#83

Anthony Johnson

Senior wide receiver for Buffalo. 2018: 57 catches, 1,011 receiving yards, 11 TD.

WR · Buffalo · Sr. · #83

6′2″ · 207 lb · Rock Hill, SC

Buffalo 2018 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for Buffalo. 2018: 57 catches, 1,011 receiving yards, 11 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Two seasons at Buffalo, 2,367 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

The week the volume broke through — put up 238 yds vs Miami (OH).Miami (OH) · W 51-422018

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Buffalo

2017–2018

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

2018 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Lance Leipold — 16-10 over that span.

2017Buffalo6-6HC: Lance Leipold · Balanced

2018Buffalo10-4HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: rec tds (97th percentile). Strength: rec yards (94th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#14 / 550 · 97th pct

Rec yards#32 / 550 · 94th pct

1011

Yards / catch#51 / 550 · 91st pct

17.7

Long catch#56 / 550 · 88th pct

Receptions#82 / 550 · 85th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.0	93.8	17.5	1.2
Road6g	4.5	74.7	19.9	0.7

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.2	69.8	20.9	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	5.3	98.7	16.6	1.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Pete Lembo

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2018	Buffalo	57	1,011	17.7	11	--
2017	Buffalo	76	1,356	17.8	14	--
Career		133	2,367	17.8	25	--

Season	Team
2018	Buffalo	--	--	--	--	--
2017	Buffalo	4	-5	13	--	--
Career		4	-5	13	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2018

W 48–10

vs Delaware State

4 rec · 57 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 38-point win at home against Delaware State.

With E. Finegan — 37 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 47 LONG · T. Jackson — 189 yds · 6 TD · 0 INT

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 48-10vs Delaware State	4	57	14.3	1	27
Wk 2	W 36-29@ Temple	6	76	12.7	1	29
Wk 3	W 35-28vs Eastern Michigan	6	74	12.3	0	45
Wk 4	W 42-13@ Rutgers	2	101	50.5	1	59
Wk 7	W 24-6vs Akron	2	44	22.0	0	28
Wk 8	W 31-17@ Toledo	4	83	20.8	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 10	W 51-42vs Miami (OH)	8	238	29.8	3	75	Season-high 238 yds
Wk 11	W 48-14vs Kent State	3	26	8.7	1	12
Wk 12	L 17-52@ Ohio	6	95	15.8	0	48
Wk 13	W 44-14@ Bowling Green	4	26	6.5	0	14
Wk 14	L 29-30vs Northern Illinois	7	124	17.7	2	36	2 TD catches
Bowl	L 32-42@ Troy	5	67	13.4	0	24
Total		57	1011	18.7	11	75

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology