Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 24-56@ Tennessee | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 21 yds |
| Total | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
#9
AJ Johnson
Senior wide receiver for UAB. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 205 lb · New Orleans, LA · Western (FL)
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from UAB)
The numbers
21
receiving yards · 2025
1 catches · 21 per catch
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 21 yds, at Tennessee
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for UAB. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Gardner-Webb in 2022.
AJ Johnson
He got to UAB by way of East Tennessee State. One game to point at: 21 rec yds, 1 receptions against Tennessee — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Gardner-Webb3-star out of Western
2025
- Signed with Eastern Kentucky3-star out of Cathedral
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UAB
NFL
NFL Draft
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In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025UAB
DestinationTBD
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025UAB4-8HC: Alex Mortensen · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (98th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 REC/g, 21.0 YDS/g, 21.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Mortensen
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UAB | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Background
2025 (UAB): Appeared in six games and made one start versus Memphis (10/18) Recorded one catch for 21 yards at No. 15 Tennessee (9/20) 2024 (ETSU): Led the Bucs in receiving yards (662), receiving YPG (60.18), receptions (40), and receiving touchdowns (6) Reached career-highs against Mercer (11/2...
The receiver room · UAB
- #6BJ Hawkins Jr.540 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Kaleb Brown255 receiving yards · 2025
- #8Evan McCray81 receiving yards · 2025
- #9AJ Johnson21 receiving yards · 2025
- #12Jaylen Elder9 receiving yards · 2025
13 more on the roster · UAB team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology