Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Tulsa
Josh Johnson
WR • 5'11" • 171 lbs • Little Rock, AR, USA
Alpha targetExplosive finisher
Josh Johnson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a receiver
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Tulsa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State • Tulsa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Temple
Player Story
Josh Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 4, spending time with Iowa State and Tulsa. The clearest part of Josh Johnson's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Josh Johnson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Tulsa. Josh Johnson reads as a alpha target based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,110
- Receptions
- 165
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
Josh Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulsa · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,110
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Tulsa
- Top game
- Temple
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Central Arkansas Christian · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Central Arkansas Christian · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 4 · Senior
- 2021 Receiving yards rank
- 1,114 receiving yards · WR 24th (top 3%) · American Athletic 3rd (top 2%) · National 25th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 48.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tulsa | 11 | 44 | 495 | 1 | 62.7 |
| 2020 Postseason | Tulsa | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 63.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tulsa | 9 | 36 | 486 | 6 | 63.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Tulsa | 13 | 8 | 129 | 1 | 84.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tulsa | 13 | 75 | 985 | 5 | 84.4 |
Related Context
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Josh Johnson played WR for Iowa State and Tulsa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Josh Johnson recorded 1 rushing yards, 2,110 receiving yards, and 2 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Tulsa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Tulsa paired 1,114 primary output with 76.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 76.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa State, Tulsa.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Temple
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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2021 Postseason · Tulsa
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
85.7
Efficiency
76.9
Usage
35.5
Consistency
60.5
Best Game by takeover score
Temple
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Old Dominion: 129. UC Davis: 34. Oklahoma State: 34. Ohio State: 149. Arkansas State: 127. Houston: 24. Memphis: 140. South Florida: 74. Navy: 18. Cincinnati: 65. Tulane: 44. Temple: 159. SMU: 117
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. Old Dominion: 8 by 100. UC Davis: 4 by 56.7. Oklahoma State: 3 by 75.6. Ohio State: 8 by 100. Arkansas State: 9 by 94.1. Houston: 3 by 53.3. Memphis: 8 by 100. South Florida: 8 by 61.7. Navy: 2 by 60. Cincinnati: 7 by 61.9. Tulane: 8 by 36.7. Temple: 9 by 100. SMU: 6 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins112.9 · Games = 7 · +58.9 vs Losses
Losses54 · Games = 6 · -58.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Temple
Best efficiency game
100 vs Old Dominion
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/20 | vs Old Dominion100 receiving yards · High volume | W 30-17 | — | 8 | 129 | 16.1 | 16.10 | 1 | 43 |
| Sat 11/27 | @ SMU100 receiving yards | W 34-31 | — | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 1 | 40 |
| Sat 11/20 | vs Temple100 receiving yards · High volume | W 44-10 | — | 9 | 159 | 17.7 | 17.70 | 1 | 42 |
| Sat 11/13 | @ TulaneHigh volume | W 20-13 | — | 8 | 44 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 11/6 | @ Cincinnati | L 20-28 | — | 7 | 65 | 7.9 | 9.30 | 0 | 20 |
| Fri 10/29 | vs Navy | L 17-20 | — | 2 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 10/16 | @ South FloridaHigh volume | W 32-31 | — | 8 | 74 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 1 | 13 |
| Sun 10/10 | vs Memphis100 receiving yards · High volume | W 35-29 | — | 8 | 140 | 15.7 | 17.50 | 1 | 63 |
| Fri 10/1 | vs Houston | L 10-45 | — | 3 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Arkansas State100 receiving yards · High volume | W 41-34 | — | 9 | 127 | 14.1 | 14.10 | 0 | 29 |
| Sat 9/18 | @ Ohio State100 receiving yards · High volume | L 20-41 | — | 8 | 149 | 16.4 | 18.60 | 1 | 31 |
| Sat 9/11 | @ Oklahoma State | L 23-28 | — | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 27 |
| Thu 9/2 | vs UC Davis | L 17-19 | — | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 14 |
Player Story
Josh Johnson story
Josh Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a wide receiver from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 4, spending time with Iowa State and Tulsa. The clearest part of Josh Johnson's career was his receiving role: 165 catches, 2,110 receiving yards, 13 touchdowns, and 1 rushing yard across 34 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2021 with Tulsa. 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 1 rushing yard, 2 tackles, and 31 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 34 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Iowa State and Tulsa.
The arc is straightforward: Josh 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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- 1
Iowa State
2017-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Tulsa
2019-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Iowa State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Iowa State | 11 | 73.3 | 5.6 | 11 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Tulsa | 495 | 70.1 | 18.7 | 484 |
| 2020 Postseason | Tulsa | 490 | 70 | 21.7 | -5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Tulsa | 490 | 70 | 21.7 | 0 |
| 2021 Postseason | Tulsa | 1,114 | 76.9 | 35.5 | 624 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Tulsa | 1,114 | 76.9 | 35.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Temple
Week 12 · W 44-10 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
159
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
159 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Memphis
Week 6 · W 35-29 · Conference game
140
Receiving Yards
96 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
140 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
vs SMU
Week 11 · W 28-24 · Conference game
101
Receiving Yards
94.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
101 receiving yards with a 84.2 efficiency score.
#4
vs Old Dominion
Week 1 · W 30-17 · Postseason
129
Receiving Yards
93.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
129 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Ohio State
Week 3 · L 20-41
149
Receiving Yards
93.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
149 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Tulsa
1,114 primary output · 76.9 efficiency · 35.5 usage
84.4
#2
2021 Regular Season · Tulsa
84.4
1,114 primary · 76.9 efficiency · 35.5 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Tulsa
63.7
490 primary · 70 efficiency · 21.7 usage
Milestones
7
100+ receiving yards
9
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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