Senior wide receiver for Houston. 2025: 13 catches, 275 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′2″ · 190 lb · Houston, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
receiving yards · 2025
13 catches · 2 TD · 21.2 per catch
Best game: 5 rec, 117 yds, vs Colorado
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Houston. 2025: 13 catches, 275 receiving yards, 2 TD.
His career, year by yearStephon Johnson Jr.
Moves the chains on third down. Stephon Johnson Jr. has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 117 rec yds, 5 receptions against Colorado, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dana Holgorsen → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (99th percentile). Strength: epa / target (88th percentile). Concern: catch rate (3rd percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. 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).
Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)
Third-down role
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 3.5 | 71.5 | 18.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 44.0 | 33.6 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.6 | 55.0 | 27.4 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Houston | 13 | 275 | 21.2 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Houston | 32 | 402 | 12.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Houston | 23 | 269 | 11.7 | 3 | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 17 | 293 | 17.2 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 85 | 1,239 | 14.6 | 9 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Houston | 1 | 5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Houston | 3 | 19 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Houston | 1 | 13 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Oklahoma State | 2 | 16 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 7 | 53 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-9@ Rice | 1 | 74 | 74.0 | 1 | 74 | |
| Wk 3 | W 36-20vs Colorado | 5 | 117 | 23.4 | 0 | 54 | Season-high 117 yds |
| Wk 5 | W 27-24@ Oregon State | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 1 | 27 | |
| Wk 6 | L 11-35vs Texas Tech | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 7 | W 39-17@ Oklahoma State | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 13 | 275 | 27.4 | 2 | 74 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Wide receiver · Houston
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Houston · Last season: 10-3 (AP #25) · Talent rank #57 · 2026 recruiting class #38
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Keontez Lewis’s 2022 season.
Matches Keontez on
Differs from Keontez on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Terrace Marshall’s path through LSU.
Jermaine Jackson
Dai'Jean Dixon
Matches Terrace on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Keyshawn Smith's senior season at SMU (2023).
Matches Keyshawn on
Player DNA
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