Player Dossier

2009-2011

Northern Illinois

Anthony Johnson

WR • 6'3" • San Antonio, TX, USA

Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher

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

Usage / Role

6%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

21

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

29

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
3
Program Path
Northern Illinois
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

Player Story

Anthony Johnson built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a wide receiver from San Antonio, TX wearing No. 13, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Anthony Johnson's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.7667

Warren · San Antonio, TX

Committed To
Northern Illinois
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Anthony Johnson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Northern Illinois. Anthony Johnson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
174
Receptions
13

Quick Answers

Anthony Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
Northern Illinois · WR
Career Receiving Yards
174
Tracked sample
3 unique seasons · 3 entries · 7 games
Best season
2011 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
Top game
Bowling Green
Recruit profile
2-star · Warren · Northern Illinois
High school pipeline
Warren · 9 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 13 · Class 2011
2011 Receiving yards rank
174 receiving yards · WR 434th (top 53%) · Mid-American 63rd (top 34%) · National 599th (top 35%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois0-00-
2010 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois0-00-
2011 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois713174070.8

Related Context

Anthony Johnson played WR for Northern Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Anthony Johnson recorded 174 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Northern Illinois.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season

Northern Illinois paired 174 primary output with 87.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 87.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green

Win 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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2011 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

24.9

Efficiency

87.4

Usage

9.9

Consistency

62.6

Best Game by takeover score

Bowling Green

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Army: 32. Kansas: 12. Cal Poly: 18. Central Michigan: 20. Toledo: 26. Bowling Green: 51. Ball State: 15

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. Army: 2 by 100. Kansas: 1 by 80. Cal Poly: 2 by 60. Central Michigan: 1 by 100. Toledo: 2 by 86.7. Bowling Green: 4 by 85. Ball State: 1 by 100

Split Comparison

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

Wins28.4 · Games = 5 · +12.4 vs Losses
Losses16 · Games = 2 · -12.4 vs Wins

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Bowling Green

Best efficiency game

100 vs Ball State

Result
Wed 11/16vs Ball StateW 41-381151515015
Wed 11/9@ Bowling GreenW 45-1445112.812.80025
Tue 11/1@ ToledoW 63-602261313017
Sat 10/1@ Central MichiganL 41-481202020020
Sat 9/24vs Cal PolyW 47-3021899012
Sat 9/10@ KansasL 42-451121212012
Sat 9/3vs ArmyW 49-262321616019

Player Story

Anthony Johnson story

Anthony Johnson built his college career from 2009 through 2011 as a wide receiver from San Antonio, TX wearing No. 13, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Anthony Johnson's career was his receiving role: 13 catches and 174 receiving yards across 7 career games in the available record. That gives Anthony 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.

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    Northern Illinois

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200920102011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois0
2010 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois00
2011 Regular SeasonNorthern Illinois17487.49.9174

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Bowling Green

Week 11 · W 45-14 · Conference game

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

51

Receiving Yards

86.3 takeover

51 receiving yards with a 85 efficiency score.

#2

vs Army

Week 1 · W 49-26

32

Receiving Yards

69 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

32 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ Toledo

Week 10 · W 63-60 · Conference game

26

Receiving Yards

59 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

26 receiving yards with a 86.7 efficiency score.

#4

@ Central Michigan

Week 5 · L 41-48 · Conference game

20

Receiving Yards

50.5 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

20 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#5

vs Ball State

Week 12 · W 41-38 · Conference game

15

Receiving Yards

47.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

15 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

174 primary output · 87.4 efficiency · 9.9 usage

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#2

2009 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

0 primary · efficiency · usage

#3

2010 Regular Season · Northern Illinois

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games