Senior wide receiver for Louisiana. 2022: 14 catches, 284 receiving yards, 3 TD.
6′5″ · 221 lb · Logansport, LA
Recruiting
ATH recruit
No. 582 nationally · Signed with TCU
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Louisiana. 2022: 14 catches, 284 receiving yards, 3 TD.
John Stephens
Beats you over the top. John Stephens has played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt: 103 rec yds, 3 receptions against Eastern Michigan — Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Louisiana, 665 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Michael Desormeaux. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (98th percentile). Concern: receptions (8th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.0 | 65.5 | 31.1 | 1.0 |
| Road5g | 2.0 | 30.6 | 17.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 61.3 | 28.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 25.0 | 16.4 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-21vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 103 | 34.3 | 1 | 55 | Season-high 103 yds |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13@ Marshall | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 | |
| Wk 9 | L 24-39@ Southern Miss | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-17vs Georgia Southern | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 12 | L 17-49@ Florida State | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 13 | W 41-13@ Texas State | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Bowl | L 16-23@ Houston | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 18 | |
| Total | 14 | 284 | 21.4 | 3 | 55 |
Play style
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Dalton Stroman’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Chris Carter's graduate season at Northern Illinois (2023).
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Player DNA