Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-48@ Alabama | 1 | 68 | 68.0 | 0 | 68 | Season-high 68 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 24-27vs App State | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Total | 4 | 86 | 37.0 | 0 | 68 |
#2
Tyler Johnson
Former wide receiver at East Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 186 lb · Martinsville, VA · Magna Vista
Tampa Bay — drafted 2020, Rd 5, Pick 16, #161 overall
The numbers
86
receiving yards · 2026
4 catches · 21.5 per catch
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 68 yds, at Alabama
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former wide receiver at East Carolina. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Penn State in 2022.
Tyler Johnson
Second year in the East Carolina receiving corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 68 rec yds, 1 receptions against Alabama — Week 1, 2026.
86 REC YDS · 4 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at East Carolina, 158 receiving yards — drafted at #161 overall by Tampa Bay.
His career
2022
- Signed with Penn State3-star out of Magna Vista
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
East Carolina
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · NFL
Tampa BayEntering 7th NFL season
#161Rd 5 · Pick 16
Tampa BayEntering 7th NFL season
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Blake Harrell — 9-6 over that span.
2025East Carolina9-4HC: Blake Harrell · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2026East Carolina0-2HC: Blake Harrell · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / catch (96th percentile). Strength: long catch (94th percentile). Concern: receptions (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 REC/g, 43.0 YDS/g, 37.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Harrell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | East Carolina | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | East Carolina | 7 | 72 | 10.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 158 | 14.4 | 0 | -- |
Game log
Background
Two-year letterman (1/East Carolina, 1/Penn State) … Played in 22 career games (11/2024, 11/2025) with no starts … Caught seven passes for 72 yards (10.3 ypc) all at ECU … Transferred to ECU from Penn State in January of 2025. 2026 (East Carolina): Named Preseason All-American Conference by Phil...
The receiver room · East Carolina
- #10Brock Spalding554 receiving yards · 2025
- #7Landon Sides449 receiving yards · 2025
- #2Tyler Johnson72 receiving yards · 2025
- #11Jeremiah Melvin39 receiving yards · 2025
- #19Jaquaize Pettaway32 receiving yards · 2025
12 more on the roster · East Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology