Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Boise State | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 57 yds |
| Total | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 1 | 27 |
#9
Jamari Johnson
Jamari Johnson put up 510 yards as Oregon's second tight end. Now the starter's gone to the NFL, and the 6-5, 257-pound weapon who moves like a receiver gets the lead role he passed on the draft to claim.
6′5″ · 257 lb · Inglewood, CA · Inglewood HS
CFB Index 69 · #16 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceReturning to Oregon 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
57
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 1 TD · 14.3 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung Oregon from 23% to 55% to win.Boise State at Oregon · 34-27
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Jamari Johnson put up 510 yards as Oregon's second tight end. Now the starter's gone to the NFL, and the 6-5, 257-pound weapon who moves like a receiver gets the lead role he passed on the draft to claim.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Louisville in 2023.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 49.5 points in belief.
20.5own fans
70national conversation
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In Their Words
70 windows · 2026 fan posts
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The story
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.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 83 yds at Indiana.Indiana · L 22-562025
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.
Written by our staff.
2023
- Signed with Louisville4-star out of Inglewood
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Oregon
Played his entire career under Dan Lanning.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning
2026Oregon1-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidenceAscending
Elite: yards / catch (86th percentile). 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 1 game: 4.0 REC/g, 57.0 YDS/g, 14.3 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
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
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #2 of 26 Big Ten TEs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. 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 | Oregon | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Oregon | 32 | 510 | 15.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisville | 13 | 158 | 12.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 49 | 725 | 14.8 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–27
vs Boise State
4 rec · 57 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With D. Moore — 378 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -5 rush yds (2 car) · B. Ettridge — 48 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 52 LONG
Game log
How he plays
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.
Our classifier reads him the same way: creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
2026 Outlook
Oregon
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Oregon
Returning around him
- 75% of 2024 offensive production back (Strong continuity)
- 7 Oregon players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -18 net (13 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Oregon · Last season: 13-2 (AP #5) · Talent rank #3 · 2026 recruiting class #3
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Torres’s 2023 season.
63%match
All-MAC
Matches Anthony on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Height
Differs from Anthony on
Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Max Klare's sophomore season at Purdue (2024).
70%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 29
Matches Max on
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Max on
Class year (lower)
Reception volume (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jamari Johnson
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #91
Peaked at #91 this season.
Background
As A Redshirt Junior (2026) » Walter Camp Preseason All-America second team As A Redshirt Sophomore (2025) » All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches) Played in all 15 games in first season with the Ducks, making 10 starts … Helped Oregon reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Caught 32 pas...
The tight end room · Oregon
- #9Jamari Johnson510 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Markus Dixonno box-score line yet
- #87A.J. Puglianono box-score line yet
- #19Andrew Olesh1 game · 2026
- #85Cole Newtonno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Oregon team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology