Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 22-51@ Kansas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | — | — | — | — | — |
#17
Amari Johnson
Senior wide receiver on UCF's 2023 roster.
5′10″ · 160 lb · Miami, FL
CFB Index 29 · #440 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceUCF 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
WR recruit
No. 1485 nationally · Signed with Miami Carol City
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver on UCF's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Miami Carol City in 2019.
- Transferred from UCF to Florida A&M in 2024.
Amari Johnson
Moves the chains on third down. Four seasons at UCF, two different head coaches: Josh Heupel and Gus Malzahn.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
How it ended
Four seasons at UCF, 231 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td vs UConn.UConn · W 49-172021
2019
- Recruited3-star out of Miami Carol City
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UCF
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Josh Heupel → Gus Malzahn. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019UCF10-3HC: Josh Heupel · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2020UCF6-4HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced, fast tempo
2021UCF9-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning
2023UCF6-7HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
Box-score rates
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Not enough tracked stats yet to summarize this season.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Frost
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Isiah Paige’s 2021 season.
68%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Isiah on
Weight
EPA / play (adj)
Yards / reception
Differs from Isiah on
Recruiting rating (higher)
Height (higher)
Through 1 college season, his career arc tracks closest to Justin Pegues’s path through North Alabama.
83%match
#2
Jayden Cook
80%
Matches Justin on
Height
Yards per reception
Differs from Justin on
Weight (lower)
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tykeem Wallace's junior season at Kennesaw State (2024).
78%match
Matches Tykeem on
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Height
Differs from Tykeem on
TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Amari Johnson
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology