Marcus Johnson: WR · Texas · #7.
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Marcus Johnson
Moves the chains on third down. A two-star recruit with two seasons on the field at Texas since. One game to point at: 50 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Oklahoma State — Week 4, 2015.
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | L 27-30vs No. 24 Oklahoma State | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 47 | Season-high 50 yds |
| Wk 5 | L 7-50@ No. 4 TCU | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-17vs No. 10 Oklahoma | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 1 | 24 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-20vs Kansas | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-38@ West Virginia | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 13 | L 45-48vs Texas Tech | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 12 | 130 | 10.8 | 1 | 47 |
Week 6 · 2015
W 24-17
vs Oklahoma · neutral site
4 rec · 35 yds · 1 TD
A close one, won by 7 at a neutral site.
With M. Dickson — 41.7 yards per punt · 6 punts · 53 long · J. Heard — 115 rush yds (21 car) · 53 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.5
The plays that mattered most
2 seasons under Charlie Strong — 11-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.3 | 26.3 | 18.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 32.0 | 12.5 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.0 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charlie Strong
Pass share
32.5%
252 pass / 523 run
Plays / game
64.6
12 games
Team sack rate
11.1%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2015
Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Texas, 443 receiving yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2015
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mack Brown → Charlie Strong. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
