South Florida: 7
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. Boise State: 5 by 62.7. Bethune-Cookman: 7 by 77.1. Louisville: 3 by 51.1. Navy: 4 by 100. East Carolina: 1 by 66.7. Cincinnati: 1 by 100. Memphis: 3 by 55.6. Temple: 3 by 95.6. Tulane: 2 by 100. SMU: 1 by 100. UConn: 7 by 100. South Florida: 1 by 46.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins51.4 · Games = 8 · +12.9 vs Losses
Losses38.5 · Games = 4 · -12.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
UConn
Best efficiency game
100 vs UConn
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | vs South Florida | W 17-13 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs UConn100 receiving yards | W 49-17 | — | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 1 | 49 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ SMU | L 28-55 | — | 1 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Tulane | W 14-10 | — | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 36.50 | 1 | 50 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Temple | W 49-7 | — | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 1 | 18 |
| Fri 10/22 | vs Memphis | W 24-7 | — | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 1 | 11 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Cincinnati | L 21-56 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 10/9 | vs East Carolina | W 20-16 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Navy2+ TD | L 30-34 | — | 4 | 79 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 2 | 23 |
| Fri 9/17 | @ Louisville | L 35-42 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Bethune-Cookman | W 63-14 | — | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 11.60 | 1 | 22 |
| Thu 9/2 | vs Boise State | W 36-31 | — | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 1 | 12 |
Player Story
Brandon Johnson story
Brandon Johnson built his college career from 2016 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Fort Lauderdale, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Tennessee and UCF. The clearest part of Brandon Johnson's career was his receiving role: 116 catches, 1,512 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 tackles and 24 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Brandon Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Tennessee
2016-2020
Opening stop
- 2
UCF
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
201620172018201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Tennessee | 93 | 77.3 | 10.9 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Tennessee | 482 | 72.9 | 23.3 | 389 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Tennessee | 110 | 44.4 | 11.7 | -372 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tennessee | 31 | 80 | 8.6 | -79 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tennessee | 231 | 72.6 | 14.9 | 200 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UCF | 565 | 79.6 | 15.7 | 334 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Massachusetts
Week 4 · W 17-13
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
123
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
123 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs UConn
Week 12 · W 49-17
125
Receiving Yards
99.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
125 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs Vanderbilt
Week 13 · L 24-42 · Conference game
107
Receiving Yards
95.7 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
107 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs UTEP
Week 3 · W 24-0
51
Receiving Yards
95 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
51 receiving yards with a 85 efficiency score.
#5
vs Tennessee Tech
Week 10 · W 55-0
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Receiving Yards
87 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
64 receiving yards with a 85.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Tennessee
482 primary output · 72.9 efficiency · 23.3 usage
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#2
2021 Regular Season · UCF
71.4
565 primary · 79.6 efficiency · 15.7 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Tennessee
56.3
231 primary · 72.6 efficiency · 14.9 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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