Player Dossier

2018-2023

Northwestern

Cam Johnson

WR • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Brentwood, TN, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

Cam Johnson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

5%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

17

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

7

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

29

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northwestern

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Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Vanderbilt • Arizona State • Northwestern
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Player Story

Cam Johnson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Brentwood, TN wearing No. 14, spending time with Arizona State, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Cam Johnson's...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.9381

St. Bernard · Playa Del Rey, CA

Committed To
Arizona State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Cam Johnson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northwestern. Cam Johnson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,015
Receptions
187
Touchdowns
16

Quick Answers

Cam Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
Northwestern · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,015
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 55 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Northwestern
Top game
Illinois
Recruit profile
4-star · St. Bernard · Arizona State
High school pipeline
St. Bernard · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 14 · Senior
2023 Receiving yards rank
715 receiving yards · WR 99th (top 10%) · Big Ten 8th (top 4%) · National 100th (top 5%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2018 Regular SeasonVanderbilt4445036.5
2019 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1230316353
2020 Regular SeasonVanderbilt955528372.2
2021 Regular SeasonVanderbilt1134327456.5
2022 Regular SeasonArizona State61084035.3
2023 PostseasonNorthwestern13431181.3
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern1350684581.3

Related Context

Transfer Portal History

Matched portal movement

SeasonPathMovementValueDate
2023Arizona State to NorthwesternP4 to P479.8Dec 8, 2022
2022Vanderbilt to Arizona StateP4 to P480.5Nov 30, 2021

Cam Johnson played WR for Vanderbilt, Arizona State, and Northwestern. Across 6 tracked seasons, Cam Johnson recorded 41 passing yards, 8 rushing yards, and 2,015 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Northwestern.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Northwestern paired 715 primary output with 78.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 55.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Vanderbilt, Arizona State, Northwestern.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

Loss 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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2022 Regular Season · Arizona State

Games

6

Receiving Yards / G

14

Efficiency

55.1

Usage

10.5

Consistency

39.3

Best Game by takeover score

Washington State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma State: 0. Utah: 8. USC: 9. Stanford: 9. Washington State: 32. Oregon State: 26

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. Utah: 2 by 26.7. USC: 1 by 60. Stanford: 1 by 60. Washington State: 3 by 71.1. Oregon State: 3 by 57.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

First Half5.7 · Games = 3 · -16.7 vs Second Half
Second Half22.3 · Games = 3 · +16.7 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Washington State

Best efficiency game

71.1 vs Washington State

Result
Sat 11/19vs Oregon StateL 7-313268.78.70015
Sat 11/12@ Washington StateL 18-2833210.710.70016
Sat 10/22@ StanfordL 14-15199909
Sun 10/2@ USCL 25-42199909
Sun 9/25vs UtahL 13-34284405
Sat 9/10@ Oklahoma StateL 17-34

Player Story

Cam Johnson story

Cam Johnson built his college career from 2018 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Brentwood, TN wearing No. 14, spending time with Arizona State, Northwestern, and Vanderbilt. The clearest part of Cam Johnson's career was his receiving role: 187 catches, 2,015 receiving yards, 16 touchdowns, and 8 rushing yards across 55 career games in the available record. His career also includes 41 passing yards, 8 rushing yards, and 4 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cam 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.

  1. 1

    Vanderbilt

    2018-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Arizona State

    2022

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    Northwestern

    2023

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2018201920202021202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonVanderbilt4571.15.8
2019 Regular SeasonVanderbilt31663.915.3271
2020 Regular SeasonVanderbilt52865.128.3212
2021 Regular SeasonVanderbilt3276316.7-201
2022 Regular SeasonArizona State8455.110.5-243
2023 PostseasonNorthwestern71578.223.6631
2023 Regular SeasonNorthwestern71578.223.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Illinois

Week 13 · W 45-43 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

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Receiving Yards

99.1 takeover

124 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

@ Mississippi State

Week 10 · L 17-24 · Conference game

114

Receiving Yards

92 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

114 receiving yards with a 76 efficiency score.

#3

vs Florida

Week 12 · L 17-38 · Conference game

93

Receiving Yards

90.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

93 receiving yards with a 88.6 efficiency score.

#4

vs Northern Illinois

Week 5 · W 24-18

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Receiving Yards

88.8 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

64 receiving yards with a 71.1 efficiency score.

#5

vs Penn State

Week 5 · L 13-41 · Conference game

81

Receiving Yards

85.1 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

81 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Northwestern

715 primary output · 78.2 efficiency · 23.6 usage

81.3

#2

2023 Regular Season · Northwestern

81.3

715 primary · 78.2 efficiency · 23.6 usage

#3

2020 Regular Season · Vanderbilt

72.2

528 primary · 65.1 efficiency · 28.3 usage

Milestones

2

100+ receiving yards

3

8+ catch outings

1

2+ TD games