Former wide receiver at Florida Atlantic. 2024: 17 catches, 169 receiving yards.
6′4″ · 205 lb · Ambler, PA
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 1492 nationally · Signed with The Peddie School
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former wide receiver at Florida Atlantic. 2024: 17 catches, 169 receiving yards.
Marlyn Johnson
Moves the chains on third down. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Lance Leipold, Maurice Linguist and Chad Lunsford. The receipt: 42 rec yds, 3 receptions against East Carolina — Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Florida Atlantic, 902 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Lane Kiffin, Willie Taggart, Tom Herman, and Chad Lunsford. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: catch rate (7th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.8 | 18.0 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 20.3 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.8 | 15.8 | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 22.5 | 11.6 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #451 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 17 | 169 | 9.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Buffalo | 40 | 495 | 12.4 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Buffalo | 16 | 127 | 7.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Buffalo | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Buffalo | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 79 | 902 | 11.4 | 5 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2024
W 41–10
vs Wagner
2 rec · 24 yds
Dominant 31-point win at home against Wagner.
With O. Hayes — -4 rush yds (1 car) · C. Fancher — 150 yds · 0 TD · 1 INT · QBR 49.5 · 7 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 7-24vs Army | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-20vs Florida International | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-48@ UConn | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-10vs Wagner | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 7 | L 37-41vs North Texas | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-44vs South Florida | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-49@ East Carolina | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | 22 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 15-18@ Temple | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | L 27-39vs Charlotte | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 17 | 169 | 9.7 | 0 | 22 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Ben Ratzlaff’s 2021 season.
Matches Ben on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Miequle Brock’s path through Nicholls.
Miequle Brock
Derick Eugene
Elijah Steward
Landon Ruggieri
Matches Miequle on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to E.J. Williams Jr.'s graduate season at Indiana (2023).
Matches E.J. on
Player DNA