Braydon Johnson

#8 · WR · Sr. · Oklahoma State6′0″ · 205 lb · Arlington, TX · Arlington Bowie

Braydon Johnson: WR · Oklahoma State · #8.

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Braydon Johnson

WR · Oklahoma State · Sr · #8

Beats you over the top. Fifth year in the same receiving corps at Oklahoma State. On tape: 133 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Central Michigan, Week 1, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Oklahoma State in the news

OSU coach calls out penaltyThe New York Times Nov 1
Carson Kolb out for Iowa State gameSports Illustrated Oct 29
Sanchez extends contract with Oklahoma StateOklahoma State University Athletics Oct 22
Mose Phillips III out for seasonThe Oklahoman Oct 22

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Oklahoma State	32	566	17.7	3	49
2021	Oklahoma State	2	2	1.0	0	3
2020	Oklahoma State	20	248	12.4	1	66
2019	Oklahoma State	21	477	22.7	4	69
2018	Oklahoma State	2	7	3.5	0	6
Career		77	1,300	16.9	8	69

Season	Team
2022	Oklahoma State	2	17	--
2021	Oklahoma State	1	13	--
2020	Oklahoma State	1	19	239
2019	Oklahoma State	--	--	192
2018	Oklahoma State	--	--	--
Career		4	49	431

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 58-44vs Central Michigan	6	133	22.2	1	45	133-yard receiving day
Wk 2	W 34-17vs Arizona State	4	81	20.3	0	43
Wk 3	W 63-7vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff	4	86	21.5	2	42	2 TD catches
Wk 5	W 36-25@ No. 16 Baylor	3	60	20.0	0	49
Wk 7	L 40-43@ No. 13 TCU	3	38	12.7	0	23
Wk 12	L 13-28@ Oklahoma	7	109	15.6	0	47
Wk 13	L 19-24vs West Virginia	4	60	15.0	0	43
Bowl	L 17-24vs Wisconsin	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Total		32	566	17.7	3	49

Signature game

Week 3 · 2022

W 63-7

vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff

4 rec · 86 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 56-point win at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

With S. Sanders — 242 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 95.6 · G. Gundy — 128 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 37.2 · 42 rush yds (6 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · West Virginia · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +4.13Garret Rangel pass complete to Braydon Johnson for 43 yds to the WVirg 19 for a
Week 12 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +3.78Spencer Sanders pass complete to Braydon Johnson for 47 yds to the Okla 43 for a
Week 12 · Oklahoma · 4th and 2 · Q3 · EPA −3.70Spencer Sanders pass complete to Braydon Johnson for 1 yd to the Okla 16
Week 7 · TCU · 4th and 9 · Q5 · EPA +3.50Spencer Sanders pass complete to Braydon Johnson for 23 yds to the TCU 1 for a
Week 2 · Arizona State · 3rd and 12 · Q1 · EPA +3.46Spencer Sanders pass complete to Braydon Johnson for 18 yds to the ArzSt 43 for a
Week 3 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.29Spencer Sanders pass complete to Braydon Johnson for 42 yds for a TD, (Tanner Brown KICK)

4 more plays

Week 1 · Central Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.90Spencer Sanders pass complete to Braydon Johnson for 41 yds to the CMich 29 for a
Week 5 · Baylor · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.90Spencer Sanders pass complete to Braydon Johnson for 49 yds to the Bayl 1 for a
Week 3 · Arkansas-Pine Bluff · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.74Spencer Sanders pass complete to Braydon Johnson for 13 yds to the OKSt 46 for a
Week 12 · Oklahoma · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.72Spencer Sanders pass complete to Braydon Johnson for 20 yds to the Okla 41 for a

Teams and coaches

5 seasons under Mike Gundy — 42-22 over that span.

2018Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo

2019Oklahoma State8-5HC: Mike Gundy · Run-heavy

2020Oklahoma State8-3HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Oklahoma State12-2HC: Mike Gundy · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2022Oklahoma State7-6HC: Mike Gundy · Balanced, fast tempo

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 50 (#215 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

50Rotational starter #215 of 488 · 2022?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: yards / catch (95th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (91st percentile). Concern: catch rate (3rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#33 / 636 · 95th pct

17.8

Explosive rate#150 / 636 · 76th pct

18.6%

TD rate#373 / 636 · 41st pct

5.1%

EPA / target#498 / 636 · 22nd pct

0.43

Catch rate#617 / 636 · 3rd pct

54.2%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#47 / 550 · 91st pct

17.7

Rec yards#176 / 550 · 68th pct

566

Rush yards#92 / 275 · 66th pct

Rec TDs#216 / 550 · 54th pct

Receptions#260 / 550 · 52nd pct

Long catch#271 / 550 · 50th pct

Rush TDs#48 / 275 · 41st pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2022 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	4.5	90.0	19.8	0.8
Road3g	4.3	69.0	16.1	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.5	66.2	16.0	0.5
Weeks 8+2g	5.5	84.5	15.3	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Mike Gundy

Pass share

53.2%

524 pass / 461 run

Plays / game

75.8

13 games

Team sack rate

4.5%

574 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

32 catches and 2 carries in 8 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

50 · #215 of 488 WRs · 2022

Three-star recruit. Now #215 at the position.

Braydon Johnson

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Oklahoma State in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

32 catches and 2 carries in 8 games

Five seasons at Oklahoma State

2017