Senior tight end for Louisiana. 2022: 16 catches, 143 receiving yards, 4 TD.
6′6″ · 268 lb · Atlanta, GA
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.
The story
4 tight end for Louisiana. 2022: 16 catches, 143 receiving yards, 4 TD.
Recruiting
TE recruit
No. 2868 nationally · Signed with Louisiana
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonJohnny Lumpkin
Is the first read once you cross the 20. Johnny Lumpkin has been at Louisiana through two head coaches in four seasons. The receipt on tape: 72 rec yds, 5 receptions against SE Louisiana, Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisiana, 408 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Michael Desormeaux. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Elite: td rate (99th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (14th percentile).
Real play-by-play efficiency
Season trend
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 20.6 | 7.9 | 0.6 |
| Road3g | 2.0 | 13.3 | 6.1 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 19.0 | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 14.5 | 11.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2022
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Two-star recruit. Now #106 at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 24–7
vs SE Louisiana
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-7vs SE Louisiana | 5 | 72 | 14.4 | 2 | 28 | Season-high 72 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 49-21vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-33@ Rice | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-21@ UL Monroe | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-20vs South Alabama | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 38-18vs Arkansas State | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | |
| Wk 11 | W 36-17vs Georgia Southern | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Bowl | L 16-23@ Houston | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 1 | 10 | |
| Total | 16 | 143 | 7.2 | 4 | 28 |
Play style
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Andreas Paaske’s 2022 season.
Matches Andreas on
Differs from Andreas on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Alex Honig's senior season at UConn (2025).
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Player DNA