Marlyn Johnson

#11 · WR · Sr. · Florida Atlantic6′4″ · 205 lb · Ambler, PA · The Peddie School

Marlyn Johnson: WR · Florida Atlantic · #11.

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Marlyn Johnson

WR · Florida Atlantic · Sr · #11

Moves the chains on third down. The five seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Lance Leipold, Maurice Linguist and Chad Lunsford. A game that shows it: 42 receiving yards and 3 receptions against East Carolina — Week 11, 2024.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

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

Florida Atlantic in the news

Kittley makes abrupt coaching changeOct 27
FAU announces depth chartThe Roost Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2024	Florida Atlantic	17	169	9.9	0	22
2023	Buffalo	40	495	12.4	4	80
2022	Buffalo	16	127	7.9	0	18
2021	Buffalo	3	44	14.7	1	26
2019	Buffalo	3	67	22.3	0	33
Career		79	902	11.4	5	80

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 2	L 7-24vs Army	4	35	8.8	11
Wk 3	W 38-20vs Florida International	1	6	6.0	6
Wk 4	L 14-48@ UConn	1	4	4.0	4
Wk 5	W 41-10vs Wagner	2	24	12.0	18
Wk 7	L 37-41vs North Texas	1	10	10.0	10
Wk 10	L 21-44vs South Florida	1	17	17.0	17
Wk 11	L 14-49@ East Carolina	3	42	14.0	22	Season-high 42 yds
Wk 12	L 15-18@ Temple	2	15	7.5	10
Wk 13	L 27-39vs Charlotte	2	16	8.0	9
Total		17	169	9.9	22

Signature game

Week 2 · 2024

L 7-24

vs Army

4 rec · 35 yds

With L. Lupo — 48.3 yards per punt · 4 punts · 2 inside the 20 · C. Fancher — 193 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 36.2 · 10 rush yds (4 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 7 · North Texas · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.46Cam Fancher pass complete to Marlyn Johnson for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 13 · Charlotte · 3rd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.11Tyriq Starks pass complete to Marlyn Johnson for 7 yds to the FAU 42 for a
Week 2 · Army · 4th and 8 · Q4 · EPA +1.78Cam Fancher pass complete to Marlyn Johnson for 10 yds to the ARMY 14 for a
Week 11 · East Carolina · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.33Kasen Weisman pass complete to Marlyn Johnson for 22 yds to the FAU 28 for a
Week 10 · South Florida · 2nd and 2 · Q4 · EPA +1.33Cam Fancher pass complete to Marlyn Johnson for 17 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 2 · Army · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +1.29Cam Fancher pass complete to Marlyn Johnson for 8 yds to the ARMY 26 for a

4 more plays

Week 12 · Temple · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +1.25Kasen Weisman pass complete to Marlyn Johnson for 10 yds to the FAU 31 for a
Week 2 · Army · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.08Cam Fancher pass complete to Marlyn Johnson for 11 yds to the ARMY 3 for a
Week 11 · East Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.07Kasen Weisman pass complete to Marlyn Johnson for 12 yds to the ECU 48 for a
Week 13 · Charlotte · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +0.96Tyriq Starks pass complete to Marlyn Johnson for 9 yds to the FAU 24

Teams and coaches

2019Buffalo8-5HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy

2021Buffalo4-8HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning

2022Buffalo7-6HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning

2023Buffalo3-9HC: Maurice Linguist · Balanced

2024Florida Atlantic3-9HC: Tom Herman · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 26 (#451 of 466). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2024 season

26Below cohort / limited sample #451 of 466 · 2024?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2024 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: catch rate (7th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#456 / 610 · 25th pct

9.9

EPA / target#551 / 610 · 10th pct

0.39

Explosive rate#551 / 610 · 10th pct

4.3%

TD rate#522 / 610 · 7th pct

0.0%

Catch rate#569 / 610 · 7th pct

73.9%

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#434 / 541 · 18th pct

Yards / catch#477 / 541 · 12th pct

9.9

Rec yards#499 / 541 · 8th pct

169

Rec TDs#469 / 541 · 7th pct

Long catch#518 / 541 · 4th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

40th → 10th percentile

Explosive rate

47th → 10th percentile

Catch rate

30th → 7th percentile

TD rate

57th → 7th percentile

Yards / catch

67th → 25th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2024. 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

2024 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

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

2024 season

Head Coach

Chad Lunsford

Pass share

43.4%

349 pass / 455 run

Plays / game

67.0

12 games

Team sack rate

7.5%

372 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

17 catches in 9 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

26 · #451 of 466 WRs · 2024

Three-star recruit. Now #451 at the position.

Marlyn Johnson

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Style of play

Fans

Florida Atlantic in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

17 catches in 9 games

Six seasons, two schools

Moves

2019

2024 9 games