Senior wide receiver for Oregon. 2021: 25 catches, 311 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′0″ · 199 lb · Chandler, AZ
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.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 1504 nationally · Signed with Oregon
Statement game10 rec · 207 yds · 2 TDat Arizona State (FBS) · L 28-31
Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Oregon. 2021: 25 catches, 311 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Johnny Johnson III
Moves the chains on third down. Five seasons at Oregon, three different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Mario Cristobal and Bryan McClendon. The receipt: 76 rec yds, 3 receptions against Fresno State — Week 1, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Oregon, 1,920 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Mario Cristobal, and Bryan McClendon. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: td rate (23rd percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 39.8 | 12.7 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 24.0 | 12.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 40.0 | 14.5 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.8 | 27.8 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
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.
Player standing · 2021
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #335 at the position.
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-24vs Fresno State | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 1 | 32 | Season-high 76 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 48-7vs Stony Brook | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | W 41-19vs Arizona | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-31@ Stanford | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-17vs California | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-31@ UCLA | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 25 | |
| Wk 9 | W 52-29vs Colorado | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | W 26-16@ Washington | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24vs Washington State | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 31 | |
| Total | 25 | 311 | 12.7 | 1 | 32 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Esdale’s 2021 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Anthony Lowe’s path through Gardner-Webb.
Anthony Lowe
Taylor Grimes
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Isaiah Esdale's senior season at West Virginia (2021).
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Player DNA