Player Dossier

2020-2024

Bowling Green

Malcolm Johnson Jr.

WR • 6'1" • 195 lbs • Bryans Road, MD, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

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

Usage Score

18.1

Efficiency

71.4

Consistency

62.8

Season Value

63.1

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Auburn

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Auburn • Bowling Green
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Massachusetts

Scouting Read

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Malcolm Johnson Jr., WR. Best season Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season · Auburn. Malcolm Johnson Jr. reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Malcolm Johnson Jr. played WR for Auburn and Bowling Green. Across 5 tracked seasons, Malcolm Johnson Jr. recorded 24 rushing yards, 772 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Bowling Green.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

Auburn paired 0 primary output with — efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

target-driven usage with 71.4 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 Auburn, Bowling Green.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Penn State

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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2024 Postseason · Bowling Green

Games

13

Receiving Yards / G

44.1

Efficiency

71.4

Usage

18.1

Consistency

62.8

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 69. Unknown: 33. Penn State: 81. Texas A&M: 20. Old Dominion: 29. Akron: 44. Northern Illinois: 21. Kent State: 66. Toledo: 45. Central Michigan: 36. Western Michigan: 22. Ball State: 32. Miami (OH): 75

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. Arkansas State: 2 by 100. Unknown: 3 by 73.3. Penn State: 8 by 67.5. Texas A&M: 2 by 66.7. Old Dominion: 3 by 64.4. Akron: 6 by 48.9. Northern Illinois: 2 by 70. Kent State: 2 by 100. Toledo: 4 by 75. Central Michigan: 3 by 80. Western Michigan: 3 by 48.9. Ball State: 3 by 71.1. Miami (OH): 8 by 62.5

Split Comparison

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

Wins40.8 · Games = 6 · -8.3 vs Losses
Losses49.2 · Games = 6 · +8.3 vs Wins
First Half42.4 · Games = 7 · -3.6 vs Second Half
Second Half46 · Games = 6 · +3.6 vs First Half

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Penn State

Best efficiency game

100 vs Arkansas State

Result
Fri 12/27vs Arkansas StateL 31-3826934.534.50143
Fri 11/29vs Miami (OH)High volumeL 12-288759.49.40013
Sat 11/23@ Ball StateW 38-1333210.710.70019
Wed 11/13vs Western MichiganW 31-133227.37.30012
Wed 11/6@ Central MichiganW 23-133361212020
Sat 10/26@ ToledoW 41-2644511.311.30016
Sat 10/19vs Kent StateW 27-626620.733150
Sat 10/12vs Northern IllinoisL 7-1722110.510.50011
Sat 10/5@ AkronW 27-206447.37.30013
Sat 9/28vs Old DominionL 27-303299.79.70013
Sat 9/21@ Texas A&ML 20-262201010011
Sat 9/7@ Penn StateHigh volumeL 27-3488110.110.10129
Thu 8/29vs Unknown3331111018

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Auburn

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Bowling Green

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202120212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 Regular SeasonAuburn0
2021 PostseasonAuburn8256.75.582
2021 Regular SeasonAuburn8256.75.50
2022 Regular SeasonAuburn2893.39.5-54
2023 Regular SeasonAuburn8966.77.761
2024 PostseasonBowling Green57371.418.1484
2024 Regular SeasonBowling Green57371.418.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Massachusetts

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

59

Primary metric

59 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Unknown

49

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

49 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

Penn State

28

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

28 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#4

Penn State

81

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

81 receiving yards with a 67.5 efficiency score.

#5

Arkansas State

69

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

69 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2020 Regular Season · Auburn

0 primary output · efficiency · usage

100

#2

2024 Postseason · Bowling Green

63.1

573 primary · 71.4 efficiency · 18.1 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Bowling Green

63.1

573 primary · 71.4 efficiency · 18.1 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

2

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2020 · Rating 0.9189

St. Stephen's & St. Agnes · Alexandria, VA

Committed To
Auburn
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2020

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

772

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 29 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.