Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 9-56@ Miami | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 17 yds |
| Total | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 16 |
#8
Karter Johnson
Senior tight end for Pittsburgh. 2023: 12 catches, 175 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′2″ · 255 lb · Pickerington, OH
Pittsburgh 2023 alumnus
Recruiting
4★
EDGE recruit
No. 252 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Pittsburgh. 2023: 12 catches, 175 receiving yards, 2 TD.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2021.
Karter Johnson
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Pittsburgh. The receipt: 17 rec yds, 2 receptions against Miami — Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Pittsburgh, 264 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
2021
- Signed with Pittsburgh4-star out of West Mifflin Area
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Pittsburgh
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Pat Narduzzi — 12-13 over that span.
2022Pittsburgh9-4HC: Pat Narduzzi · Run-leaning
2023Pittsburgh3-9HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 17.0 YDS/g, 8.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Narduzzi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 175 | 14.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 18 | 264 | 14.7 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Juan Rodriguez’s 2021 season.
Matches Juan on
Height
TD rate
Weight
Differs from Juan on
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bryson Cannon's sophomore season at Eastern Michigan (2021).
79%match
Matches Bryson on
Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Reception volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Karter Johnson
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology