C.J. Johnson

WR · Wyoming 2018 · #14

Last confirmed: Wyoming, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′2″ · 209 lb · Bellevue, NE

C.J. Johnson: WR · Wyoming · #14.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

RJ TurnerUL Monroe · 2016 · 89% season match
Cody ThompsonToledo · 2017 · 89% season match
DeAngelo YanceyPurdue · 2016 · 84% season match
Tevin JonesMemphis · 2015 · 83% season match
Dominique ReedArkansas · 2015 · 83% season match

C.J. Johnson

WR · Wyoming · Sr · #14

Beats you over the top. This is his second year in the same receiving corps at Wyoming. On tape: 130 receiving yards and 6 receptions against Gardner-Webb, Week 2, 2017.

How he plays

Play style

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

News and fans

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

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Wyoming	30	531	17.7	7
2016	Wyoming	21	304	14.5	3
Career		51	835	16.4	10

Season	Team
2017	Wyoming	2	15
2016	Wyoming	--	--
Career		2	15

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 3-24@ Iowa	3	22	7.3	0	12
Wk 2	W 27-0vs Gardner-Webb	6	130	21.7	1	47	Season-high 130 yds
Wk 3	L 13-49vs Oregon	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 5	W 45-10vs Texas State	4	57	14.3	2	22	2 TD catches
Wk 7	W 28-23@ Utah State	1	28	28.0	1	28
Wk 8	L 14-24@ Boise State	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 9	W 42-3vs New Mexico	2	44	22.0	1	38
Wk 10	W 16-13vs Colorado State	2	35	17.5	0	20
Wk 11	W 28-14@ Air Force	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 12	L 7-13vs Fresno State	2	20	10.0	0	12
Wk 13	L 17-20@ San José State	4	106	26.5	1	53
Bowl	W 37-14vs Central Michigan	3	63	21.0	1	45
Total		30	531	17.7	7	53

Signature game

Week 2 · 2017

W 27-0

vs Gardner-Webb

6 rec · 130 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 27-point win at home against Gardner-Webb.

With J. Allen — 328 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.7 · A. Conway — 11 rec · 135 yds · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 13 · San José State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.10Nick Smith pass complete to C.J. Johnson for 53 yds for a TD, (Cooper Rothe KICK)
Week 2 · Gardner-Webb · 2nd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.69Josh Allen pass complete to C.J. Johnson for 47 yds to the GrdWb 29 for a
Week 1 · Central Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.48C.J. Johnson 45 Yd pass from Josh Allen
Week 9 · New Mexico · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +3.09Josh Allen pass complete to C.J. Johnson for 38 yds for a TD, (Cooper Rothe KICK)
Week 10 · Colorado State · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +3.08Josh Allen pass complete to C.J. Johnson for 15 yds to the ColSt 46 for a
Week 5 · Texas State · 3rd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +3.03Josh Allen pass complete to C.J. Johnson for 16 yds to the TexSt 28 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Iowa · 3rd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +3.01Josh Allen pass complete to C.J. Johnson for 7 yds to the Iowa 46 for a IOWA Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Miles Taylor) to the Iowa 39 for a
Week 13 · San José State · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.97Nick Smith pass complete to C.J. Johnson for 35 yds to the SJSU 22 for a SAN JOSÉ ST Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined for a
Week 7 · Utah State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.76Josh Allen pass complete to C.J. Johnson for 28 yds for a TD, (Cooper Rothe KICK)
Week 5 · Texas State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.65Josh Allen pass complete to C.J. Johnson for 22 yds for a TD, (Cooper Rothe KICK)

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under Craig Bohl — 16-11 over that span.

2016Wyoming8-6HC: Craig Bohl · Run-heavy

2017Wyoming8-5HC: Craig Bohl · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (95th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (88th percentile). Concern: catch rate (10th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#33 / 709 · 95th pct

11.5%

Yards / catch#86 / 709 · 88th pct

16.8

Explosive rate#138 / 709 · 81st pct

17.3%

EPA / target#228 / 709 · 68th pct

0.62

Catch rate#636 / 709 · 10th pct

55.8%

Box-score rates (7)

Yards / catch#64 / 539 · 88th pct

17.7

Rec TDs#52 / 539 · 88th pct

Rec yards#190 / 539 · 65th pct

531

Long catch#224 / 539 · 58th pct

Rush yards#130 / 283 · 53rd pct

Receptions#273 / 539 · 48th pct

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

99th → 68th percentile

Explosive rate

97th → 81st percentile

Catch rate

95th → 10th percentile

TD rate

94th → 95th percentile

Yards / catch

74th → 88th percentile

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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.8	48.5	15.1	0.7
Road5g	2.0	35.4	16.6	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.0	50.8	16.2	0.8
Weeks 8+6g	2.0	37.7	16.2	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Craig Bohl

Pass share

44.3%

347 pass / 437 run

Plays / game

60.3

13 games

Team sack rate

7.1%

381 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

30 catches and 2 carries in 12 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

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