Last confirmed: Illinois, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · Anaheim, CA · Cerritos College
Ainslie Johnson: TE · Illinois · #80.
Ainslie Johnson
Ainslie Johnson has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Illinois. One game to point at: 64 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Western Michigan — Week 3, 2016.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 4 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 23-48vs North Carolina | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-34vs Western Michigan | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 1 | 56 | Season-high 64 yds |
| Wk 6 | L 31-34vs Purdue | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-27vs Michigan State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 2 | 56 |
Week 3 · 2016
L 10-34
3 rec · 64 yds · 1 TD
With D. Reisner — 40.6 yards per punt · 8 punts · 61 long · W. Lunt — 312 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 35.2
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 21.5 | 10.9 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.7 | 28.3 | 15.9 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lovie Smith
Pass share
50.8%
358 pass / 347 run
Plays / game
58.8
12 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
387 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Illinois, 88 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bill Cubit → Lovie Smith. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
