Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20@ James Madison | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | Season-high 15 yds |
| Total | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
#87
Kelsey Johnson
Senior tight end for Liberty. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 248 lb · Desoto, TX
Transferred Baylor → Liberty for 2026
The numbers
15
receiving yards · 2026
2 catches · 7.5 per catch
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 rec, 15 yds, at James Madison
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 tight end for Liberty. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Baylor in 2022.
Kelsey Johnson
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dave Aranda and Jamey Chadwell. The receipt: 15 rec yds, 2 receptions against James Madison — Week 1, 2026.
15 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
20227 games
- Signed with Baylor3-star out of Red Oak
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
Liberty
Coaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Jamey Chadwell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Liberty
2025Baylor
2026Liberty
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Baylor6-7HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning
2023Baylor3-9HC: Dave Aranda · Balanced
2024Baylor8-5HC: Dave Aranda · Run-leaning
2025Baylor5-7HC: Dave Aranda · Pass-leaning, fast tempo
2026Liberty1-1HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
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, 15.0 YDS/g, 7.5 YPR, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
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
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
DNA match
Player DNA
Complete TE
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
TE
His 2023 production profile sits closest to AJ Lewis’s 2021 season.
Matches AJ on
Height
Weight
Total EPA (college ability)
Differs from AJ on
Yards / reception (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Emmanuel Stevenson's sophomore season at Arkansas State (2022).
Matches Emmanuel on
Reception volume
EPA / play (adj)
Weight
Differs from Emmanuel on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Kelsey Johnson
The tight end room · Liberty
- #48Caleb Ryan87 receiving yards · 2025
- #87Kelsey Johnson33 receiving yards · 2025
- #17Bo Burklow1 game · 2025
- #88Zeke Wimbush2 games · 2026
- #84Breckan Kirbyno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · Liberty team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology