Sharod Johnson

#5 · WR · Jr. · Florida International5′11″ · 185 lb · Miami, FL · Woodson H.D.

Sharod Johnson: WR · Florida International · #5.

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Sharod Johnson

WR · Florida International · Jr · #5

Moves the chains on third down. A game that shows it: 38 receiving yards and 1 reception against Virginia Tech — Week 8, 2021.

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.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Syracuse	14	184	13.1	38
2020	Syracuse	3	10	3.3	10
2019	Syracuse	1	--	0.0	--
2018	Syracuse	7	97	13.9	34
Career		25	291	11.6	38

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 29-9@ Ohio	2	24	12.0	17
Wk 2	L 7-17vs Rutgers	2	18	9.0	11
Wk 3	W 62-24vs UAlbany	1	11	11.0	11
Wk 5	L 30-33@ Florida State	1	11	11.0	11
Wk 6	L 37-40vs No. 19 Wake Forest	1	10	10.0	10
Wk 7	L 14-17vs Clemson	3	26	8.7	14
Wk 8	W 41-36@ Virginia Tech	1	38	38.0	38	Season-high 38 yds
Wk 9	W 21-6vs Boston College	2	32	16.0	23
Wk 12	L 17-41@ No. 25 NC State	1	14	14.0	14
Total		14	184	13.1	38

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · Boston College · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.31Garrett Shrader pass complete to Sharod Johnson for 23 yds to the BC 48 for a
Week 8 · Virginia Tech · 2nd and 3 · Q2 · EPA +2.98Garrett Shrader pass complete to Sharod Johnson for 38 yds to the VTech 42 for a
Week 7 · Clemson · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.77Garrett Shrader pass complete to Sharod Johnson for 14 yds to the Syrac 46 for a
Week 2 · Rutgers · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.11Garrett Shrader pass complete to Sharod Johnson for 11 yds to the Rutgr 48 for a
Week 5 · Florida State · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +1.94Garrett Shrader pass complete to Sharod Johnson for 11 yds to the Syrac 45 for a
Week 3 · UAlbany · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +1.52Garrett Shrader pass complete to Sharod Johnson for 11 yds to the Syrac 39 for a

4 more plays

Week 6 · Wake Forest · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +1.41Garrett Shrader pass complete to Sharod Johnson for 10 yds to the Syrac 34 for a
Week 12 · NC State · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.25Garrett Shrader pass complete to Sharod Johnson for 14 yds to the NCSt 25 for a
Week 9 · Boston College · 2nd and 14 · Q1 · EPA +0.87Garrett Shrader pass complete to Sharod Johnson for 9 yds to the BC 32
Week 1 · Ohio · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +0.71T.DeVito pass complete to SYR 39. Catch made by S.Johnson at SYR 39. Gain of 7 yards. ran out of bounds. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion and the play was upheld.

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Dino Babers — 21-27 over that span.

2018Syracuse10-3HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2019Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2020Syracuse1-10HC: Dino Babers · Balanced, slow tempo

2021Syracuse5-7HC: Dino Babers · Run-heavy

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 29 (#442 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score percentiles · 2021 season

29Below cohort / limited sample #442 of 468 · 2021, at Syracuse?

5 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score, at Syracuse: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: rec tds (6th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#284 / 557 · 49th pct

13.1

Long catch#405 / 557 · 26th pct

Rec yards#490 / 557 · 12th pct

184

Receptions#484 / 557 · 12th pct

Rec TDs#494 / 557 · 6th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021, based on box-score rates.

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2021 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	1.8	19.4	10.9	0.0
Road4g	1.2	21.8	18.8	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	16.7	10.3	0.0
Weeks 8+3g	1.3	28.0	22.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Dino Babers

Pass share

36.8%

287 pass / 493 run

Plays / game

65.0

12 games

Team sack rate

9.8%

316 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

14 catches in 9 games

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

29 · #442 of 468 WRs · 2021, at Syracuse

Three-star recruit. Now #442 at the position.

Sharod Johnson

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Signature plays

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Splits

Awards

14 catches in 9 games

Five seasons, two schools

2015

2018 4 games