Player Dossier

2019-2023

Michigan

Cornelius Johnson

WR • 6'3" • 208 lbs • Greenwich, CT, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

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

Usage / Role

18%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

20

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

11

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

32

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Michigan

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Michigan
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio State

Player Story

Cornelius Johnson built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Greenwich, CT wearing No. 6, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Cornelius Johnson's career was his receiving...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2019 · Rating 0.9294

Brunswick School · Greenwich, CT

Committed To
Michigan
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2019

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2024
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 33
Overall
No. 253
NFL Team
Los Angeles Chargers

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

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
2,045
Receptions
139
Touchdowns
14

Quick Answers

Cornelius Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
Michigan · WR
Career Receiving Yards
2,045
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 48 games
Best season
2023 Postseason · Michigan
Top game
Ohio State
Recruit profile
4-star · Brunswick School · Michigan
High school pipeline
Brunswick School · 11 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
NFL Draft
2024 · Round 7 · Pick 33 · Los Angeles Chargers
Latest roster
No. 6 · Senior
2023 Receiving yards rank
604 receiving yards · WR 149th (top 15%) · Big Ten 16th (top 8%) · National 156th (top 8%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan3461139.1
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan416254362.9
2021 PostseasonMichigan14218073.6
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan1438609373.6
2022 PostseasonMichigan13230059.5
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan1330469659.5
2023 PostseasonMichigan14537074.3
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan1442567174.3

Related Context

Cornelius Johnson played WR for Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Cornelius Johnson recorded 70 rushing yards, 2,045 receiving yards, and 14 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Michigan.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason

Michigan paired 604 primary output with 77.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2023 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 77.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

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

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 85.7th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Workbench

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2023 Postseason · Michigan

Games

14

Receiving Yards / G

43.1

Efficiency

77.4

Usage

21

Consistency

53.5

Best Game by takeover score

Bowling Green

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Washington: 25. Alabama: 12. East Carolina: 71. UNLV: 82. Bowling Green: 71. Nebraska: 32. Minnesota: 86. Indiana: 15. Michigan State: 26. Purdue: 39. Penn State: 24. Maryland: 24. Ohio State: 33. Iowa: 64

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington: 3 by 55.6. Alabama: 2 by 40. East Carolina: 5 by 94.7. UNLV: 5 by 100. Bowling Green: 3 by 100. Nebraska: 2 by 100. Minnesota: 3 by 100. Indiana: 1 by 100. Michigan State: 3 by 57.8. Purdue: 2 by 100. Penn State: 2 by 80. Maryland: 3 by 53.3. Ohio State: 4 by 55. Iowa: 9 by 47.4

Split Comparison

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

First Half54.1 · Games = 7 · +22 vs Second Half
Second Half32.1 · Games = 7 · -22 vs First Half

Game Log

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

14 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Bowling Green

Best efficiency game

100 vs Purdue

Result
Tue 1/9vs WashingtonW 34-133258.38.30010
Mon 1/1vs AlabamaW 27-2021266012
Sun 12/3@ IowaHigh volumeW 26-09646.47.10014
Sat 11/25vs Ohio StateW 30-244338.38.30019
Sat 11/18@ MarylandW 31-2432488010
Sat 11/11@ Penn StateW 24-152241212013
Sat 11/4vs PurdueW 41-1323917.719.50023
Sat 10/21@ Michigan StateW 49-03268.78.70011
Sat 10/14vs IndianaW 52-71151515015
Sat 10/7@ MinnesotaW 52-1038628.728.70049
Sat 9/30@ NebraskaW 45-72321616020
Sat 9/16vs Bowling GreenW 31-637123.723.70150
Sat 9/9vs UNLVW 35-75821816.40026
Sat 9/2vs East CarolinaW 30-357114.214.20020

Player Story

Cornelius Johnson story

Cornelius Johnson built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a wide receiver from Greenwich, CT wearing No. 6, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Cornelius Johnson's career was his receiving role: 139 catches, 2,045 receiving yards, 14 touchdowns, and 70 rushing yards across 48 career games in the available record. His career also includes 70 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Cornelius Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Michigan

    2019-2023

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20192020202120212022202220232023
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2019 Regular SeasonMichigan6161.16.9
2020 Regular SeasonMichigan25479.817.2193
2021 PostseasonMichigan62781.716.6373
2021 Regular SeasonMichigan62781.716.60
2022 PostseasonMichigan49972.314.9-128
2022 Regular SeasonMichigan49972.314.90
2023 PostseasonMichigan60477.421105
2023 Regular SeasonMichigan60477.4210

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ohio State

Week 13 · W 45-23 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

160

Receiving Yards

100 takeover

160 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Indiana

Week 10 · W 29-7 · Conference game

108

Receiving Yards

97.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

108 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

vs Northern Illinois

Week 3 · W 63-10

117

Receiving Yards

94.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

117 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Bowling Green

Week 3 · W 31-6

71

Receiving Yards

94.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

71 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs UNLV

Week 2 · W 35-7

82

Receiving Yards

89.2 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

82 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · Michigan

604 primary output · 77.4 efficiency · 21 usage

74.3

#2

2023 Regular Season · Michigan

74.3

604 primary · 77.4 efficiency · 21 usage

#3

2021 Postseason · Michigan

73.6

627 primary · 81.7 efficiency · 16.6 usage

Milestones

4

100+ receiving yards

1

8+ catch outings

4

2+ TD games