KeeSean Johnson

WR · Fresno State 2018 · #3

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

6′2″ · 198 lb · Palo Alto, CA

KeeSean Johnson: WR · Fresno State · #3.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Jared MappsUL Monroe · 2015 · 88% season match
Rico Bussey Jr.Hawai'i · 2020 · 87% season match
Chad HansenCalifornia · 2016 · 82% season match
Steve IshmaelSyracuse · 2017 · 80% season match
Josh AtkinsonTulsa · 2015 · 78% season match

KeeSean Johnson

WR · Fresno State · Sr · #3

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. KeeSean Johnson has played for three head coaches in four seasons at Fresno State. One game to point at: 173 receiving yards and 7 receptions against San José State — Week 13, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

Runs precise routes in tight quarters. Volume player who keeps chains moving.

News and fans

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

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Fresno State	95	1,340	14.1	8
2017	Fresno State	77	1,013	13.2	8
2016	Fresno State	66	773	11.7	6
2015	Fresno State	37	337	9.1	2
Career		275	3,463	12.6	24

Season	Team
2018	Fresno State	4	14	--	--
2017	Fresno State	1	--	--	21
2016	Fresno State	3	13	227	36
2015	Fresno State	--	--	--	7
Career		8	27	227	64

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 14 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 79-13vs Idaho	6	118	19.7	0	44
Wk 2	L 14-21@ Minnesota	6	89	14.8	1	45
Wk 3	W 38-14@ UCLA	8	85	10.6	0	24
Wk 5	W 49-27vs Toledo	6	102	17.0	2	39	2 TD catches
Wk 6	W 21-3@ Nevada	7	65	9.3	1	27
Wk 7	W 27-3vs Wyoming	5	51	10.2	0	25
Wk 8	W 38-7@ New Mexico	8	149	18.6	2	34	2 TD catches
Wk 9	W 50-20vs Hawai'i	8	102	12.8	0	36
Wk 10	W 48-3@ UNLV	8	97	12.1	0	23
Wk 11	L 17-24@ Boise State	8	95	11.9	1	38
Wk 12	W 23-14vs San Diego State	10	141	14.1	0	38	141-yard receiving day
Wk 13	W 31-13vs San José State	7	173	24.7	1	45	Season-high 173 yds
Wk 14	W 19-16@ No. 19 Boise State	6	40	6.7	0	32
Bowl	W 31-20vs Arizona State	2	33	16.5	0	26
Total		95	1340	14.1	8	45

Signature game

Week 5 · 2018

W 49-27

vs Toledo

6 rec · 102 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 22-point win at home against Toledo.

With M. McMaryion — 368 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (4 car) · 1 TD · J. Mims — 6 rec · 126 yds · 1 TD · 59 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Minnesota · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.47Marcus McMaryion pass complete to KeeSean Johnson for 45 yds for a TD MINNESOTA Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declined (Asa Fuller KICK)
Week 1 · Idaho · 3rd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +4.17Marcus McMaryion pass complete to KeeSean Johnson for 44 yds to the Idaho 31 for a
Week 12 · San Diego State · 3rd and 12 · Q4 · EPA +3.84Marcus McMaryion pass complete to KeeSean Johnson for 37 yds to the SDSt 3 for a
Week 5 · Toledo · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +3.47Marcus McMaryion pass complete to KeeSean Johnson for 39 yds to the Toled 33 for a
Week 13 · San José State · 2nd and 8 · Q3 · EPA +3.40Marcus McMaryion pass complete to KeeSean Johnson for 37 yds to the SJSt 31 for a
Week 11 · Boise State · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.38Marcus McMaryion pass complete to KeeSean Johnson for 38 yds to the BoiSt 14 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · New Mexico · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +3.29Marcus McMaryion pass complete to KeeSean Johnson for 23 yds to the NMex 32 for a
Week 8 · New Mexico · 3rd and 6 · Q3 · EPA +3.01Marcus McMaryion pass complete to KeeSean Johnson for 15 yds for a TD (Asa Fuller KICK)
Week 1 · Idaho · 3rd and 16 · Q1 · EPA +2.97Marcus McMaryion pass complete to KeeSean Johnson for 19 yds to the FrsSt 45 for a
Week 9 · Hawai'i · 3rd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +2.97Marcus McMaryion pass complete to KeeSean Johnson for 12 yds to the Hawa 35 for a

Teams and coaches

2015Fresno State3-9HC: Tim DeRuyter · Balanced

2016Fresno State1-11HC: Eric Kiesau · Balanced

2017Fresno State10-4HC: Jeff Tedford · Run-leaning

2018Fresno State12-2HC: Jeff Tedford · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

13 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (90th percentile). Strength: receptions (99th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#74 / 702 · 90th pct

20.5%

Catch rate#199 / 702 · 72nd pct

74.8%

EPA / target#212 / 702 · 70th pct

0.66

Yards / catch#222 / 702 · 68th pct

14.1

TD rate#278 / 702 · 60th pct

6.3%

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#4 / 550 · 99th pct

Rec yards#7 / 550 · 99th pct

1340

Rec TDs#50 / 550 · 89th pct

Yards / catch#201 / 550 · 63rd pct

14.1

Rush yards#134 / 277 · 51st pct

Long catch#308 / 550 · 43rd pct

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Fumbles lost#91 / 223 · 37th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

50th → 70th percentile

Explosive rate

39th → 90th percentile

Catch rate

34th → 72nd percentile

TD rate

69th → 60th percentile

Yards / catch

57th → 68th percentile

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 · 14 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	7.0	114	16.4	0.5
Road7g	7.3	88.6	12.0	0.7

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	5.7	77.6	14.0	0.6
Weeks 8+7g	7.9	114	14.4	0.6

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

Jeff Tedford

Pass share

47.5%

441 pass / 488 run

Plays / game

66.4

14 games

Team sack rate

2.8%

468 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

Impact starter

95 catches and 4 carries in 14 games, more catches a game than nearly every FBS receiver who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

KeeSean Johnson

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

Impact starter

Five seasons at Fresno State, drafted

His moves

2014

2019