Kerr Johnson Jr.

WR · Kansas 2018 · #14

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

5′11″ · 193 lb · Santa Rosa, CA

Kerr Johnson Jr.: WR · Kansas · #14.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Trever RyenIowa State · 2016 · 93% season match
Desmond PhillipsToledo · 2019 · 93% season match
Frederick GammageArizona State · 2016 · 92% season match
Rodney Bullard Jr.Michigan State · 2026 · 92% season match
Aregeros TurnerNorthern Illinois · 2016 · 91% season match

Kerr Johnson Jr.

WR · Kansas · Sr · #14

Moves the chains on third down. Second year in the Kansas receiving corps. On tape: 68 receiving yards and 4 receptions against Central Michigan, Week 2, 2018.

How he plays

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

News and fans

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

Kansas in the news

Trent Perry commits to KansasOct 12

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2018	Kansas	30	309	10.3	2
2017	Kansas	8	92	11.5	0
Career		38	401	10.6	2

Season	Team
2018	Kansas	1	1
2017	Kansas	--	--
Career		1	1

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2018 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 23-26vs Nicholls	3	54	18.0	1	31
Wk 2	W 31-7@ Central Michigan	4	68	17.0	1	31	Season-high 68 yds
Wk 3	W 55-14vs Rutgers	3	25	8.3	0	22
Wk 4	L 7-26@ Baylor	4	11	2.8	0	4
Wk 5	L 28-48vs Oklahoma State	4	34	8.5	0	10
Wk 6	L 22-38@ No. 9 West Virginia	4	46	11.5	0	26
Wk 11	L 17-21@ Kansas State	3	22	7.3	0	10
Wk 12	L 40-55@ No. 6 Oklahoma	2	27	13.5	0	25
Wk 13	L 17-24vs No. 11 Texas	3	22	7.3	0	13
Total		30	309	10.3	2	31

Signature game

Week 1 · 2018

L 23-26

vs Nicholls

3 rec · 54 yds · 1 TD

With K. Thompson — 47 yards per punt · 8 punts · 3 inside the 20 · P. Bender — 187 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · Central Michigan · 3rd and 6 · Q2 · EPA +3.78Peyton Bender pass complete to Kerr Johnson Jr. for 31 yds for a TD, (Gabriel Rui KICK)
Week 12 · Oklahoma · 3rd and 13 · Q2 · EPA +3.69Peyton Bender pass complete to Kerr Johnson Jr. for 25 yds to the Okla 44 for a
Week 1 · Nicholls · 3rd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +3.54Peyton Bender pass complete to Kerr Johnson Jr. for 15 yds for a TD, (Steven Sims Jr. pass to Mavin Saunders for Two-Point Conversion)
Week 1 · Nicholls · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.64Peyton Bender pass complete to Kerr Johnson Jr. for 31 yds to the NicSt 48 for a
Week 11 · Kansas State · 4th and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.35Peyton Bender pass complete to Kerr Johnson Jr. for 10 yds to the Kans 40 for a
Week 6 · West Virginia · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.33Peyton Bender pass complete to Kerr Johnson Jr. for 26 yds to the WVirg 18 for a

4 more plays

Week 2 · Central Michigan · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.08Miles Kendrick pass complete to Kerr Johnson Jr. for 15 yds to the CMich 43 for a
Week 4 · Baylor · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.02Peyton Bender pass complete to Kerr Johnson Jr. for 4 yds to the Kans 23 for a BAYLOR Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (BJ Thompson) to the Kans 38 for a
Week 3 · Rutgers · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +1.82Peyton Bender pass complete to Kerr Johnson Jr. for 22 yds to the Rutgr 29 for a
Week 2 · Central Michigan · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +1.77Peyton Bender pass complete to Kerr Johnson Jr. for 20 yds to the CMich 45 for a

Teams and coaches

2 seasons under David Beaty, all balanced offenses — 4-20 over that span.

2017Kansas1-11HC: David Beaty · Balanced

2018Kansas3-9HC: David Beaty · Balanced

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

12 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: yards / catch (28th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Catch rate#145 / 702 · 79th pct

76.9%

Explosive rate#198 / 702 · 72nd pct

15.4%

EPA / target#210 / 702 · 70th pct

0.66

TD rate#348 / 702 · 50th pct

5.1%

Yards / catch#506 / 702 · 28th pct

10.3

Box-score rates (7)

Receptions#272 / 550 · 49th pct

Rec TDs#289 / 550 · 39th pct

Rush TDs#64 / 277 · 39th pct

Rec yards#353 / 550 · 36th pct

309

Yards / catch#444 / 550 · 19th pct

10.3

Long catch#449 / 550 · 18th pct

Rush yards#223 / 277 · 18th 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 · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home4g	3.2	33.8	10.5	0.2
Road5g	3.4	34.8	10.4	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.7	39.7	11.0	0.3
Weeks 8+3g	2.7	23.7	9.4	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2018 season

Head Coach

David Beaty

Pass share

48.5%

392 pass / 417 run

Plays / game

67.4

12 games

Team sack rate

7.0%

430 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced.

Awards

Player standing · 2018

30 catches and 1 carry in 9 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS receiver who plays every week.

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