#3

Brandon Edward Johnson

WR · UCF · Sr. · #3

UCF 2021 alumnus
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Brandon Edward Johnson

WR · UCF · Sr · #3

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#271 national
CFB
College
UCF
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021UCF9-4HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021UCF3856514.911--
Career3856514.911--

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Elijah Spencer’s 2021 season.

Charlotte · 2021

#2

Marcell Barbee

Texas State · 2020

All-Sun Belt
61%
#3

Daewood Davis

Western Kentucky · 2021

61%
#4

Derek Wright

Utah State · 2021

58%
#5

Jaray Jenkins

LSU · 2021

56%

Matches Elijah on

Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)
Total EPA (college ability)

Differs from Elijah on

Recruiting rating (higher)
TD rate (higher)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Taylor Grimes’s path through Incarnate Word.

Taylor Grimes

99%match

Incarnate Word · 2022

#2

Hunter Long

Boston College · 2020

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 18
98%
#3

Anthony Lowe

Gardner-Webb · 2025

97%
#4

Audie Omotosho

East Carolina · 2021

96%
#5

Fabian Mccray

Jackson State · 2024

93%

Matches Taylor on

Yards per reception
20202021

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to JaCorey Sullivan's sophomore season at Central Michigan (2021).

Central Michigan · 2021

All-MAC
#2

Chris Autman-Bell

Minnesota · 2021

61%
#3

Jordan Hudson

SMU · 2023

All-ACC
60%
#4

Kayshon Boutte

LSU · 2021

All-SECNFL Rd 6
60%
#5

Jaray Jenkins

LSU · 2021

60%

Matches JaCorey on

Yards / reception

Differs from JaCorey on

EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Recruiting rating (higher)
TD rate (higher)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#30 in market ▼ from #23 · 5 books

+50002.0% implied▲ tightened from +6600