Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 20-3@ Charlotte | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | Season-high 6 yds |
| Total | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
#81
Aziah Johnson
Sophomore wide receiver for North Carolina. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 175 lb · Richmond, VA
CFB Index 32 · #380 of 466 WRsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from North Carolina)
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.
The numbers
6
receiving yards · 2025
1 catches · 6 per catch
1 game into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 6 yds, at Charlotte
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 wide receiver for North Carolina. 2025: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan State in 2023.
Aziah Johnson
Beats you over the top. Aziah Johnson has played for two head coaches across two seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 6 rec yds, 1 receptions against Charlotte, Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Michigan State3-star out of Thomas Jefferson
2025
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2025
2 coaches2024
Freddie Kitchens
North Carolina
2025era →
Bill Belichick
North Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Freddie Kitchens → Bill Belichick. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025North Carolina
DestinationTBD
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
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, 6.0 YDS/g, 6.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
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 | North Carolina | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 16 | 276 | 17.2 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 17 | 282 | 16.6 | 2 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 1 | 15 | 32 | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 15 | 32 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Deep Threat
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
WR
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jayce Brown’s 2023 season.
Matches Jayce on
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Jayce on
Class year (lower)
Total EPA (college ability) (lower)
Reception volume (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Deonte Simpson's freshman season at North Texas (2020).
82%match
Matches Deonte on
Class year
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Deonte on
Reception volume (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Aziah Johnson
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology