Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Buffalo
Taji Johnson
WR • 6'3" • 217 lbs • Powder Springs, GA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Taji Johnson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
25
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Boston College • Buffalo
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Taji Johnson built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Powder Springs, GA wearing No. 11, spending time with Boston College and Buffalo. The clearest part of Taji Johnson's career was...
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- Committed To
- Boston College
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Taji Johnson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Buffalo. Taji Johnson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 334
- Receptions
- 30
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Taji Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Buffalo · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 334
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Buffalo
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Marietta · Boston College
- High school pipeline
- Marietta · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 215 receiving yards · WR 452nd (top 43%) · Mid-American 46th (top 25%) · National 594th (top 28%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boston College | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 45 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Boston College | 7 | 9 | 91 | 0 | 35.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Boston College | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 34.9 |
| 2024 Postseason | Buffalo | 8 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 71.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Buffalo | 8 | 18 | 185 | 2 | 71.6 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Boston College to Buffalo | P4 to G5/FCS | 77.7 | Dec 11, 2023 |
Taji Johnson played WR for Boston College and Buffalo. Across 5 tracked seasons, Taji Johnson recorded 334 receiving yards, 3 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Buffalo paired 215 primary output with 65.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 65.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Boston College, Buffalo.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Loss 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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Season Explorer
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2024 Postseason · Buffalo
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
26.9
Efficiency
65.1
Usage
14.3
Consistency
73.7
Best Game by takeover score
Western Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Liberty: 30. Lafayette: 39. Massachusetts: 34. Northern Illinois: 1. UConn: 11. Western Michigan: 50. Ohio: 24. Eastern Michigan: 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. Liberty: 1 by 100. Lafayette: 2 by 100. Massachusetts: 1 by 100. Northern Illinois: 1 by 6.7. UConn: 3 by 24.4. Western Michigan: 5 by 66.7. Ohio: 2 by 80. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 43.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins26 · Games = 5 · -2.3 vs Losses
Losses28.3 · Games = 3 · +2.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Western Michigan
Best efficiency game
100 vs Liberty
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/4 | @ Liberty | W 26-7 | — | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Thu 11/21 | @ Eastern Michigan | W 37-20 | — | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 10/26 | @ Ohio | L 16-47 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 17 |
| Sat 10/19 | vs Western Michigan | L 41-48 | — | 5 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ UConn | L 3-47 | — | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Northern Illinois | W 23-20 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Massachusetts | W 34-3 | — | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| Thu 8/29 | vs Lafayette | W 30-13 | — | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 1 | 32 |
Player Story
Taji Johnson story
Taji Johnson built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Powder Springs, GA wearing No. 11, spending time with Boston College and Buffalo. The clearest part of Taji Johnson's career was his receiving role: 30 catches, 334 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 19 career games in the available record. His career also includes 3 tackles and 29 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Taji 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
Boston College
2020-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Buffalo
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Regular Season | Boston College | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 Regular Season | Boston College | 9 | 60 | 4.8 | 9 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Boston College | 91 | 49.3 | 7.3 | 82 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Boston College | 19 | 100 | 5.9 | -72 |
| 2024 Postseason | Buffalo | 215 | 65.1 | 14.3 | 196 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Buffalo | 215 | 65.1 | 14.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Michigan
Week 8 · L 41-48 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
50
Receiving Yards
80.8 takeover
50 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.
#2
@ UConn
Week 9 · L 3-13
34
Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Notre Dame
Week 12 · L 0-44
32
Receiving Yards
77 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Lafayette
Week 1 · W 30-13
39
Receiving Yards
75.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
39 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ Georgia Tech
Week 8 · W 38-23 · Conference game
19
Receiving Yards
73.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
19 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Buffalo
215 primary output · 65.1 efficiency · 14.3 usage
71.6
#2
2024 Regular Season · Buffalo
71.6
215 primary · 65.1 efficiency · 14.3 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Boston College
45
9 primary · 60 efficiency · 4.8 usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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