Texas · L 3-31
6 catches, 61 yards
The other 7 games average 37 yards. This one was 24 above.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Marquis Johnson
The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Eli Drinkwitz and Jeff Lebby. On tape: 99 receiving yards and 3 receptions against UL Monroe, Week 1, 2026.
320 receiving yards · 24 catches · 2 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Against Texas on Oct. 31: 6 catches for 61 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 24 catches for 320 yards. Mississippi State has thrown to him 37 times in 249 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 24 | 320 | 13.3 | 2 | 70 |
| 2025 | Missouri | 28 | 345 | 12.3 | 2 | 49 |
| 2024 | Missouri | 25 | 352 | 14.1 | 1 | 49 |
| 2023 | Missouri | 13 | 383 | 29.5 | 3 | 76 |
| Career | 90 | 1,400 | 15.6 | 8 | 76 |
| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | -- | -- | 70 |
| 2025 | Missouri | -- | -- | 71 |
| 2024 | Missouri | 2 | 2 | 380 |
| 2023 | Missouri | 1 | 3 | 147 |
| Career | 3 | 5 | 668 |
Last game (Wk 9): 61 receiving yards, 6 catches.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 3 | 99 | 33.0 | 1 | 70 | Season-high 99 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 38-13@ Minnesota | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ South Carolina | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24vs No. 19 Missouri | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 5 | L 23-56vs No. 7 Alabama | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-31@ No. 22 LSU | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 8 | L 15-23vs Oklahoma | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-31@ No. 11 Texas | 6 | 61 | 10.2 | 0 | 23 | |
| Total | 24 | 320 | 13.3 | 2 | 70 |
Week 3 · 2026
W 41-34
3 rec · 29 yds · 1 TD
Edged out South Carolina on the road in a shootout.
With K. Taylor — 251 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 87.9 · 33 rush yds (8 car) · F. Bothwell — 115 rush yds (21 car) · 1 rec · 22 yds
The plays that mattered most
228th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +25 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3715% of team targetsCatch rate
65%24 of 37 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
65% catch rate on 37 targets · 15% of the team's targets · 17% catch rate on 6 deep targets (20+ air yds).
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 49.0 | 16.6 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 31.0 | 9.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 40.7 | 14.2 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.0 | 38.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
45.5%
250 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
68.6
8 games
Team sack rate
10.3%
301 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #205 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 40 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Eli Drinkwitz and Jeff Lebby.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Mississippi State
