Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2022East Carolina
C.J. Johnson
WR • 6'2" • 222 lbs • Greenville, NC, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
C.J. Johnson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
77
High-end production for a receiver
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Reliability
53
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
80
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · East Carolina
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Player Story
C.J. Johnson built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Greenville, NC wearing No. 5, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of C.J. Johnson's career was his receiving role:...
Read the storyC.J. Johnson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · East Carolina. C.J. Johnson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 2,849
- Receptions
- 175
- Touchdowns
- 21
Quick Answers
C.J. Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Carolina · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 2,849
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · East Carolina
- Top game
- Cincinnati
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Junior
- 2022 Receiving yards rank
- 1,016 receiving yards · WR 30th (top 3%) · American Athletic 5th (top 3%) · National 30th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | East Carolina | 11 | 54 | 908 | 4 | 75.1 |
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 9 | 19 | 405 | 6 | 55.8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 10 | 35 | 520 | 1 | 62.4 |
| 2022 Postseason | East Carolina | 13 | 7 | 83 | 1 | 77.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | East Carolina | 13 | 60 | 933 | 9 | 77.2 |
Related Context
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C.J. Johnson played WR for East Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, C.J. Johnson recorded 14 passing yards, 2,849 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
East Carolina paired 1,016 primary output with 86.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 83 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Cincinnati
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Regular Season · East Carolina
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
82.5
Efficiency
83
Usage
22.1
Consistency
54.1
Best Game by takeover score
Cincinnati
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 11. Gardner-Webb: 13. Navy: 17. William & Mary: 46. Old Dominion: 21. Temple: 100. UCF: 106. South Florida: 85. Cincinnati: 283. UConn: 85. Tulsa: 141
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 2 by 36.7. Gardner-Webb: 1 by 86.7. Navy: 2 by 56.7. William & Mary: 5 by 61.3. Old Dominion: 1 by 100. Temple: 8 by 83.3. UCF: 8 by 88.3. South Florida: 5 by 100. Cincinnati: 12 by 100. UConn: 4 by 100. Tulsa: 6 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins41.3 · Games = 4 · -64.9 vs Losses
Losses106.1 · Games = 7 · +64.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Cincinnati
Best efficiency game
100 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/30 | vs Tulsa100 receiving yards | L 24-49 | — | 6 | 141 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 1 | 35 |
| Sat 11/23 | @ UConn | W 31-24 | — | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 21.30 | 0 | 43 |
| Sat 11/2 | vs Cincinnati100 receiving yards · High volume | L 43-46 | — | 12 | 283 | 23.6 | 23.60 | 1 | 75 |
| Sat 10/26 | vs South Florida | L 20-45 | — | 5 | 85 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 10/19 | @ UCF100 receiving yards · High volume | L 28-41 | — | 8 | 106 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 0 | 26 |
| Fri 10/4 | vs Temple100 receiving yards · High volume | L 17-27 | — | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 2 | 28 |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Old Dominion | W 24-21 | — | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 9/21 | vs William & Mary | W 19-7 | — | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 9.20 | 0 | 12 |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Navy | L 10-42 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 48-9 | — | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 8/31 | @ NC State | L 6-34 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 0 | 7 |
Player Story
C.J. Johnson story
C.J. Johnson built his college career from 2019 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Greenville, NC wearing No. 5, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of C.J. Johnson's career was his receiving role: 175 catches, 2,849 receiving yards, and 21 touchdowns across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with East Carolina. 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 14 passing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across East Carolina.
The arc is straightforward: C.J. 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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East Carolina
2019-2022
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20192020202120222022
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | East Carolina | 908 | 83 | 22.1 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | East Carolina | 405 | 84.1 | 12.6 | -503 |
| 2021 Regular Season | East Carolina | 520 | 78.8 | 16.3 | 115 |
| 2022 Postseason | East Carolina | 1,016 | 86.5 | 20.7 | 496 |
| 2022 Regular Season | East Carolina | 1,016 | 86.5 | 20.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Cincinnati
Week 10 · L 43-46 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
283
Receiving Yards
100 takeover
283 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Temple
Week 12 · W 28-3 · Conference game
86
Receiving Yards
92.6 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ South Florida
Week 5 · W 48-28 · Conference game
197
Receiving Yards
91.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
197 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs South Florida
Week 9 · W 29-14 · Conference game
84
Receiving Yards
89.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
84 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
@ South Florida
Week 6 · W 44-24 · Conference game
99
Receiving Yards
86.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
99 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · East Carolina
1,016 primary output · 86.5 efficiency · 20.7 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · East Carolina
77.2
1,016 primary · 86.5 efficiency · 20.7 usage
#3
2019 Regular Season · East Carolina
75.1
908 primary · 83 efficiency · 22.1 usage
Milestones
7
100+ receiving yards
4
8+ catch outings
3
2+ TD games
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