Cam Johnson

#14 · WR · Sr. · Northwestern6′0″ · 205 lb · Brentwood, TN

Cam Johnson: WR · Northwestern · #14.

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Cam Johnson

WR · Northwestern · Sr · #14

Moves the chains on third down. The six seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Derek Mason, Clark Lea, Herm Edwards and David Braun. One game to point at: 124 receiving yards and 7 receptions against Illinois — Week 13, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

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

Fans

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

Northwestern in the news

Dante Moore out for seasonOregonLive Oct 29

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2023	Northwestern	54	715	13.2	6	52
2022	Arizona State	10	84	8.4	0	16
2021	Vanderbilt	34	327	9.6	4	44
2020	Vanderbilt	55	528	9.6	3	40
2019	Vanderbilt	30	316	10.5	3	28
2018	Vanderbilt	4	45	11.2	0	14
Career		187	2,015	10.8	16	52

Season	Team
2023	Northwestern	1	8	--	--
2022	Arizona State	--	--	--	9
2021	Vanderbilt	1	--	73	45
2020	Vanderbilt	--	--	41	46
2019	Vanderbilt	--	--	--	13
2018	Vanderbilt	2	--	--	--
Career		4	8	114	113

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 7-24@ Rutgers	4	45	11.3	0	17
Wk 2	W 38-7vs UTEP	3	51	17.0	0	43
Wk 3	L 14-38@ No. 21 Duke	5	45	9.0	0	13
Wk 4	W 37-34vs Minnesota	4	35	8.8	0	13
Wk 5	L 13-41vs No. 6 Penn State	6	81	13.5	0	22
Wk 6	W 23-20vs Howard	4	55	13.8	1	35
Wk 8	L 9-17@ Nebraska	3	27	9.0	0	14
Wk 9	W 33-27vs Maryland	2	46	23.0	0	34
Wk 10	L 7-10vs Iowa	3	30	10.0	1	14
Wk 11	W 24-10@ Wisconsin	6	57	9.5	1	24
Wk 12	W 23-15vs Purdue	3	88	29.3	1	52
Wk 13	W 45-43@ Illinois	7	124	17.7	1	42	Season-high 124 yds
Bowl	W 14-7vs Utah	4	31	7.8	1	12
Total		54	715	13.2	6	52

Signature game

Week 13 · 2023

W 45-43

at Illinois

7 rec · 124 yds · 1 TD

Edged out Illinois on the road in a shootout.

With B. Bryant — 234 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 76.0 · 15 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · H. Renner — 37.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Purdue · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +4.86Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 52 yds for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)
Week 6 · Howard · 2nd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +3.97Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Cam Johnson for 35 yds for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)
Week 12 · Purdue · 3rd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +3.37Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 31 yds to the PUR 48 for a
Week 11 · Wisconsin · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.36Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 24 yds for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)
Week 2 · UTEP · 3rd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +3.34Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 43 yds to the NU 49 for a
Week 3 · Duke · 4th and 8 · Q3 · EPA +2.99Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 9 yds to the DUKE 31 for a

4 more plays

Week 13 · Illinois · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.89Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 10 yds for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)
Week 10 · Iowa · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA +2.71Brendan Sullivan pass complete to Cam Johnson for 5 yds for a TD (Jack Olsen KICK)
Week 1 · Utah · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.53Bryant to Johnson: a 12-yard touchdown pass.
Week 4 · Minnesota · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.27Ben Bryant pass complete to Cam Johnson for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a

Teams and coaches

2018Vanderbilt6-7HC: Derek Mason · Balanced

2019Vanderbilt3-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced, slow tempo

2020Vanderbilt0-9HC: Derek Mason · Balanced

2021Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced

2022Arizona State3-9HC: Herm Edwards and Shaun Aguano · Balanced

2023Northwestern8-5HC: David Braun · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 69 (#78 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2023 season

69Quality starter #78 of 497 · 2023?

12 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: epa / target (94th percentile). Strength: receptions (85th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#41 / 639 · 94th pct

1.28

TD rate#163 / 639 · 74th pct

9.1%

Catch rate#185 / 639 · 71st pct

89.1%

Yards / catch#194 / 639 · 70th pct

14.0

Explosive rate#226 / 639 · 65th pct

16.4%

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#85 / 566 · 85th pct

Rec TDs#74 / 566 · 84th pct

Rec yards#99 / 566 · 83rd pct

715

Long catch#221 / 566 · 60th pct

Yards / catch#260 / 566 · 53rd pct

13.2

Rush yards#162 / 294 · 44th pct

Rush TDs#54 / 294 · 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 2023. 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

2023 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.7	59.3	17.6	0.3
Road5g	5.0	59.6	11.3	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	4.3	49.0	11.6	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	4.0	62.0	16.4	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

David Braun

Pass share

46.4%

384 pass / 443 run

Plays / game

63.6

13 games

Team sack rate

12.0%

426 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

54 catches and 1 carry in 13 games

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

69 · #78 of 497 WRs · 2023

Former four-star. Now #78 at the position.

Cam Johnson

Similar players

Style of play

Fans

Northwestern in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

54 catches and 1 carry in 13 games

Six seasons, three schools

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