Player Dossier

2009-2012

Fresno State

A.J. Johnson

WR • 6'0" • Bakersfield, CA, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

A.J. Johnson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

4%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

17

Developing production for a receiver

lowelite

Reliability

6

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

26

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Fresno State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Fresno State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois

Player Story

A.J. Johnson built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Bakersfield, CA wearing No. 82, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of A.J. Johnson's career was his receiving role:...

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A.J. Johnson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Fresno State. A.J. Johnson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
395
Receptions
28
Touchdowns
1

Quick Answers

A.J. Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
Fresno State · WR
Career Receiving Yards
395
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 16 games
Best season
2010 Postseason · Fresno State
Top game
Northern Illinois
Latest roster
No. 82 · Class 2012

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonFresno State0-00-
2010 PostseasonFresno State9344076
2010 Regular SeasonFresno State917197176
2011 Regular SeasonFresno State78154048.3
2012 Regular SeasonFresno State0-00-

Related Context

A.J. Johnson played WR for Fresno State. Across 4 tracked seasons, A.J. Johnson recorded 7 rushing yards, 395 receiving yards, and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Fresno State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason

Fresno State paired 241 primary output with 80.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2011 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 73.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2012 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Nebraska

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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2011 Regular Season · Fresno State

Games

7

Receiving Yards / G

22

Efficiency

73.3

Usage

5.5

Consistency

37.6

Best Game by takeover score

Nebraska

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 55. Ole Miss: 10. Utah State: 7. Nevada: 32. New Mexico State: 35. San José State: 4. San Diego State: 11

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. Nebraska: 1 by 100. Ole Miss: 1 by 66.7. Utah State: 1 by 46.7. Nevada: 2 by 100. New Mexico State: 1 by 100. San José State: 1 by 26.7. San Diego State: 1 by 73.3

Split Comparison

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

Wins7 · Games = 1 · -17.5 vs Losses
Losses24.5 · Games = 6 · +17.5 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

Nebraska

Best efficiency game

100 vs New Mexico State

Result
Sun 12/4@ San Diego StateL 28-351111111011
Sun 11/27vs San José StateL 24-27144404
Sun 11/13@ New Mexico StateL 45-481353535035
Sat 10/22@ NevadaL 38-452321616019
Sun 10/16vs Utah StateW 31-21177707
Sun 10/2vs Ole MissL 28-381101010010
Sat 9/10@ NebraskaL 29-421555555055

Player Story

A.J. Johnson story

A.J. Johnson built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a wide receiver from Bakersfield, CA wearing No. 82, spending time with Fresno State. The clearest part of A.J. Johnson's career was his receiving role: 28 catches, 395 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 7 rushing yards across 16 career games in the available record. His career also includes 7 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives A.J. Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Fresno State

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

20092010201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonFresno State0
2010 PostseasonFresno State24180.814.4241
2010 Regular SeasonFresno State24180.814.40
2011 Regular SeasonFresno State15473.35.5-87
2012 Regular SeasonFresno State0-154

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Northern Illinois

Week 1 · L 17-40 · Postseason

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

44

Receiving Yards

77.8 takeover

44 receiving yards with a 97.8 efficiency score.

#2

vs Cal Poly

Week 5 · W 38-17

33

Receiving Yards

76.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

33 receiving yards with a 55 efficiency score.

#3

@ Nebraska

Week 2 · L 29-42

55

Receiving Yards

72.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

55 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

vs Nevada

Week 11 · L 34-35 · Conference game

32

Receiving Yards

68.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

32 receiving yards with a 71.1 efficiency score.

#5

vs Idaho

Week 13 · W 23-20 · Conference game

36

Receiving Yards

68.4 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

36 receiving yards with a 60 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2010 Postseason · Fresno State

241 primary output · 80.8 efficiency · 14.4 usage

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#2

2010 Regular Season · Fresno State

76

241 primary · 80.8 efficiency · 14.4 usage

#3

2011 Regular Season · Fresno State

48.3

154 primary · 73.3 efficiency · 5.5 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games