Former wide receiver at Louisville. 2021: 16 catches, 125 receiving yards, 1 TD.
5′11″ · 187 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.
Recruiting
WR recruit
No. 515 nationally · Signed with Louisville
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former wide receiver at Louisville. 2021: 16 catches, 125 receiving yards, 1 TD.
Josh Johnson
Moves the chains on third down. Four seasons at Louisville, two different head coaches: Bobby Petrino and Scott Satterfield. The receipt: 41 rec yds, 2 receptions against Eastern Kentucky — Week 2, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Louisville, 229 receiving yards — drafted at #13 overall by New Orleans.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bobby Petrino → Scott Satterfield. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
New OrleansEntering 33rd NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: yards / catch (4th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 1.0 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 19.7 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 18.3 | 6.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 0.7 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #464 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Louisville | 16 | 125 | 7.8 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Louisville | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2019 | Louisville | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2017 | Louisville | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 24 | 229 | 9.5 | 1 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Louisville | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- |
| 2020 | Louisville | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Louisville | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2017 | Louisville | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | -- | -- | -- | 12 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2021
W 31–23
4 rec · 17 yds
With M. Vassett — 46 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 73 LONG · M. Cunningham — 264 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 78.3 · 56 rush yds (14 car) · 2 TD
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-43@ Ole Miss | 6 | 40 | 6.7 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-3vs Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | 21 | Season-high 41 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 42-35vs UCF | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-23@ Florida State | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 5 | L 34-37@ Wake Forest | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 33-34vs Virginia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-14vs Boston College | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | L 24-30vs Clemson | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-52vs Kentucky | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | 16 | 125 | 7.1 | 1 | 21 |
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 2021 production profile sits closest to Nikko Remigio’s 2021 season.
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Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Brian Jenkins Jr.’s path through Alabama A&M.
Brian Jenkins Jr.
Benjamin Omayebu
K.J. Franklin
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Kyre Duplessis's junior season at Coastal Carolina (2023).
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Player DNA