Former wide receiver at Florida State. 2023: 41 catches, 617 receiving yards, 2 TD.
6′7″ · 237 lb · Calabasas, CA
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
SDE recruit
No. 804 nationally · Signed with Iowa State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former wide receiver at Florida State. 2023: 41 catches, 617 receiving yards, 2 TD.
Johnny Wilson
Moves the chains on third down. Johnny Wilson has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. He has been named All-ACC two seasons running, most recently in 2023. One game to point at: 105 rec yds, 4 receptions against Boston College — Week 3, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida State, 1,757 receiving yards — drafted at #185 overall by Philadelphia.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
The role got bigger.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Mike Norvell.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
PhiladelphiaEntering 3rd NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles
Concern: catch rate (13th 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
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.3 | 59.0 | 13.1 | 0.3 |
| Road3g | 5.0 | 87.7 | 18.6 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.0 | 89.2 | 18.4 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.2 | 52.0 | 12.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Former four-star. Now #158 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida State | 41 | 617 | 15.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | 43 | 897 | 20.9 | 5 | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona State | 12 | 154 | 12.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 6 | 89 | 14.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 102 | 1,757 | 17.2 | 8 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Florida State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Arizona State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Arizona State | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2023
W 45–24
vs LSU
7 rec · 104 yds
Dominant 21-point win at home against LSU.
With J. Travis — 342 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 93.8 · 38 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · A. Mastromanno — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 51 LONG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-24vs LSU | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 0 | 22 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-29@ Boston College | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 0 | 44 | Season-high 105 yds |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24@ Clemson | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 | 41 | |
| Wk 6 | W 39-17vs Virginia Tech | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 2 | 18 | 2 TD catches |
| Wk 8 | W 38-20vs Duke | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-20vs Miami | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 0 | 26 | |
| Wk 12 | W 58-13vs North Alabama | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-15@ Florida | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 14 | |
| Wk 14 | W 16-6vs Louisville | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| Total | 41 | 617 | 14.9 | 2 | 44 |
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Johnny Wilson’s 2022 season.
Matches Johnny on
Differs from Johnny on
Through 4 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Kahtero Summers’s path through Rhode Island.
Matches Kahtero on
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Devaughn Vele's senior season at Utah (2023).
Matches Devaughn on
Differs from Devaughn on
Player DNA
Final Heisman position · 2023
Johnny Wilson finished 224th in our Heisman model, with a 0% chance of a finalist trip.