Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-15@ Oregon State | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 20 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 27-14vs Minnesota | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-31@ Stanford | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | -1 | |
| Total | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 20 |
#86
Jeffrey Johnson
Senior tight end for California. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 250 lb · Manhattan Beach, CA
Returning to California for 2026
The numbers
30
receiving yards · 2025
3 catches · 10 per catch
3 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 1 rec, 11 yds, vs Minnesota
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for California. 2025: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to California in 2020.
Jeffrey Johnson
He has spent three seasons in the California receiving corps. One game to point at: 20 rec yds, 1 receptions against Oregon State — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2020
- Signed with California3-star out of Hart
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
California
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2025
1 coach2023–2025
California
Played his entire career under Justin Wilcox.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Justin Wilcox — 19-20 over that span.
2023California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Run-leaning
2024California6-7HC: Justin Wilcox · Balanced
2025California7-6HC: Justin Wilcox · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
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
2025 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tosh Lupoi
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | California | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | California | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 43 | 8.6 | 0 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
California
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · California
Returning around him
- 58% of 2024 offensive production back (Solid continuity)
- 1 California player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -4 net (32 in / 36 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
California · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #33 · 2026 recruiting class #56
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology