Usage / Role
19%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Florida Atlantic
Marlyn Johnson
WR • 6'4" • 205 lbs • Ambler, PA, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Marlyn Johnson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
47
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
36
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Buffalo
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Buffalo • Florida Atlantic
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Fordham
Player Story
Marlyn Johnson built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Ambler, PA wearing No. 11, spending time with Buffalo and Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Marlyn Johnson's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Oklahoma
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2025
Marlyn Johnson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Buffalo. Marlyn Johnson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 902
- Receptions
- 79
- Touchdowns
- 5
Quick Answers
Marlyn Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Florida Atlantic · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 902
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Buffalo
- Top game
- Fordham
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Melissa · Oklahoma
- High school pipeline
- Melissa · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2024 Receiving yards rank
- 169 receiving yards · WR 511th (top 48%) · American Athletic 80th (top 34%) · National 715th (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 2 | 3 | 67 | 0 | 65.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 3 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 42.1 |
| 2022 Postseason | Buffalo | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 9 | 15 | 122 | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 12 | 40 | 495 | 4 | 68.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 17 | 169 | 0 | 47.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Buffalo to Florida Atlantic | G5/FCS to G5/FCS | 79.8 | Dec 5, 2023 |
Marlyn Johnson played WR for Buffalo and Florida Atlantic. Across 6 tracked seasons, Marlyn Johnson recorded 902 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 5 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Buffalo.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Buffalo paired 495 primary output with 64.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 64.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Buffalo, Florida Atlantic.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Fordham
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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2023 Regular Season · Buffalo
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
41.3
Efficiency
64.8
Usage
19.2
Consistency
46.3
Best Game by takeover score
Fordham
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 29. Fordham: 105. Liberty: 10. Louisiana: 31. Akron: 33. Central Michigan: 20. Bowling Green: 6. Kent State: 64. Toledo: 24. Ohio: 13. Miami (OH): 80. Eastern Michigan: 80
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. Wisconsin: 4 by 48.3. Fordham: 7 by 100. Liberty: 2 by 33.3. Louisiana: 2 by 100. Akron: 4 by 55. Central Michigan: 4 by 33.3. Bowling Green: 1 by 40. Kent State: 5 by 85.3. Toledo: 3 by 53.3. Ohio: 3 by 28.9. Miami (OH): 1 by 100. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins39 · Games = 3 · -3 vs Losses
Losses42 · Games = 9 · +3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Fordham
Best efficiency game
100 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/22 | vs Eastern Michigan | L 11-24 | — | 4 | 80 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 39 |
| Thu 11/16 | @ Miami (OH) | L 10-23 | — | 1 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 0 | 80 |
| Wed 11/8 | vs Ohio | L 10-20 | — | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 4.30 | 0 | 6 |
| Tue 10/31 | @ Toledo | L 13-31 | — | 3 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Kent State | W 24-6 | — | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 12.80 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 10/14 | vs Bowling Green | L 14-24 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Central Michigan | W 37-13 | — | 4 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Akron | W 13-10 | — | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Louisiana | L 38-45 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 1 | 19 |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Liberty | L 27-55 | — | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Fordham100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | L 37-40 | — | 7 | 105 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 36 |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Wisconsin | L 17-38 | — | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 7.30 | 0 | 9 |
Player Story
Marlyn Johnson story
Marlyn Johnson built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Ambler, PA wearing No. 11, spending time with Buffalo and Florida Atlantic. The clearest part of Marlyn Johnson's career was his receiving role: 79 catches, 902 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Marlyn 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
Buffalo
2019-2023
Opening stop
- 2
Florida Atlantic
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022202220232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Buffalo | 67 | 100 | 16.7 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Buffalo | 0 | — | — | -67 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Buffalo | 44 | 73.3 | 6.2 | 44 |
| 2022 Postseason | Buffalo | 127 | 51.7 | 8 | 83 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Buffalo | 127 | 51.7 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Buffalo | 495 | 64.8 | 19.2 | 368 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Florida Atlantic | 169 | 63.1 | 10.5 | -326 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Fordham
Week 2 · L 37-40
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
105
Receiving Yards
99.1 takeover
105 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 13 · L 11-24 · Conference game
80
Receiving Yards
92.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
80 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Liberty
Week 3 · L 17-35
40
Receiving Yards
81.4 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
40 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
@ Kent State
Week 8 · W 24-6 · Conference game
64
Receiving Yards
79.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
64 receiving yards with a 85.3 efficiency score.
#5
vs Robert Morris
Week 1 · W 38-10
27
Receiving Yards
78.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Buffalo
495 primary output · 64.8 efficiency · 19.2 usage
68.8
#2
2019 Regular Season · Buffalo
65.6
67 primary · 100 efficiency · 16.7 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · Florida Atlantic
47.7
169 primary · 63.1 efficiency · 10.5 usage
Milestones
1
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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