Utah · L 25-49
1 catch, 14 yards
The other 7 games average 35 yards. This one was 21 below.
Dashed line: 100 yards.
Isaiah Johnson
Two seasons in the Cincinnati receiving corps to date. A game that shows it: 85 receiving yards and 3 receptions against West Virginia — Week 7, 2026.
259 receiving yards · 27 catches · 1 receiving TD
Play style
Moves the chains on third down.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Yahoo Sports Oct 24
Front Office Sports Oct 22Against Utah on Oct. 31: 1 catch for 14 yards. In the 8 games drawn here: 27 catches for 259 yards. Cincinnati has thrown to him 36 times in 220 passes.
Each game is split into its four quarters, so the columns line up from game to game; inside a quarter, plays keep their order. Third and fourth downs are marked under the line, bold when he moved the chains.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 27 | 259 | 9.6 | 1 | 51 |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 14 | 222 | 15.9 | 3 | 42 |
| Career | 41 | 481 | 11.7 | 4 | 51 |
| Season | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cincinnati | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Cincinnati | 3 | 25 |
| Career | 4 | 25 |
Last game (Wk 9): 14 receiving yards, 1 catch.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15vs Boston College | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 3 | W 35-31vs Miami (OH) | 8 | 57 | 7.1 | 0 | 15 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-26vs Kansas State | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-34@ Arizona | 6 | 60 | 10.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Wk 7 | L 42-45@ West Virginia | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 1 | 51 | Season-high 85 yds |
| Wk 8 | W 37-24vs No. 8 Texas Tech | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 9 | L 25-49vs No. 6 Utah | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 27 | 259 | 9.6 | 1 | 51 |
Week 7 · 2026
L 42-45
3 rec · 85 yds · 1 TD
With J. French — 389 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.9 · 52 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · M. Fletcher — 44.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 3 inside the 20
The plays that mattered most
327th in receiving yards, among all 2,086 FBS players with a receiving row this season, any position
Ratings of the games shown run from -4 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Receiver profile · Targets, catch rate, and throw depth
How often he's targeted, and how well it works
Targets
3617% of team targetsCatch rate
75%27 of 36 targetsBehind LOS · Negative air yds
Short · 0–9 air yds
Middle · 10–19 air yds
Deep · 20+ air yds
75% catch rate on 36 targets · 17% of the team's targets.
2 seasons under Scott Satterfield — 12-9 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.0 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.5 | 72.5 | 19.1 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 37.8 | 9.1 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 16.0 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scott Satterfield
Pass share
42.4%
221 pass / 300 run
Plays / game
65.1
8 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
247 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #250 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #47 of 55 Big 12 WRs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Big 12 Conference
