Josh Johnson

#4 · WR · Sr. · Tulsa5′11″ · 171 lb · Little Rock, AR · Central Arkansas Christian

Josh Johnson: WR · Tulsa · #4.

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Josh Johnson

WR · Tulsa · Sr · #4

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 159 receiving yards and 9 receptions against Temple — Week 12, 2021.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

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

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Tulsa	83	1,114	13.4	6	63
2020	Tulsa	37	490	13.2	6	66
2019	Tulsa	44	495	11.2	1	39
2018	Iowa State	1	11	11.0	0	11
Career		165	2,110	12.8	13	66

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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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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@ No. 9 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@ No. 2 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	13.1	5	63

Signature game

Week 3 · 2021

L 20-41

at Ohio State

8 rec · 149 yds · 1 TD

With D. Brin — 428 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 74.3 · L. Wilson — 47.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 6 · Memphis · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +5.87Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 63 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 10 · Cincinnati · 3rd and 17 · Q4 · EPA +3.76Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 20 yds to the Cincy 42 for a
Week 3 · Ohio State · 3rd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.73Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 22 yds for a TD (Zack Long KICK)
Week 1 · Old Dominion · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.69Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 43 yds to the ODU 34 for a
Week 1 · Old Dominion · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +3.31Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 23 yds for a TD, (Zack Long KICK)
Week 4 · Arkansas State · 2nd and 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.

4 more plays

Week 4 · Arkansas State · 3rd and 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 · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.87Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 32 yds for a TD (Zack Long KICK)
Week 3 · Ohio State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.84Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 31 yds to the OhSt 39 for a
Week 12 · Temple · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.84Davis Brin pass complete to Josh Johnson for 25 yds to the Tulsa 45 for a TEMPLE Penalty, Defensive Offside (Randle Jones) declined for a

Teams and coaches

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

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 83 (#29 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

83All-Conference level #29 of 468 · 2021?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. 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 in 2021. 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

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

2021 season

Head Coach

Philip Montgomery

Pass share

43.4%

410 pass / 534 run

Plays / game

78.7

12 games

Team sack rate

5.7%

441 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Impact starter

83 catches and 3 carries in 12 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

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 Zeitgeist Score

83 · #29 of 468 WRs · 2021

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

Josh Johnson

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Signature game

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Impact starter

Five seasons, two schools

2017