Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-27vs Boise State | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 1 | 27 | Season-high 57 yds |
#9
Jamari Johnson
Jamari Johnson put up 510 yards as Oregon's second tight end. Now the starter's gone to the NFL, and the 6-5, 257-pound weapon who moves like a receiver gets the lead role he passed on the draft to claim.
6′5″ · 257 lb · Inglewood, CA · Inglewood HS
CFB Index 69 · #16 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
57
receiving yards · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far
The play that turned itSwung Oregon from 23% to 55% to win.Boise State at Oregon · 34-27
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Jamari Johnson put up 510 yards as Oregon's second tight end. Now the starter's gone to the NFL, and the 6-5, 257-pound weapon who moves like a receiver gets the lead role he passed on the draft to claim.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Louisville in 2023.
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 49.5 points in belief.
20.5own fans
70national conversation
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The story
Even behind NFL-bound Kenyon Sadiq, Johnson produced -- 32 catches, 510 yards, three touchdowns, and a fifth-place finish in PFF's tight-end wins-above-average. At 6-5, 257, scouts describe "prototype size with the movement skills of a wide receiver," the modern flex-tight-end build. He forwent the draft to step into Oregon's featured role. The forward stakes are a Mackey-contender season: he was already efficient as a complementary piece, and a full lead-role workload in a high-powered Oregon offense is the runway to All-America production. The talent and the fit are aligned; 2026 is the volume.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 83 yds at Indiana.Indiana · L 22-562025
Johnson is a move-tight-end in the modern mold -- big enough to block, fluid enough to run the routes of a receiver. The scouting consensus is the through-line: "prototype size with the movement skills of a wide receiver" at 6-5, 257, and a top-five PFF wins-above-average grade that says he was already one of the most valuable tight ends in the country as a secondary option. He's a matchup piece -- too quick for linebackers, too big for safeties -- and the projection is simple: hand a player this efficient the lead role and the targets multiply. The growth is opportunity, not ability.
Written by our staff.
2023
- Signed with Louisville4-star out of Inglewood
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Oregon
Played his entire career under Dan Lanning.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Oregon | 4 | 57 | 14.2 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Oregon | 32 | 510 | 15.9 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Louisville | 13 | 158 | 12.2 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 49 | 725 | 14.8 | 5 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 34–27
vs Boise State
4 rec · 57 yds · 1 TD
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
With D. Moore — 378 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · -5 rush yds (2 car) · B. Ettridge — 48 yards per punt · 3 punts · 3 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Louisville9-4HC: Jeff Brohm · Balanced
2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning
2026Oregon2-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Medium-low confidenceAscending
Concern: rec yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 4.0 REC/g, 57.0 YDS/g, 14.3 YPR, 1.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
50.9%
110 pass / 106 run
Plays / game
72.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
122 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #2 of 26 Big Ten TEs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Johnson is a move-tight-end in the modern mold -- big enough to block, fluid enough to run the routes of a receiver. The scouting consensus is the through-line: "prototype size with the movement skills of a wide receiver" at 6-5, 257, and a top-five PFF wins-above-average grade that says he was already one of the most valuable tight ends in the country as a secondary option. He's a matchup piece -- too quick for linebackers, too big for safeties -- and the projection is simple: hand a player this efficient the lead role and the targets multiply. The growth is opportunity, not ability.
Our classifier reads him the same way: creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.
DNA match
Player DNA
Move TE
Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Anthony Torres’s 2023 season.
63%match
All-MAC
Matches Anthony on
Total EPA (college ability)
Reception volume
Height
Differs from Anthony on
Class year (lower)
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Max Klare's sophomore season at Purdue (2024).
70%match
All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 29
Matches Max on
Yards / reception
Weight
Differs from Max on
Class year (lower)
Reception volume (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jamari Johnson
Heisman trajectory
Heisman Trajectory · 2026
Peak #91
Peaked at #91 this season.
Background
As A Redshirt Junior (2026) » Walter Camp Preseason All-America second team As A Redshirt Sophomore (2025) » All-Big Ten honorable mention (coaches) Played in all 15 games in first season with the Ducks, making 10 starts … Helped Oregon reach the College Football Playoff Semifinal … Caught 32…
The tight end room · Oregon
- #9Jamari Johnson510 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Markus Dixonno box-score line yet
- #87A.J. Puglianono box-score line yet
- #19Andrew Olesh2 games · 2026
- #85Cole Newtonno box-score line yet
2 more on the roster · Oregon team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology