Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15vs Boston College | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Total | 6 | 19 | 1.5 | 0 | 9 |
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Isaiah Johnson
Junior wide receiver for Cincinnati. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 184 lb · Fort Walton Beach, FL · Choctawhatchee
CFB Index 30 · #406 of 485 WRsHigh confidenceReturning to Cincinnati for 2026
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
19
receiving yards · 2026
6 catches · 3.2 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 rec, 20 yds, vs Western Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 wide receiver for Cincinnati. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Western Carolina in 2024.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 37 points in belief.
33own fans
70national conversation
Isaiah Johnson
Moves the chains on third down. He has spent two seasons in the Cincinnati receiving corps. The receipt: 20 rec yds, 5 receptions against Western Carolina — Week 2, 2026.
19 REC YDS · 6 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Western Carolinaout of Choctawhatchee
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Cincinnati
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Scott Satterfield — 9-6 over that span.
2025Cincinnati7-6HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Cincinnati2-0HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-heavy
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 2 games: 3.0 REC/g, 9.5 YDS/g, 1.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #47 of 55 Big 12 WRs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 14 | 222 | 15.9 | 3 | -- |
| Career | 20 | 241 | 12.1 | 3 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 3 | 25 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 25 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 62–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Cincinnati
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Cincinnati
Returning around him
- 8% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 4 Cincinnati players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (23 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Cincinnati · Last season: 7-6 (AP #22) · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #58
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
WR
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Solomon Lewis’s 2024 season.
79%match
Matches Solomon on
Reception volume
Yards / reception
TD rate
Differs from Solomon on
Weight (higher)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Junior Sherrill's freshman season at Vanderbilt (2023).
74%match
Matches Junior on
Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Height
Differs from Junior on
Class year (lower)
TD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Isaiah Johnson
The receiver room · Cincinnati
- #8Cade Wolford509 receiving yards · 2025
- Isaiah Johnson222 receiving yards · 2025
- #11JaVonnie Gibson199 receiving yards · 2025
- #14Elijah Jones17 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Larenzo Fenner2 games · 2026
9 more on the roster · Cincinnati team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology