Dominic Johnson

#9 · WR · Sr. · Buffalo6′5″ · 220 lb · Windsor, ON

Dominic Johnson: WR · Buffalo · #9.

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Dominic Johnson

WR · Buffalo · Sr · #9

Moves the chains on third down. The four seasons at Buffalo span two head coaches: Lance Leipold and Maurice Linguist. A game that shows it: 96 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Bowling Green — Week 9, 2021.

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.

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2021	Buffalo	34	457	13.4	2	57
2020	Buffalo	5	43	8.6	0	14
2019	Buffalo	5	42	8.4	1	12
2018	Buffalo	--	--	--	--	--
Career		44	542	12.3	3	57

Season	Team
2021	Buffalo	--	--
2020	Buffalo	--	--
2019	Buffalo	--	--
2018	Buffalo	1	1
Career		1	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 69-7vs Wagner	2	19	9.5	0	10
Wk 2	L 3-28@ Nebraska	3	35	11.7	0	13
Wk 3	L 25-28vs No. 16 Coastal Carolina	6	66	11.0	0	18
Wk 4	W 35-34@ Old Dominion	4	38	9.5	0	14
Wk 5	L 17-24vs Western Michigan	1	7	7.0	0	7
Wk 6	L 38-48@ Kent State	2	34	17.0	0	17
Wk 7	W 27-26vs Ohio	1	9	9.0	0	9
Wk 8	W 45-10@ Akron	3	42	14.0	1	22
Wk 9	L 44-56vs Bowling Green	4	96	24.0	1	57	Season-high 96 yds
Wk 11	L 18-45@ Miami (OH)	3	58	19.3	0	48
Wk 12	L 27-33vs Northern Illinois	3	34	11.3	0	14
Wk 13	L 3-20@ Ball State	2	19	9.5	0	14
Total		34	457	13.4	2	57

Signature game

Week 3 · 2021

L 25-28

vs Coastal Carolina

6 rec · 66 yds

With K. Vantrease — 146 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 66.8 · 24 rush yds (2 car) · R. Cook Jr. — 85 rush yds (6 car) · 2 rec · 28 yds

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Miami (OH) · 3rd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +3.42Kyle Vantrease pass complete to Dominic Johnson for 48 yds to the MiaOh 10 for a
Week 6 · Kent State · 4th and 2 · Q4 · EPA +3.17Kyle Vantrease pass complete to Dominic Johnson for 17 yds to the KntSt 35 for a
Week 12 · Northern Illinois · 4th and 8 · Q4 · EPA +3.05Matt Myers pass complete to Dominic Johnson for 14 yds to the Buff 47 for a
Week 3 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.86Kyle Vantrease pass complete to Dominic Johnson for 18 yds to the Buff 48 for a
Week 2 · Nebraska · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.54Kyle Vantrease pass complete to Dominic Johnson for 10 yds to the Buff 49 for a
Week 5 · Western Michigan · 3rd and 4 · Q3 · EPA +1.97Kyle Vantrease pass complete to Dominic Johnson for 7 yds to the Buff 46 for a

4 more plays

Week 3 · Coastal Carolina · 3rd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +1.73Kyle Vantrease pass complete to Dominic Johnson for 11 yds to the CCaro 25 for a
Week 9 · Bowling Green · 1st and 4 · Q4 · EPA +1.69Myers to Johnson: a 4-yard touchdown pass.
Week 1 · Wagner · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.38K.Vantrease pass complete to BUF 33. Catch made by D.Johnson at BUF 33. Gain of 9 yards. Pushed out of bounds by K.Jones at BUF 42.
Week 3 · Coastal Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.36Kyle Vantrease pass complete to Dominic Johnson for 16 yds to the Buff 39 for a

Teams and coaches

2018Buffalo10-4HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning

2019Buffalo8-5HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy

2020Buffalo6-1HC: Lance Leipold · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2021Buffalo4-8HC: Maurice Linguist · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 45 (#242 of 468). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2021 season

45Rotational starter #242 of 468 · 2021?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2021 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: explosive rate (14th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Yards / catch#234 / 655 · 64th pct

13.7

EPA / target#353 / 655 · 46th pct

0.61

TD rate#451 / 655 · 31st pct

3.9%

Catch rate#556 / 655 · 15th pct

62.7%

Explosive rate#562 / 655 · 14th pct

5.9%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#190 / 557 · 65th pct

Receptions#220 / 557 · 60th pct

Rec yards#237 / 557 · 57th pct

457

Yards / catch#263 / 557 · 52nd pct

13.4

Rec TDs#278 / 557 · 42nd pct

Season trend

EPA / target— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Explosive rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Catch rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

TD rate— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Yards / catch— 2020 cohort too thin to compare (n=17)

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2021. 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

2021 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.8	38.5	12.0	0.2
Road6g	2.8	37.7	13.5	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	2.7	29.7	10.7	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	3.0	49.8	15.6	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2021 season

Head Coach

Maurice Linguist

Pass share

40.8%

366 pass / 530 run

Plays / game

74.7

12 games

Team sack rate

4.7%

401 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

34 catches and 1 pass attempt in 12 games

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

45 · #242 of 468 WRs · 2021

Dominic Johnson

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Style of play

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Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

34 catches and 1 pass attempt in 12 games

Five seasons at Buffalo

Where it started