Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-16vs Akron | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | Season-high 8 yds |
| Total | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
#12
Kamrean Johnson
Senior tight end for Wake Forest. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′5″ · 230 lb · Birmingham, AL · Theodore
Returning to Wake Forest for 2026
The numbers
8
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 4 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 8 yds, vs Akron
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Wake Forest. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Vanderbilt in 2023.
- Transferred from Vanderbilt to Wake Forest in 2025.
Kamrean Johnson
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Kamrean Johnson has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 8 rec yds, 2 receptions against Akron — Week 1, 2026.
8 REC YDS · 2 REC · 0 REC TD
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20238 games
- Signed with Vanderbilt3-star out of Theodore
20258 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Wake Forest
Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Vanderbilt2-10HC: Clark Lea · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Vanderbilt7-6HC: Clark Lea · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced
2026Wake Forest2-0HC: Jake Dickert · Run-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec yards (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 1 game: 2.0 REC/g, 8.0 YDS/g, 4.0 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jake Dickert
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wake Forest | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Wake Forest | 11 | 122 | 11.1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 24 | 235 | 9.8 | 4 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Tight end · Wake Forest
Returning around him
- 14% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
- 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #39
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Riley Smith’s 2021 season.
Matches Riley on
Total EPA (college ability)
TD rate
Weight
Differs from Riley on
Class year (lower)
EPA / play (adj) (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Wyatt Sullivan's junior season at South Florida (2025).
78%match
Matches Wyatt on
Yards / reception
TD rate
Height
Player DNA
Players who play like Kamrean Johnson
Background
2025 (Junior) Appeared in all 13 games… recorded 11 catches for 122 yards and a touchdown… Caught two passes for 24 yards and a crucial touchdown in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl win (1/2)... Made his first two Wake Forest catches in the win over Western Carolina (9/6) … Recorded two catches and a season-...
The tight end room · Wake Forest
- #12Kamrean Johnson122 receiving yards · 2025
- #81Landon Morris94 receiving yards · 2025
- #48Matthew Lusardi1 game · 2026
- #85Will Loerzel1 game · 2026
- #89Brady Shustno box-score line yet
3 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology