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BJ Johnson III

Wide receiver for Georgia Southern. 2016: 42 catches, 600 receiving yards, 3 TD.

WR · Georgia Southern · #12

6′1″ · Woodruff, SC

Georgia Southern 2016 alumnus

The story

2016 wide receiver for Georgia Southern. 2016: 42 catches, 600 receiving yards, 3 TD.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Georgia Southern, 1,172 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

The week the volume broke through — put up 129 yds vs Troy.Troy · W 28-242016

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Georgia Southern

2014–2016

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2014–2016

2 coaches

2014–2015

Willie Fritz

Georgia Southern

2016

Tyson Summers

Georgia Southern

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Willie Fritz → Tyson Summers. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2016 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2014Georgia Southern9-3HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy

2015Georgia Southern9-4HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2016Georgia Southern5-7HC: Tyson Summers · Run-heavy

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#147 / 524 · 71st pct

Rec yards#158 / 524 · 70th pct

600

Receptions#164 / 524 · 68th pct

Yards / catch#185 / 524 · 64th pct

14.3

Rec TDs#199 / 524 · 56th pct

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

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2016 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	4.8	68.4	12.2	0.4
Road6g	3.0	43.0	14.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.0	44.8	14.0	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	4.8	66.2	12.5	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Clay Helton

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

Awards

Player standing · 2016

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2016	Georgia Southern	42	600	14.3	3	--
2015	Georgia Southern	16	260	16.2	0	--
2014	Georgia Southern	23	312	13.6	3	--
Career		81	1,172	14.5	6	--

Season	Team
2016	Georgia Southern	--	--	--	--	--
2015	Georgia Southern	1	-3	--	--	--
2014	Georgia Southern	3	29	--	--	--
Career		4	26	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2016

W 28–24

vs Troy

7 rec · 129 yds · 2 TD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.

With K. Ellison — 127 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.6 · 115 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · M. Flynn — 42 AVG · 49 LONG · 5 NO

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2016 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 54-0vs Savannah State	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 2	W 24-9@ South Alabama	3	63	21.0	0	31
Wk 3	W 23-21vs UL Monroe	4	59	14.8	0	29
Wk 4	L 31-49@ Western Michigan	3	30	10.0	0	13
Wk 6	L 26-27@ Arkansas State	4	68	17.0	0	21
Wk 7	L 24-35@ Georgia Tech	3	42	14.0	1	20
Wk 8	W 22-19@ New Mexico State	2	31	15.5	0	18
Wk 9	L 10-34vs App State	3	20	6.7	0	19
Wk 11	L 26-33vs Louisiana	9	127	14.1	0	53
Wk 12	L 24-30@ Georgia State	3	24	8.0	0	12
Wk 14	W 28-24vs Troy	7	129	18.4	2	64	Season-high 129 yds
Total		42	600	13.3	3	64

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

BJ Johnson III

2016 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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