Southern Miss · W 43-8
No catches.
Tennessee · L 14-24
No catches.
Johnson has catches in 6 of Auburn’s 8 games: none against Southern Miss and Tennessee.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
“Every time they mention Jake Johnson, I can’t help but see Nick Miller at tight end.”
Jake Johnson
Jake Johnson takes over from Brandon Frazier at Auburn.
4★ · NATIONAL RECRUIT
No.95
recruiting national rank
Auburn fans can't agree whether the tape backs the reputation.
Minority viewA vocal minority sees it the other way.
AI-generated narrative · may contain errors · not journalism · updated 2026-11-04
Play style
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Ole Miss on Oct. 31: 2 catches for 18 yards. In the 6 games drawn here: 12 catches for 104 yards. Auburn has thrown to him 15 times in 195 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Auburn | 12 | 104 | 8.7 | 0 | 19 |
| 2025 | North Carolina | 16 | 149 | 9.3 | 1 | 19 |
| 2024 | North Carolina | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 14 |
| 2023 | Texas A&M | 24 | 235 | 9.8 | 4 | 28 |
| 2022 | Texas A&M | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Career | 55 | 511 | 9.3 | 5 | 28 |
Last game (Wk 9): 18 receiving yards, 2 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 6 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-16vs Baylor | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 3 | L 39-44vs Florida | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | W 21-15vs Vanderbilt | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 7 | W 27-24@ No. 1 Georgia | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 | Season-high 24 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 17-38vs No. 18 LSU | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 9 | L 15-45@ No. 12 Ole Miss | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Total | 12 | 104 | 8.7 | 0 | 19 |
Week 7 · 2026
W 27-24
at Georgia
The plays that mattered most
754th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -1 to +27 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
156% of team targetsCatch rate
80%12 of 15 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
80% catch rate on 15 targets · 6% of the team's targets.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 14.0 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 21.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 16.8 | 7.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 18.5 | 14.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Alex Golesh
Pass share
47.9%
264 pass / 287 run
Plays / game
68.9
8 games
Team sack rate
10.9%
312 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #108 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 25 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
5 coachesPlayed for 5 head coaches at 3 schools: Jimbo Fisher, Elijah Robinson, Mack Brown, Bill Belichick and Alex Golesh.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Auburn
