Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2024Northern Illinois
Jalen Johnson
WR • 6'3" • 205 lbs • Aurora, IL, USA
Reliable chain-moverPossession profile
Jalen Johnson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a receiver
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
16
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Northern Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Player Story
Jalen Johnson built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Aurora, IL wearing No. 16, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Jalen Johnson's career was his receiving...
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- Committed To
- Northern Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Jalen Johnson, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois. Jalen Johnson reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 151
- Receptions
- 17
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Jalen Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northern Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 151
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 8 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
- Top game
- Toledo
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Metea Valley · Northern Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Metea Valley · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Sophomore
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 67.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 8 | 16 | 146 | 1 | 67.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Northern Illinois to Unlisted | G5/FCS to Unlisted | 16.6 | Dec 21, 2024 |
Jalen Johnson played WR for Northern Illinois. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jalen Johnson recorded 151 receiving yards and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Northern Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Northern Illinois paired 151 primary output with 60.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 60.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2024 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Toledo
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
Games
8
Receiving Yards / G
18.9
Efficiency
60.7
Usage
11.4
Consistency
71.2
Best Game by takeover score
Toledo
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 5. Southern Illinois: 23. Nebraska: 6. Tulsa: 23. Toledo: 31. Eastern Michigan: 24. Central Michigan: 27. Kent State: 12
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: 1 by 33.3. Southern Illinois: 3 by 51.1. Nebraska: 1 by 40. Tulsa: 3 by 51.1. Toledo: 2 by 100. Eastern Michigan: 4 by 40. Central Michigan: 2 by 90. Kent State: 1 by 80
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins13.7 · Games = 3 · -8.3 vs Losses
Losses22 · Games = 5 · +8.3 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Toledo
Best efficiency game
100 vs Toledo
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | vs Arkansas State | W 21-19 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Kent State | W 37-27 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Tue 10/31 | @ Central Michigan | L 31-37 | — | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 20-13 | — | 4 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Toledo | L 33-35 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 1 | 24 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Tulsa | L 14-22 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Nebraska | L 11-35 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Southern Illinois | L 11-14 | — | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 0 | 9 |
Player Story
Jalen Johnson story
Jalen Johnson built his college career from 2022 through 2024 as a wide receiver from Aurora, IL wearing No. 16, spending time with Northern Illinois. The clearest part of Jalen Johnson's career was his receiving role: 17 catches, 151 receiving yards, and 1 touchdown across 8 career games in the available record. That gives Jalen 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
2022-2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2022202320232024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Northern Illinois | 151 | 60.7 | 11.4 | 151 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 151 | 60.7 | 11.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Northern Illinois | 0 | — | — | -151 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Toledo
Week 5 · L 33-35 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
31
Receiving Yards
77.2 takeover
31 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Central Michigan
Week 10 · L 31-37 · Conference game
27
Receiving Yards
70.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
27 receiving yards with a 90 efficiency score.
#3
vs Tulsa
Week 4 · L 14-22
23
Receiving Yards
61.3 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
23 receiving yards with a 51.1 efficiency score.
#4
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 8 · W 20-13 · Conference game
24
Receiving Yards
60.2 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
24 receiving yards with a 40 efficiency score.
#5
vs Southern Illinois
Week 2 · L 11-14
23
Receiving Yards
56.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
23 receiving yards with a 51.1 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Northern Illinois
151 primary output · 60.7 efficiency · 11.4 usage
67.5
#2
2023 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
67.5
151 primary · 60.7 efficiency · 11.4 usage
#3
2022 Regular Season · Northern Illinois
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
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100+ receiving yards
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8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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