Jaylen Johnson

Senior wide receiver for East Carolina. 2023: 45 catches, 466 receiving yards, 2 TD.

WR · East Carolina · Sr. · #1

6′2″ · 194 lb · Duluth, GA

CFB Index 49 · #214 of 497 WRsHigh confidenceEast Carolina 2023 alumnus

The story

4 wide receiver for East Carolina. 2023: 45 catches, 466 receiving yards, 2 TD.

Transferred from Georgia to East Carolina in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at East Carolina, 855 receiving yards — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 105 yds at UTSA.UTSA · L 27-412023

20229 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

1 coach

2019–2023

Mike Houston

East Carolina

Played his entire career under Mike Houston.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

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

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

49Rotational starter #214 of 497?

High confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

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 this season. 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 & context

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

2026 season

Head Coach

Blake Harrell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

49 · #214 of 497 WRs

Career stats

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

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

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2023

W 44–0

vs Gardner-Webb

6 rec · 70 yds

Dominant 44-point win at home against Gardner-Webb.

With L. Larsen — 29 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 45 LONG · M. Garcia — 89 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 61.2 · 18 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 9 · UTSA · 2&7 · Q1 · EPA +3.61Alex Flinn pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 29 yds to the UTSA 43 for a 1ST down UTSA Penalty, Targeting on TRIPLETTE, Ronald enforced (15 Yards) to the UTSA 28 for a 1ST down
Week 3 · App State · 2&9 · Q1 · EPA +3.38Alex Flinn pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 39 yds to the APP 25 for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Gardner-Webb · 3&7 · Q3 · EPA +3.29Mason Garcia pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 34 yds to the GWEB 19 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · UTSA · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.24Alex Flinn pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 29 yds to the UTSA 46 for a 1ST down
Week 9 · UTSA · 3&7 · Q1 · EPA +3.01Alex Flinn pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 13 yds for a TD (Andrew Conrad KICK)
Week 2 · Marshall · 3&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.85Mason Garcia pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Week 4 · Gardner-Webb · 3&13 · Q3 · EPA +2.73Mason Garcia pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 13 yds to the ECU 44 for a 1ST down
Week 10 · Tulane · 2&8 · Q1 · EPA +2.49Alex Flinn pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 32 yds to the TULN 23 for a 1ST down
Week 5 · Rice · 3&10 · Q4 · EPA +2.43Alex Flinn pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 11 yds to the ECU 42 for a 1ST down
Week 13 · Tulsa · 2&4 · Q1 · EPA +2.33Alex Flinn pass complete to Jaylen Johnson for 4 yds for a TD (Andrew Conrad KICK)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 3-30@ 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 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	10.2	2	39

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology