Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Kansas
Ben Johnson
TE • 6'5" • 245 lbs • Basehor, KS, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Ben Johnson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
26
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Kansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Kansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech
Player Story
Ben Johnson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a tight end from Basehor, KS wearing No. 84, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Ben Johnson's career was his receiving role: 61 catches, 670...
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- Committed To
- Georgia Southern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Ben Johnson, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Kansas. Ben Johnson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 670
- Receptions
- 61
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Ben Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Kansas · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 670
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 30 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Kansas
- Top game
- Texas Tech
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Helena · Georgia Southern
- High school pipeline
- Helena · 4 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 84 · Class 2017
- 2017 Receiving yards rank
- 363 receiving yards · TE 29th (top 9%) · Big 12 36th (top 23%) · National 353rd (top 18%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kansas | 5 | 8 | 80 | 0 | 48.3 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas | 8 | 13 | 115 | 0 | 45.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 6 | 10 | 112 | 1 | 28.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 11 | 30 | 363 | 1 | 67.7 |
Related Context
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Ben Johnson played TE for Kansas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ben Johnson recorded 670 receiving yards, 2 tackles, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2017 with Kansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Kansas paired 363 primary output with 70.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 70.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Southeast Missouri State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · Kansas
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
33
Efficiency
70.6
Usage
15.5
Consistency
48.7
Best Game by takeover score
Southeast Missouri State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southeast Missouri State: 90. Central Michigan: 57. Ohio: 25. West Virginia: 23. Texas Tech: 55. TCU: 35. Kansas State: 17. Baylor: 5. Texas: 36. Oklahoma: 20. Oklahoma State: 0
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. Southeast Missouri State: 3 by 100. Central Michigan: 7 by 54.3. Ohio: 2 by 83.3. West Virginia: 1 by 100. Texas Tech: 5 by 73.3. TCU: 4 by 58.3. Kansas State: 2 by 56.7. Baylor: 1 by 33.3. Texas: 3 by 80. Oklahoma: 2 by 66.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins90 · Games = 1 · +62.7 vs Losses
Losses27.3 · Games = 10 · -62.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Southeast Missouri State
Best efficiency game
100 vs West Virginia
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/25 | @ Oklahoma State | L 17-58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Oklahoma | L 3-41 | — | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Texas | L 27-42 | — | 3 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Baylor | L 9-38 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Kansas State | L 20-30 | — | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 8.50 | 0 | 10 |
| Sun 10/22 | @ TCU | L 0-43 | — | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 8.80 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Texas Tech | L 19-65 | — | 5 | 55 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 26 |
| Sat 9/23 | vs West Virginia | L 34-56 | — | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Ohio | L 30-42 | — | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Central Michigan | L 27-45 | — | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 8.10 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 38-16 | — | 3 | 90 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 57 |
Player Story
Ben Johnson story
Ben Johnson built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a tight end from Basehor, KS wearing No. 84, spending time with Kansas. The clearest part of Ben Johnson's career was his receiving role: 61 catches, 670 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns across 30 career games in the available record. His career also includes 2 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ben Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Kansas
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20132014201520162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Kansas | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Kansas | 80 | 68.7 | 8.5 | 80 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Kansas | 115 | 54.6 | 7.6 | 35 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Kansas | 112 | 44.4 | 7 | -3 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Kansas | 363 | 70.6 | 15.5 | 251 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Texas Tech
Week 5 · L 19-55 · Conference game
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
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Receiving Yards
88.9 takeover
86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Southeast Missouri State
Week 1 · W 38-16
90
Receiving Yards
81.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
@ Texas Tech
Week 8 · L 21-34 · Conference game
25
Receiving Yards
72.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
25 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.
#4
@ TCU
Week 11 · L 17-23 · Conference game
30
Receiving Yards
72.2 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
30 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
vs Texas Tech
Week 6 · L 19-65 · Conference game
55
Receiving Yards
68.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
55 receiving yards with a 73.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Kansas
363 primary output · 70.6 efficiency · 15.5 usage
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#2
2014 Regular Season · Kansas
48.3
80 primary · 68.7 efficiency · 8.5 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Kansas
45.7
115 primary · 54.6 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
0
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
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2+ TD games
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