Jaylen Johnson

#1 · WR · Sr. · East Carolina6′2″ · 194 lb · Duluth, GA

Jaylen Johnson: WR · East Carolina · #1.

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Jaylen Johnson

WR · East Carolina · Sr · #1

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Kirby Smart and Mike Houston. One game to point at: 105 receiving yards and 8 receptions against UTSA — Week 9, 2023.

Style of play

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

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
2023	East Carolina	45	466	10.4	2	39
2022	East Carolina	26	340	13.1	4	38
2021	Georgia	3	29	9.7	0	21
2020	Georgia	--	--	--	--	--
2019	Georgia	2	20	10.0	0	11
Career		76	855	11.2	6	39

Season	Team
2023	East Carolina	--	--	−7
2022	East Carolina	--	--	--
2021	Georgia	1	6	--
2020	Georgia	--	--	--
2019	Georgia	--	--	--
Career		1	6	−7

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 3-30@ No. 2 Michigan	3	30	10.0	0	13
Wk 2	L 13-31vs Marshall	4	37	9.3	0	14
Wk 3	L 28-43@ App State	3	41	13.7	0	39
Wk 4	W 44-0vs Gardner-Webb	6	70	11.7	0	34
Wk 5	L 17-24@ Rice	4	28	7.0	0	11
Wk 7	L 10-31vs SMU	2	7	3.5	0	5
Wk 8	L 7-10vs Charlotte	3	23	7.7	0	14
Wk 9	L 27-41@ UTSA	8	105	13.1	1	29	Season-high 105 yds
Wk 10	L 10-13vs No. 21 Tulane	3	40	13.3	0	32
Wk 11	W 22-7@ Florida Atlantic	2	40	20.0	0	32
Wk 12	L 0-10@ Navy	4	26	6.5	0	11
Wk 13	L 27-29vs Tulsa	3	19	6.3	1	11
Total		45	466	10.4	2	39

Signature game

Week 9 · 2023

L 27-41

at UTSA

8 rec · 105 yds · 1 TD

With L. Larsen — 45.5 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · A. Flinn — 225 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 27.9 · 53 rush yds (20 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 9 · UTSA · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.61Alex Flinn pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 29 yds to the UTSA 43 for a UTSA Penalty, Targeting on TRIPLETTE, Ronald enforced (15 Yards) to the UTSA 28 for a
Week 3 · App State · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +3.38Alex Flinn pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 39 yds to the APP 25 for a
Week 4 · Gardner-Webb · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.29Mason Garcia pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 34 yds to the GWEB 19 for a
Week 9 · UTSA · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.24Alex Flinn pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 29 yds to the UTSA 46 for a
Week 9 · UTSA · 3rd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +3.01Alex Flinn pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 13 yds for a TD (Andrew Conrad KICK)
Week 2 · Marshall · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.85Mason Garcia pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a

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Week 4 · Gardner-Webb · 3rd and 13 · Q3 · EPA +2.73Mason Garcia pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 13 yds to the ECU 44 for a
Week 10 · Tulane · 2nd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +2.49Alex Flinn pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 32 yds to the TULN 23 for a
Week 5 · Rice · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.43Alex Flinn pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 11 yds to the ECU 42 for a
Week 13 · Tulsa · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.33Alex Flinn pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 4 yds for a TD (Andrew Conrad KICK)

Teams and coaches

2019Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2020Georgia8-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2021Georgia14-1HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2022East Carolina8-5HC: Mike Houston · Balanced

2023East Carolina2-10HC: Mike Houston · Balanced

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 49 (#214 of 497). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

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

49Rotational starter #214 of 497 · 2023?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2023 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: yards / catch (29th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#366 / 639 · 43rd pct

0.68

Catch rate#397 / 639 · 38th pct

78.9%

Explosive rate#422 / 639 · 34th pct

10.5%

TD rate#447 / 639 · 30th pct

3.5%

Yards / catch#453 / 639 · 29th pct

10.4

Box-score rates (5)

Receptions#140 / 566 · 75th pct

Rec yards#228 / 566 · 60th pct

466

Rec TDs#267 / 566 · 43rd pct

Long catch#387 / 566 · 30th pct

Yards / catch#451 / 566 · 20th pct

10.4

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 · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.5	32.7	8.6	0.2
Road6g	4.0	45.0	11.7	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.7	35.5	9.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.8	42.2	11.2	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2023 season

Head Coach

Mike Houston

Pass share

50.1%

387 pass / 385 run

Plays / game

64.3

12 games

Team sack rate

6.3%

413 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

45 catches in 12 games

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

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

49 · #214 of 497 WRs · 2023

Jaylen 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

45 catches in 12 games

Five seasons, two schools

Moves

2022 9 games