Player Dossier

2020-2024

Buffalo

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.

Usage Score

14.3

Efficiency

65.1

Consistency

73.7

Season Value

63.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Buffalo

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Boston College • Buffalo
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UConn

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Taji Johnson, WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason · Buffalo. Taji Johnson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

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: Unknown

Game with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 87.5th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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

Liberty

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Liberty: 30. Unknown: 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. Unknown: 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.

Wins22.8 · Games = 4 · -5.6 vs Losses
Losses28.3 · Games = 3 · +5.6 vs Wins
First Half26 · Games = 4 · -1.8 vs Second Half
Second Half27.8 · Games = 4 · +1.8 vs First Half

Game Log

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

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

100 vs Liberty

Result
Sat 1/4@ LibertyW 26-71303030030
Thu 11/21@ Eastern MichiganW 37-204266.56.50011
Sat 10/26@ OhioL 16-472241212017
Sat 10/19vs Western MichiganL 41-485501010118
Sat 9/28@ UConnL 3-473113.73.7005
Sat 9/21@ Northern IllinoisW 23-20111101
Sat 9/14vs MassachusettsW 34-31343434034
Thu 8/29vs Unknown23919.519.50132

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Boston College

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Buffalo

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

202020212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonBoston College0
2021 Regular SeasonBoston College9604.89
2022 Regular SeasonBoston College9149.37.382
2023 Regular SeasonBoston College191005.9-72
2024 PostseasonBuffalo21565.114.3196
2024 Regular SeasonBuffalo21565.114.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UConn

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

34

Primary metric

34 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Georgia Tech

19

Primary metric

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

19 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Notre Dame

32

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Unknown

39

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

39 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

Western Michigan

50

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

50 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2024 Postseason · Buffalo

215 primary output · 65.1 efficiency · 14.3 usage

63.3

#2

2024 Regular Season · Buffalo

63.3

215 primary · 65.1 efficiency · 14.3 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Boston College

42.4

9 primary · 60 efficiency · 4.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.8467

Marietta · Powder Springs, GA

Committed To
Boston College
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

334

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 19 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.