#5

John Humphreys

WR · Stanford · Sr. · #5

Stanford 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

John Humphreys

WR · Stanford · Sr · #5

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#126 national
CFB
College
Stanford
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches
2021
Stanford
2022
Stanford
2023
Troy Taylor
Stanford
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: David Shaw → Troy Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Stanford3-9HC: David Shaw · Balanced, slow tempo
2022Stanford3-9HC: David Shaw · Balanced
2023Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Stanford57114.21--
2022Stanford2934812.01--
2021Stanford2128713.71--
Career5570612.83--

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2022 production profile sits closest to John Humphreys’s 2021 season.

Stanford · 2021

#2

Andre Bodison

New Mexico State · 2021

82%
#3

Reginald Todd

Troy · 2021

77%
#4

Chase Cota

Oregon · 2022

75%
#5

Daniel Arias

Colorado · 2021

74%

Matches John on

Yards / reception
TD rate
Total EPA (college ability)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Taylor Grimes’s path through Incarnate Word.

Taylor Grimes

99%match

Incarnate Word · 2022

#2

Hunter Long

Boston College · 2020

All-ACCNFL Rd 3 · Pk 18
97%
#3

Anthony Lowe

Gardner-Webb · 2025

97%
#4

Andre Bodison

New Mexico State · 2021

94%
#5

Ma'jon Wright

Arizona · 2020

94%

Matches Taylor on

Yards per reception
202120222023

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Chase Cota's junior season at Oregon (2022).

Chase Cota

76%match

Oregon · 2022

#2

Dontay Demus

Maryland · 2022

72%
#3

Carlos Carriere

Central Michigan · 2022

72%
#4

Finn Hogan

Bowling Green · 2024

71%
#5

Alex Perry

Hawai'i · 2024

71%

Matches Chase on

Total EPA (college ability)
Yards / reception
Height

Differs from Chase on

TD rate (lower)

Player DNA

Players who play like John Humphreys

#1

Tristan Smith

Clemson · 2025

93%

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2023
2872021
3482022
71.02023

-75%

Sharp dropoff (-75%) — career inflection point.