Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-24@ Hawai'i | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-56@ USC | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 31 | Season-high 42 yds |
| Total | 5 | 71 | 15.3 | 1 | 31 |
#5
John Humphreys
Senior wide receiver for Stanford. 2023: 5 catches, 71 receiving yards, 1 TD.
6′5″ · 198 lb · Newport Beach, CA
CFB Index 39 · #327 of 488 WRsHigh confidenceStanford 2023 alumnus
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.
Recruiting
4★
WR recruit
No. 126 nationally · Signed with Stanford
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 wide receiver for Stanford. 2023: 5 catches, 71 receiving yards, 1 TD.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Stanford in 2020.
John Humphreys
Moves the chains on third down. Four seasons at Stanford, two different head coaches: David Shaw and Troy Taylor. One game to point at: 42 rec yds, 2 receptions against USC — Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Stanford, 749 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
The week the volume broke through — put up 90 yds vs Arizona State.Arizona State · W 15-142022
20203 games
- Signed with Stanford4-star out of Corona Del Mar
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Stanford
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coaches2020–2022
Stanford
2023era →
Troy Taylor
Stanford
Coaching transition mid-career: David Shaw → Troy Taylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Stanford4-2HC: David Shaw · Balanced
2021Stanford3-9HC: David Shaw · Balanced, slow tempo
2022Stanford3-9HC: David Shaw · Balanced
2023Stanford3-9HC: Troy Taylor · Balanced
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: receptions (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 2 games: 2.5 REC/g, 35.5 YDS/g, 15.3 YPR, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tavita Pritchard
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
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.
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
#3
Anthony Lowe
97%
Matches Taylor on
Yards per reception
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Chase Cota's junior season at Oregon (2022).
76%match
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
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology