Olabisi Johnson

#81 · WR · Sr. · Colorado State6′0″ · 203 lb · Lakewood, CO · Bear Creek

Olabisi Johnson: WR · Colorado State · #81.

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Olabisi Johnson

WR · Colorado State · Sr · #81

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Four seasons in the Colorado State receiving corps to date. A game that shows it: 157 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Hawai'i — Week 1, 2018.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

Fans

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

Colorado State in the news

CSU president stepping downOct 28
Former CSU star Lawrence McCutcheon diesThe Coloradoan Oct 23
CSU DC sleeps in officeOct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Colorado State	54	796	14.7	4	58
2017	Colorado State	41	595	14.5	2	48
2016	Colorado State	28	613	21.9	4	73
2015	Colorado State	2	15	7.5	1	13
Career		125	2,019	16.2	11	73

Season	Team
2018	Colorado State	--	--	--	48
2017	Colorado State	--	--	23	122
2016	Colorado State	1	13	--	--
2015	Colorado State	--	--	--	--
Career		1	13	23	170

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 34-43vs Hawai'i	6	157	26.2	2	58	2 TD catches
Wk 1	L 13-45vs Colorado	6	82	13.7	1	26	2 TD catches
Wk 2	W 34-27vs Arkansas	5	47	9.4	0	18
Wk 3	L 10-48@ Florida	5	43	8.6	0	16
Wk 4	L 19-35vs Illinois State	7	107	15.3	1	38
Wk 6	W 42-30@ San José State	2	16	8.0	0	10
Wk 7	W 20-18vs New Mexico	5	81	16.2	0	45
Wk 8	L 28-56@ Boise State	2	12	6.0	0	10
Wk 9	L 21-34vs Wyoming	5	56	11.2	0	14
Wk 12	L 24-29vs No. 14 Utah State	7	107	15.3	0	36
Wk 13	L 19-27@ Air Force	4	88	22.0	0	47
Total		54	796	14.7	4	58

Signature game

Week 1 · 2018

L 34-43

vs Hawai'i

6 rec · 157 yds · 2 TD

With K. Carta-Samuels — 537 yds · 5 TD · 1 INT · QBR 76.6 · 25 rush yds (6 car) · P. Williams — 9 rec · 188 yds · 2 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 1 · Hawai'i · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +4.56K.J. Carta-Samuels pass complete to Olabisi Johnson for 58 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )
Week 13 · Air Force · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +3.27Collin Hill pass complete to Olabisi Johnson for 47 yds to the ColSt 49 for a
Week 4 · Illinois State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.04K.J. Carta-Samuels pass complete to Olabisi Johnson for 38 yds to the IllSt 46 for a
Week 1 · Hawai'i · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.80K.J. Carta-Samuels pass complete to Olabisi Johnson for 10 yds for a TD, (Wyatt Bryan KICK)
Week 12 · Utah State · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +2.78Collin Hill pass complete to Olabisi Johnson for 22 yds to the UthSt 42 for a
Week 9 · Wyoming · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.78Collin Hill pass complete to Olabisi Johnson for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Colorado · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.72K.J. Carta-Samuels pass complete to Olabisi Johnson for 26 yds for a TD (Wyatt Bryan KICK)
Week 3 · Florida · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.51K.J. Carta-Samuels pass complete to Olabisi Johnson for 16 yds to the ColSt 42 for a
Week 1 · Colorado · 4th and 2 · Q2 · EPA +2.43K.J. Carta-Samuels pass complete to Olabisi Johnson for 4 yds to the ColSt 49 for a
Week 4 · Illinois State · 1st and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.42K.J. Carta-Samuels pass complete to Olabisi Johnson for 9 yds for a TD (Wyatt Bryan PAT MISSED)

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Mike Bobo — 24-27 over that span.

2015Colorado State7-6HC: Mike Bobo · Run-leaning

2016Colorado State7-6HC: Mike Bobo · Run-leaning

2017Colorado State7-6HC: Mike Bobo · Balanced

2018Colorado State3-9HC: Mike Bobo · Pass-leaning

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2018 season

11 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (90th percentile). Strength: rec yards (86th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#72 / 702 · 90th pct

0.88

Yards / catch#174 / 702 · 75th pct

14.9

Catch rate#183 / 702 · 73rd pct

75.0%

Explosive rate#204 / 702 · 71st pct

15.3%

TD rate#323 / 702 · 54th pct

5.6%

Box-score rates (6)

Rec yards#79 / 550 · 86th pct

796

Receptions#93 / 550 · 82nd pct

Yards / catch#172 / 550 · 69th pct

14.7

Long catch#176 / 550 · 68th pct

Rec TDs#169 / 550 · 65th pct

Fumbles lost#91 / 223 · 37th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

65th → 90th percentile

Explosive rate

73rd → 71st percentile

Catch rate

33rd → 73rd percentile

TD rate

34th → 54th percentile

Yards / catch

72nd → 75th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2018. 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

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	5.8	92.5	15.6	0.5
Road4g	3.2	39.8	11.2	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.1	76.1	13.9	0.6
Weeks 8+4g	4.5	65.8	13.6	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Mike Bobo

Pass share

56.4%

501 pass / 387 run

Plays / game

74.0

12 games

Team sack rate

5.6%

539 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

54 catches in 11 games

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

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Olabisi Johnson

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Style of play

Fans

Colorado State in the news

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

54 catches in 11 games

Four seasons at Colorado State, drafted

2015

2019