Brandon Edward Johnson

#3 · WR · Sr. · UCF6′2″ · 195 lb · Fort Lauderdale, FL · Brentwood Academy

Brandon Edward Johnson: WR · UCF · #3.

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Brandon Edward Johnson

WR · UCF · Sr · #3

Moves the chains on third down. Played for three head coaches at two programs in six seasons: Butch Jones, Jeremy Pruitt and Gus Malzahn. On tape: 125 receiving yards and 7 receptions against UConn, Week 12, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

UCF in the news

Big 12 addresses UCF fan chants930 WFMD Free Talk Oct 29
UCF beats BYU for first timeYahoo Sports Oct 29
Baylor fires Dave ArandaOct 26
UCF names QB vs BaylorYahoo Sports Oct 26

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	UCF	38	565	14.9	11	50
2020	Tennessee	19	231	12.2	0	33
2019	Tennessee	2	31	15.5	0	22
2018	Tennessee	13	110	8.5	0	29
2017	Tennessee	37	482	13.0	1	66
2016	Tennessee	7	93	13.3	0	22
Career		116	1,512	13.0	12	66

Season	Team
2021	UCF	--	--
2020	Tennessee	--	--
2019	Tennessee	24	1
2018	Tennessee	--	--
2017	Tennessee	--	--
2016	Tennessee	--	--
Career		24	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 36-31vs Boise State	5	47	9.4	1	12
Wk 2	W 63-14vs Bethune-Cookman	7	81	11.6	1	22
Wk 3	L 35-42@ Louisville	3	23	7.7	1	14
Wk 5	L 30-34@ Navy	4	79	19.8	2	23	2 TD catches
Wk 6	W 20-16vs East Carolina	1	10	10.0	0	10
Wk 7	L 21-56@ No. 3 Cincinnati	1	16	16.0	1	16
Wk 8	W 24-7vs Memphis	3	25	8.3	1	11
Wk 9	W 49-7@ Temple	3	43	14.3	1	18
Wk 10	W 14-10vs Tulane	2	73	36.5	1	50
Wk 11	L 28-55@ SMU	1	36	36.0	0	36
Wk 12	W 49-17vs UConn	7	125	17.9	1	49	Season-high 125 yds
Wk 13	W 17-13vs South Florida	1	7	7.0	1	7
Total		38	565	14.9	11	50

Signature game

Week 2 · 2021

W 63-14

vs Bethune-Cookman

7 rec · 81 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 49-point win at home against Bethune-Cookman.

With D. Gabriel — 312 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.6 · 43 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · R. O'Keefe — 8 rec · 110 yds · 18 rush yds (1 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · SMU · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.01Mikey Keene pass complete to Brandon Johnson for 36 yds to the SMU 26 for a
Week 12 · UConn · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.76Ryan O'Keefe pass complete to Brandon Johnson for 49 yds for a TD (Daniel Obarski KICK)
Week 10 · Tulane · 2nd and 17 · Q4 · EPA +3.53Keene to Johnson: a 23-yard touchdown pass.
Week 7 · Cincinnati · 3rd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +3.46Mikey Keene pass complete to Brandon Johnson for 16 yds for a TD, (Daniel Obarski KICK)
Week 10 · Tulane · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.38Mikey Keene pass complete to Brandon Johnson for 50 yds to the Tulan 25 for a
Week 9 · Temple · 3rd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +3.04Keene to Johnson: an 18-yard touchdown pass.

4 more plays

Week 1 · Boise State · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +2.91Dillon Gabriel pass complete to Brandon Johnson for 11 yds for a TD, (Daniel Obarski KICK)
Week 13 · South Florida · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.88Mikey Keene pass complete to Brandon Johnson for 7 yds for a TD, (Daniel Obarski KICK)
Week 5 · Navy · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.87Mikey Keene pass complete to Brandon Johnson for 23 yds for a TD (Daniel Obarski KICK)
Week 12 · UConn · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.79Mikey Keene pass complete to Brandon Johnson for 29 yds to the UConn 27 for a

Teams and coaches

2016Tennessee9-4HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning

2017Tennessee4-8HC: Butch Jones · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2018Tennessee5-7HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning, slow tempo

2019Tennessee8-5HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning

2020Tennessee3-7HC: Jeremy Pruitt · Run-leaning

2021UCF9-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 58 (#128 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2021 season

58Quality starter #128 of 468 · 2021?

6 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: rec tds (97th percentile).

Box-score rates (6)

Rec TDs#14 / 557 · 97th pct

Rec yards#166 / 557 · 70th pct

565

Yards / catch#164 / 557 · 70th pct

14.9

Receptions#184 / 557 · 66th pct

Long catch#257 / 557 · 53rd pct

Fumbles lost#89 / 223 · 36th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	3.7	52.6	14.4	0.9
Road5g	2.4	39.4	18.8	1.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.5	42.7	12.4	1.0
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	51.5	20.0	0.8

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Gus Malzahn

Pass share

45.3%

390 pass / 471 run

Plays / game

71.8

12 games

Team sack rate

5.4%

411 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

38 catches in 12 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

58 · #128 of 468 WRs · 2021

Former four-star. Now #128 at the position.

Brandon Edward Johnson

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

UCF in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

38 catches in 12 games

Six seasons, two schools

2016 3 games