Johnny Wilson

#14 · WR · Jr. · Florida State6′7″ · 237 lb · Calabasas, CA

Johnny Wilson: WR · Florida State · #14.

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Johnny Wilson

WR · Florida State · Jr · #14

Moves the chains on third down. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. Named All-ACC two seasons running, most recently in 2023. One game to point at: 105 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Boston College — Week 3, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Florida State in the news

FSU coach buyout figure disclosedNov 1
Dabo criticizes misspelled plane bannerThe New York Times Nov 1
3* WR Majay Thompson decommits from FSUNov 1
FSU president updates AD searchSaturday Down South Oct 28

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Florida State	41	617	15.0	2	44
2022	Florida State	43	897	20.9	5	78
2021	Arizona State	12	154	12.8	1	28
2020	Arizona State	6	89	14.8	0	37
Career		102	1,757	17.2	8	78

Season	Team
2023	Florida State	--
2022	Florida State	--
2021	Arizona State	--
2020	Arizona State	1
Career		1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 45-24vs No. 5 LSU	7	104	14.9	0	22
Wk 3	W 31-29@ Boston College	4	105	26.3	0	44	Season-high 105 yds
Wk 4	W 31-24@ Clemson	5	94	18.8	0	41
Wk 6	W 39-17vs Virginia Tech	4	54	13.5	2	18	2 TD catches
Wk 8	W 38-20vs No. 16 Duke	5	58	11.6	0	14
Wk 11	W 27-20vs Miami	5	82	16.4	0	26
Wk 12	W 58-13vs North Alabama	3	35	11.7	0	14
Wk 13	W 24-15@ Florida	6	64	10.7	0	14
Wk 14	W 16-6vs No. 15 Louisville	2	21	10.5	0	19
Total		41	617	15.0	2	44

Signature game

Week 6 · 2023

W 39-17

vs Virginia Tech

4 rec · 54 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 22-point win at home against Virginia Tech.

With T. Benson — 200 rush yds (11 car) · 2 TD · 3 rec · 15 yds · A. Mastromanno — 51.5 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Boston College · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.83Jordan Travis pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 44 yds to the BC 29 for a
Week 1 · LSU · 3rd and 13 · Q1 · EPA +3.50Jordan Travis pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 17 yds to the LSU 40 for a
Week 6 · Virginia Tech · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.30Jordan Travis pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 18 yds for a TD (Ryan Fitzgerald KICK)
Week 4 · Clemson · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.14Jordan Travis pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 41 yds to the CLEM 34 for a
Week 1 · LSU · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.08Jordan Travis pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 22 yds to the LSU 49 for a
Week 4 · Clemson · 3rd and 9 · Q4 · EPA +3.05Jordan Travis pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 15 yds to the CLEM 39 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · Duke · 3rd and 11 · Q1 · EPA +2.99Jordan Travis pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 12 yds to the DUKE 38 for a
Week 11 · Miami · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.98Jordan Travis pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 26 yds to the MIA 38 for a
Week 14 · Louisville · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +2.66Brock Glenn pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 19 yds to the FSU 45 for a
Week 6 · Virginia Tech · 2nd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.54Jordan Travis pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 7 yds for a TD (B. Courtney Run For Two-point Conversion)

Teams and coaches

2020Arizona State2-2HC: Herm Edwards · Run-heavy, slow tempo

2021Arizona State8-5HC: Herm Edwards · Run-heavy

2022Florida State10-3HC: Mike Norvell · Run-leaning

2023Florida State13-1HC: Mike Norvell · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 56 (#158 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

56Quality starter #158 of 497 · 2023?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: catch rate (13th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#134 / 639 · 79th pct

15.0

EPA / target#209 / 639 · 67th pct

0.90

Explosive rate#333 / 639 · 47th pct

13.3%

TD rate#454 / 639 · 29th pct

3.3%

Catch rate#557 / 639 · 13th pct

68.3%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec yards#142 / 566 · 75th pct

617

Yards / catch#163 / 566 · 71st pct

15.0

Receptions#173 / 566 · 69th pct

Rec TDs#267 / 566 · 43rd pct

Long catch#324 / 566 · 42nd pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

54th → 67th percentile

Explosive rate

96th → 47th percentile

Catch rate

4th → 13th percentile

TD rate

52nd → 29th percentile

Yards / catch

99th → 79th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2023. 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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	4.2	57.2	13.3	0.5
Road3g	5.0	87.7	18.6	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	5.0	89.2	18.4	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	4.2	52.0	12.2	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Mike Norvell

Pass share

49.3%

433 pass / 445 run

Plays / game

62.7

14 games

Team sack rate

5.5%

469 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

56 · #158 of 497 WRs · 2023

Former four-star. Now #158 at the position.

Johnny Wilson

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Style of play

Fans

Florida State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

All-Conference

Four seasons, two schools, drafted

Moves

2020 3 games

2022 12 games

2023 9 games

2024