Marlyn Johnson
Marlyn Johnson
Moves the chains on third down. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Maurice Linguist and Chad Lunsford. The receipt: 42 rec yds, 3 receptions against East Carolina — Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Florida Atlantic, 835 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Willie Taggart, Tom Herman, and Chad Lunsford. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 17 | 169 | 9.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Buffalo | 40 | 495 | 12.4 | 4 | -- |
| 2022 | Buffalo | 16 | 127 | 7.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2021 | Buffalo | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 76 | 835 | 11.0 | 5 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2024
W 41–10
vs Wagner
2 rec · 24 yds
Dominant 31-point win at home against Wagner.
How he plays
Play style
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Possession Receiver
Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Ben Ratzlaff’s 2021 season.
Matches Ben on
Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Miequle Brock’s path through Nicholls.
Miequle Brock
Derick Eugene
Elijah Steward
Landon Ruggieri
Noah Gray
Matches Miequle on
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to E.J. Williams Jr.'s graduate season at Indiana (2023).
Matches E.J. on
Development
Development Trajectory · receiving yards
2021–2024+284%
Up 284% from first season to most-recent.