Former wide receiver at Utah. 2025: 1 catch, 16 receiving yards.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Clovis, CA · Clovis HS
The numbers
rushing yards · 2025
1 TD · 9.4 per carry · 1 catches
Best game: 58 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Colorado
Swing playSwung Utah from 16% to 40% to win.Utah at Baylor · 20-13
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former wide receiver at Utah. 2025: 1 catch, 16 receiving yards.
Nate Johnson
Nate Johnson has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 33 rush yds, 16 rec yds against Kansas State — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Utah, 22 receiving yards — drafted at #193 overall by Pittsburgh.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Kyle Whittingham.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
PittsburghEntering 47th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: rush yards (98th percentile). Strength: rush tds (85th percentile). Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 0.2 | 3.2 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+5g | 0.2 | 3.2 | 16.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Morgan Scalley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Utah | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Utah | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Utah | 24 | 225 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 114 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Utah | 59 | 235 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Utah | 5 | 51 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 99 | 625 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 13 · 2025
W 51–47
vs Kansas State
33 rush yds (4 car)
Edged out Kansas State at home in a shootout.
With D. Dampier — 259 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.0 · 94 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD · O. Phillips — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 54 LONG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 43-10@ UCLA | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 63-9vs Cal Poly | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-6@ Wyoming | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | W 53-7vs Colorado | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 45-14vs Cincinnati | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 12 | W 55-28@ Baylor | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | W 51-47vs Kansas State | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | Season-high 16 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 31-21@ Kansas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bowl | W 44-22vs Nebraska | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
2025: Saw action in 10 games, lining up at running back, wide receiver and quarterback out of the wildcat. 24 rushes for 225 yards and a touchdown in 2025. Reeled off a 56-yard touchdown run against Colorado. Led the Utes with 59 rushing yards on 11 carries against Cal Poly. Four carries for 33 y...
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