Player Dossier

2013-2017

Kansas

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.

Usage Score

15.5

Efficiency

70.6

Consistency

48.7

Season Value

58.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Kansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Kansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Texas Tech

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Ben Johnson, TE. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season · Kansas. Ben Johnson reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

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: Unknown

Game with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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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

Oklahoma State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 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

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Unknown: 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.

Losses27.3 · Games = 10
First Half47.5 · Games = 6 · +31.9 vs Second Half
Second Half15.6 · Games = 5 · -31.9 vs First Half
All Games33 · Games = 11

Game Log

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

11 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

100 vs West Virginia

Result
Sat 11/25@ Oklahoma StateL 17-58
Sat 11/18vs OklahomaL 3-412201010013
Sat 11/11@ TexasL 27-423361212020
Sat 11/4vs BaylorL 9-38155505
Sat 10/28vs Kansas StateL 20-302178.58.50010
Sun 10/22@ TCUL 0-434358.88.80013
Sat 10/7vs Texas TechL 19-655551111026
Sat 9/23vs West VirginiaL 34-561232323023
Sat 9/16@ OhioL 30-4222512.512.50016
Sat 9/9vs Central MichiganL 27-457578.18.10016
Sat 9/2vs Unknown3903030157

Career Arc

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    Kansas

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20132014201520162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonKansas0
2014 Regular SeasonKansas8068.78.580
2015 Regular SeasonKansas11554.67.635
2016 Regular SeasonKansas11244.47-3
2017 Regular SeasonKansas36370.615.5251

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Texas Tech

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

86

Primary metric

86 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

Unknown

90

Primary metric

Game with an explosive receiving profile.

90 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

TCU

30

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

30 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#4

Texas Tech

25

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

25 receiving yards with a 83.3 efficiency score.

#5

West Virginia

17

Primary metric

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

17 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Regular Season · Kansas

363 primary output · 70.6 efficiency · 15.5 usage

58.5

#2

2014 Regular Season · Kansas

43.3

80 primary · 68.7 efficiency · 8.5 usage

#3

2015 Regular Season · Kansas

41.2

115 primary · 54.6 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

0

8+ catch outings

0

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2021 · Rating 0.8033

Helena · Helena, AL

Committed To
Georgia Southern
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

670

Career Receiving Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 30 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.