Justin Johnson

TE · Mississippi State 2018 · #81

Last confirmed: Mississippi State, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′3″ · 245 lb · Birmingham, AL · Hoover

Justin Johnson: TE · Mississippi State · #81.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Gerald EverettUAB · 2014 · 86% season match
Parker HoustonSan Diego State · 2018 · 79% season match
Chris HerndonMiami · 2015 · 78% season match
Johnny Huntley IIILiberty · 2019 · 73% season match
Braedon BowmanSouth Alabama · 2014 · 70% season match

Justin Johnson

TE · Mississippi State · Sr · #81

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation. Justin Johnson has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Mississippi State. A game that shows it: 59 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Arkansas — Week 12, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

Lined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Mississippi State in the news

Students rally for Nolan WellsOct 21
Billy Puckett named QB1The Clarion-Ledger Oct 17

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Mississippi State	18	250	13.9	1
2017	Mississippi State	8	44	5.5	1
2016	Mississippi State	5	34	6.8	0
2015	Mississippi State	5	41	8.2	1
Career		36	369	10.2	3

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 63-6vs Stephen F. Austin	1	34	34.0	0	34
Wk 2	W 31-10@ Kansas State	2	37	18.5	0	32
Wk 3	W 56-10vs Louisiana	1	25	25.0	0	25
Wk 4	L 7-28@ Kentucky	2	13	6.5	0	9
Wk 6	W 23-9vs No. 8 Auburn	2	10	5.0	0	7
Wk 8	L 3-19@ No. 5 LSU	1	4	4.0	0	4
Wk 9	W 28-13vs No. 16 Texas A&M	1	12	12.0	0	12
Wk 10	W 45-3vs Louisiana Tech	1	37	37.0	0	37
Wk 11	L 0-24@ No. 1 Alabama	2	14	7.0	0	7
Wk 12	W 52-6vs Arkansas	3	59	19.7	1	34	Season-high 59 yds
Bowl	L 22-27@ Iowa	2	5	2.5	0	3
Total		18	250	13.9	1	37

Signature game

Week 12 · 2018

W 52-6

vs Arkansas

3 rec · 59 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 46-point win at home against Arkansas.

With N. Fitzgerald — 127 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · 85 rush yds (14 car) · 1 TD · A. Williams — 104 rush yds (15 car)

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 12 · Arkansas · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.40Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 34 yds for a TD (Jace Christmann KICK)
Week 10 · Louisiana Tech · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.79Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 37 yds to the LaTch 33 for a
Week 3 · Louisiana · 2nd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +2.60Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 25 yds to the LaLaf 26 for a
Week 2 · Kansas State · 2nd and 5 · Q2 · EPA +2.37Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 32 yds to the KanSt 28 for a
Week 1 · Stephen F. Austin · 2nd and 4 · Q1 · EPA +2.22Keytaon Thompson pass complete to Justin Johnson for 34 yds to the SFAus 26 for a
Week 12 · Arkansas · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.44Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 17 yds to the Ark 36 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · LSU · 3rd and 1 · Q4 · EPA +1.29Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 4 yds to the MisSt 46 for a
Week 12 · Arkansas · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +1.28Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 8 yds to the MisSt 29 for a
Week 6 · Auburn · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +0.60Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 7 yds to the MisSt 32
Week 11 · Alabama · 2nd and 14 · Q3 · EPA +0.51Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Justin Johnson for 7 yds to the Alab 41

Teams and coaches

2015Mississippi State9-4HC: Dan Mullen · Balanced

2016Mississippi State6-7HC: Dan Mullen · Run-leaning

2017Mississippi State9-4HC: Dan Mullen · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2018Mississippi State8-5HC: Joe Moorhead · Run-heavy

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (88th percentile). Concern: rec tds (19th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#80 / 702 · 88th pct

20.0%

Yards / catch#229 / 702 · 67th pct

14.0

Catch rate#362 / 702 · 48th pct

68.0%

EPA / target#368 / 702 · 48th pct

0.50

TD rate#438 / 702 · 37th pct

4.0%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#28 / 109 · 75th pct

13.9

Long catch#49 / 109 · 54th pct

Rec yards#54 / 109 · 51st pct

250

Receptions#62 / 109 · 43rd pct

Rec TDs#79 / 109 · 19th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

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

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2018 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	1.5	29.5	22.1	0.2
Road4g	1.8	17.0	9.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	1.7	20.7	15.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.6	25.2	15.9	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Joe Moorhead

Pass share

38.9%

323 pass / 507 run

Plays / game

63.8

13 games

Team sack rate

7.3%

357 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-heavy.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

18 catches in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Justin Johnson

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Mississippi State in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

18 catches in 11 games

Four seasons at Mississippi State

His moves

2015 4 games