Jamari Johnson

#9 · TE · Sr. · Oregon6′5″ · 255 lb · Inglewood, CA

Receiving yards32816th of 107 tight endsLast gameW 34–26vs Northwestern · Oct 31
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328 receiving yards in 6 games; their best was 119 at USC.
Game 1: against Boise State, win 34-27, 57 receiving yards, 1 touchdown57WBOISGame 2: at Oklahoma State, loss 31-39, no catches in this gameLOKST@Game 3: against Portland State, win 84-0, no catches in this game, FCS opponentWPRSTFCSGame 4: at USC, win 41-27, 119 receiving yards119WUSC@Game 5: against UCLA, loss 15-17, 13 receiving yards13LUCLAGame 6: against Nebraska, win 17-14, 35 receiving yards, 1 touchdown35WNEBGame 7: at Illinois, loss 10-21, 69 receiving yards69LILL@Game 8: against Northwestern, win 34-26, 35 receiving yards, 1 touchdown35WNUSeason high
Game 1: against Boise State, win 34-27, 57 receiving yards, 1 touchdownWBOISGame 2: at Oklahoma State, loss 31-39, no catches in this gameLOKST@Game 3: against Portland State, win 84-0, no catches in this game, FCS opponentWPRSTFCSGame 4: at USC, win 41-27, 119 receiving yards119WUSC@Game 5: against UCLA, loss 15-17, 13 receiving yardsLUCLAGame 6: against Nebraska, win 17-14, 35 receiving yards, 1 touchdownWNEBGame 7: at Illinois, loss 10-21, 69 receiving yardsLILL@Game 8: against Northwestern, win 34-26, 35 receiving yards, 1 touchdown35WNUSeason high
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Northwestern · W 34-26

2 catches, 35 yards, 1 TD

The other 5 games average 59 yards. This one was 24 below.

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Johnson has catches in 6 of Oregon’s 8 games: none against Oklahoma State and Portland State.

Dashed line: 100 yards.

This week

What’s being said

7 stories in the last 30 days, from 7 outlets.

Oct 14: 1Oct 18: 1Oct 21: 3Oct 29: 1Oct 31: 1L 15-17 vs UCLALW 17-14 vs NebraskaWL 10-21 at IllinoisLW 34-26 vs NorthwesternWOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 3
Oct 14: 1Oct 18: 1Oct 21: 3Oct 29: 1Oct 31: 1L 15-17 vs UCLALW 17-14 vs NebraskaWL 10-21 at IllinoisLW 34-26 vs NorthwesternWOct 6Nov 4Most in a day: 3
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Report: Oregon TE Jamari Johnson cited for speeding same night as Evan Stewart arrest

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All 24 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Jamari Johnson spent two seasons at Louisville before joining Oregon.

His most important play this season

  1. Q4, 0:28 · Oregon down 5, takes the leadDylan Raiola finds Jamari Johnson for a 4-yard touchdownNebraska at Oregon, week 7Q4, 0:28 · Oregon 17, Nebraska 140:28Go-ahead touchdown for Oregon with 0:28 left0:28Go-ahead touchdown for Oregon with 0:28 leftGo-ahead touchdown for Oregon with 0:28 leftD.Raiola pass complete short middle to J.Johnson caught at NEB00, for 4 yards to the NEB00 touchdown H.Lewis pass attempt SuccessfulWatch from this playCFB ON FOX

All 3 of his plays on video

The story

As of

Even behind NFL-bound Kenyon Sadiq, Johnson produced — 32 catches, 510 yards, three touchdowns, and a fifth-place finish in PFF's tight-end wins-above-average. At 6-5, 257, scouts describe "prototype size with the movement skills of a wide receiver," the modern flex-tight-end build. He forwent the draft to step into Oregon's featured role. The forward stakes are a Mackey-contender season: he was already efficient as a complementary piece, and a full lead-role workload in a high-powered Oregon offense is the runway to All-America production. The talent and the fit are aligned; 2026 is the volume.

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So far in 2026 Johnson has 12 catches for 189 yards and a touchdown.

Update (Oct. 28, 2026): Oregon lost 21-10 at Illinois as a 10.5-point favorite on Oct. 24 and is 4-3. Johnson has 24 catches for 293 yards and two touchdowns in five games, with 7 catches for 69 yards at Illinois.

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Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Johnson is a move-tight-end in the modern mold — big enough to block, fluid enough to run the routes of a receiver. The scouting consensus is the through-line: "prototype size with the movement skills of a wide receiver" at 6-5, 257, and a top-five PFF wins-above-average grade that says he was already one of the most valuable tight ends in the country as a secondary option. He's a matchup piece — too quick for linebackers, too big for safeties — and the projection is simple: hand a player this efficient the lead role and the targets multiply. The growth is opportunity, not ability.

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Every catch and target this season

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a catch, dashed to the catch point then solid afterthrown to him, incomplete

Seen from behind the quarterback; numbers are yards past the line of scrimmage. The play text only says left, middle or right, so inside a lane marks are sorted, not placed. Of his catches with a spot in the play text: left 5, middle 5, right 7.