Josh Johnson

Senior wide receiver for Tulsa. 2021: 83 catches, 1,114 receiving yards, 6 TD.

WR · Tulsa · Sr. · #4

5′11″ · 171 lb · Little Rock, AR

CFB Index 83 · #29 of 468 WRsHigh confidenceTulsa 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

WR recruit

No. 780 nationally · Signed with Iowa State

Statement game9 rec · 159 yds · 1 TDvs Temple (FBS) · W 44-10

Top 1% receiving yards game since 2021.

That catch by Josh Johnson was incredible to see irlr/CFB game thread · ▲ 2His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 wide receiver for Tulsa. 2021: 83 catches, 1,114 receiving yards, 6 TD.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa State in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Tulsa, 2,110 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 159 yds vs Temple.Temple · W 44-102021

2017

Signed with Iowa State3-star out of Central Arkansas Christian

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#780 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

Philip Montgomery

Tulsa

Played his entire career under Philip Montgomery.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Iowa State8-5HC: Matt Campbell · Run-leaning

2019Tulsa4-8HC: Philip Montgomery · Balanced, fast tempo

2020Tulsa6-3HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Tulsa7-6HC: Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

83All-Conference level #29 of 468?

High confidence12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: receptions (97th percentile). Strength: rec yards (96th percentile). Concern: rush yards (10th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#249 / 634 · 61st pct

15.2%

TD rate#296 / 634 · 53rd pct

5.4%

EPA / target#317 / 634 · 50th pct

0.67

Yards / catch#323 / 634 · 49th pct

12.9

Catch rate#359 / 634 · 43rd pct

72.3%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#18 / 557 · 97th pct

Rec yards#24 / 557 · 96th pct

1114

Rec TDs#71 / 557 · 84th pct

Long catch#138 / 557 · 75th pct

Yards / catch#263 / 557 · 52nd pct

13.4

Rush TDs#57 / 273 · 40th pct

Rush yards#245 / 273 · 10th pct

-2

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.8	83.7	12.5	0.3
Road6g	6.7	80.5	12.2	0.5

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	6.1	83.1	12.5	0.4
Weeks 8+5g	6.4	80.6	12.2	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tre Lamb

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Part-time starter

Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.

our read surprisingly productive for a receiver with no award recognition yet — top-1% reception volume, top-2% overall receiving production.2021 profile

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

83 · #29 of 468 WRs

Three-star recruit. Now #29 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Tulsa	83	1,114	13.4	6	--
2020	Tulsa	37	490	13.2	6	--
2019	Tulsa	44	495	11.2	1	--
2018	Iowa State	1	11	11.0	0	--
Career		165	2,110	12.8	13	--

Season	Team
2021	Tulsa	3	-2	--	--	--
2020	Tulsa	1	3	--	--	--
2019	Tulsa	--	--	31	--	--
2018	Iowa State	--	--	--	--	--
Career		4	1	31	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2021

W 34–31

at SMU

6 rec · 117 yds · 1 TD

Edged out SMU on the road in a shootout.

With L. Wilson — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 60 LONG · D. Brin — 244 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 51.8 · 3 rush yds (1 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 6 · Memphis · 2&8 · Q4 · EPA +5.87Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 63 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 10 · Cincinnati · 3&17 · Q4 · EPA +3.76Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 20 yds to the Cincy 42 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · Ohio State · 3&12 · Q4 · EPA +3.73Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 22 yds for a TD (Zack Long KICK)
Week 1 · Old Dominion · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +3.69Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 43 yds to the ODU 34 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Old Dominion · 3&6 · Q1 · EPA +3.31Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 23 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 4 · Arkansas State · 2&13 · Q2 · EPA +3.21D.Brin pass complete to TSA 43. Catch made by J.Johnson at TSA 43. Gain of 29 yards. Tackled by T.Doss at ARKS 28. PENALTY on TSA-T.Smith, Unsportsmanlike Conduct / Offense, 15 yards, accepted.
Week 4 · Arkansas State · 3&14 · Q4 · EPA +2.99D.Brin pass complete to TSA 33. Catch made by J.Johnson at TSA 33. Gain of 14 yards. Tackled by E.Alexander at TSA 47.
Week 13 · SMU · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.87Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 32 yds for a TD (Zack Long KICK)
Week 3 · Ohio State · 2&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.84Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 31 yds to the OhSt 39 for a 1ST down
Week 12 · Temple · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +2.84Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 25 yds to the Tulsa 45 for a 1ST down TEMPLE Penalty, Defensive Offside (Randle Jones) declined for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 17-19vs UC Davis	4	34	8.5	0	14
Wk 2	L 23-28@ Oklahoma State	3	34	11.3	0	27
Wk 3	L 20-41@ Ohio State	8	149	18.6	1	31	149-yard receiving day
Wk 4	W 41-34vs Arkansas State	9	127	14.1	0	29
Wk 5	L 10-45vs Houston	3	24	8.0	0	10
Wk 6	W 35-29vs Memphis	8	140	17.5	1	63	140-yard receiving day
Wk 7	W 32-31@ South Florida	8	74	9.3	1	13
Wk 9	L 17-20vs Navy	2	18	9.0	0	10
Wk 10	L 20-28@ Cincinnati	7	65	9.3	0	20
Wk 11	W 20-13@ Tulane	8	44	5.5	0	12
Wk 12	W 44-10vs Temple	9	159	17.7	1	42	Season-high 159 yds
Wk 13	W 34-31@ SMU	6	117	19.5	1	40
Total		75	985	12.4	5	63

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology