#84

Ben Johnson

Tight end for Kansas. 2017: 30 catches, 363 receiving yards, 1 TD.

TE · Kansas · #84

6′5″ · 245 lb · Basehor, KS

Kansas 2017 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

S recruit

No. 204 nationally · Joined Kansas

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

2017 tight end for Kansas. 2017: 30 catches, 363 receiving yards, 1 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas in 2013.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Kansas, 670 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2013

Signed with Kansas3-star out of Iowa Western C.C.

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#204 national

CFB

College

Kansas

2014–2017

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2017

2 coaches

2014

Charlie Weis

Kansas

2015–2017

David Beaty

Kansas

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Charlie Weis → David Beaty. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2017 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Kansas3-9HC: Charlie Weis · Run-leaning

2015Kansas0-12HC: David Beaty · Balanced, fast tempo

2016Kansas2-10HC: David Beaty · Balanced

2017Kansas1-11HC: David Beaty · Balanced

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score percentiles

6 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: long catch (83rd percentile). Concern: rec tds (22nd percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Long catch#16 / 96 · 83rd pct

Fumbles lost#1 / 27 · 80th pct

Receptions#27 / 96 · 71st pct

Rec yards#29 / 96 · 70th pct

363

Yards / catch#41 / 96 · 58th pct

12.1

Rec TDs#68 / 96 · 22nd pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	3.0	38.1	13.7	0.1
Road4g	2.2	24.0	11.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.6	50.0	16.9	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.0	18.8	8.9	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Lance Leipold

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

Awards

Player standing · 2017

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2017	Kansas	30	363	12.1	1	--
2016	Kansas	10	112	11.2	1	--
2015	Kansas	13	115	8.8	0	--
2014	Kansas	8	80	10.0	0	--
Career		61	670	11.0	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2017

W 38–16

vs Southeast Missouri State

3 rec · 90 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 22-point win at home against Southeast Missouri State.

With P. Bender — 364 yds · 4 TD · 2 INT · QBR 73.0 · -11 rush yds (3 car) · S. Sims Jr. — -3 rush yds (1 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 38-16vs Southeast Missouri State	3	90	30.0	1	57	Season-high 90 yds
Wk 2	L 27-45vs Central Michigan	7	57	8.1	0	16
Wk 3	L 30-42@ Ohio	2	25	12.5	0	16
Wk 4	L 34-56vs West Virginia	1	23	23.0	0	23
Wk 6	L 19-65vs Texas Tech	5	55	11.0	0	26
Wk 8	L 0-43@ TCU	4	35	8.8	0	13
Wk 9	L 20-30vs Kansas State	2	17	8.5	0	10
Wk 10	L 9-38vs Baylor	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 11	L 27-42@ Texas	3	36	12.0	0	20
Wk 12	L 3-41vs Oklahoma	2	20	10.0	0	13
Wk 13	L 17-58@ Oklahoma State	—	—	—	—	—
Total		30	363	12.9	1	57

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