Quay Johnson

WR · East Carolina 2017 · #23

Last confirmed: East Carolina, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.

5′10″ · 184 lb · Knightdale, NC

Quay Johnson: WR · East Carolina · #23.

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Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

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Quay Johnson

WR · East Carolina · #23

Wins underneath on volume and route precision. Four seasons at East Carolina, two different head coaches: Ruffin McNeill and Scottie Montgomery. On tape: 115 receiving yards and 14 receptions against Houston, Week 10, 2017.

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
2017	East Carolina	47	464	9.9	3
2016	East Carolina	57	560	9.8	3
2015	East Carolina	16	134	8.4	1
2014	East Carolina	9	57	6.3	0
Career		129	1,215	9.4	7

Season	Team
2017	East Carolina	3	3	11	−2
2016	East Carolina	4	9	214	17
2015	East Carolina	1	4	544	171
2014	East Carolina	2	20	36	--
Career		10	36	805	186

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 14-34vs James Madison	3	28	9.3	0	16
Wk 2	L 20-56@ West Virginia	4	30	7.5	0	18
Wk 3	L 17-64vs No. 16 Virginia Tech	1	27	27.0	0	27
Wk 4	W 41-38@ UConn	6	60	10.0	0	22
Wk 5	L 31-61vs No. 18 South Florida	4	48	12.0	0	21
Wk 6	L 10-34vs Temple	3	51	17.0	1	31
Wk 7	L 21-63@ No. 22 UCF	4	35	8.8	0	15
Wk 8	W 33-17vs BYU	5	51	10.2	1	14
Wk 10	L 27-52@ Houston	14	115	8.2	1	21	Season-high 115 yds
Wk 11	L 24-31vs Tulane	3	19	6.3	0	20
Total		47	464	9.9	3	31

Signature game

Week 10 · 2017

L 27-52

at Houston

14 rec · 115 yds · 1 TD

With G. Minshew — 463 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 85.2 · T. Brown — 11 rec · 141 yds · 2 TD

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 2 · West Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −3.42Thomas Sirk pass complete to Quay Johnson for 1 yd to the ECaro 44 EAST CAROLINA Penalty, illegal block (-15 Yards) to the ECaro 41
Week 10 · Houston · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.37Gardner Minshew pass complete to Quay Johnson for 18 yds for a TD, (Jake Verity KICK)
Week 4 · UConn · 3rd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +3.22Thomas Sirk pass complete to Quay Johnson for 22 yds to the UConn 28 for a
Week 1 · James Madison · 3rd and 15 · Q4 · EPA +2.99Thomas Sirk pass complete to Quay Johnson for 16 yds to the ECaro 46 for a
Week 4 · UConn · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.73Thomas Sirk pass complete to Quay Johnson for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 10 · Houston · 3rd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.70Gardner Minshew pass complete to Quay Johnson for 9 yds to the Houst 44 for a

4 more plays

Week 8 · BYU · 2nd and 7 · Q4 · EPA +2.63Gardner Minshew pass complete to Quay Johnson for 9 yds for a TD, (Jake Verity KICK)
Week 6 · Temple · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.52Thomas Sirk pass complete to Quay Johnson for 11 yds for a TD, (Jake Verity KICK)
Week 10 · Houston · 2nd and 9 · Q2 · EPA +2.42Gardner Minshew pass complete to Quay Johnson for 21 yds to the Houst 35 for a
Week 6 · Temple · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.42Thomas Sirk pass complete to Quay Johnson for 31 yds to the Temp 36 for a

Teams and coaches

2014East Carolina8-5HC: Ruffin McNeill · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2015East Carolina5-7HC: Ruffin McNeill · Balanced

2016East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

2017East Carolina3-9HC: Scottie Montgomery · Pass-leaning, fast tempo

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

Concern: yards / catch (24th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#367 / 709 · 48th pct

4.2%

Catch rate#387 / 709 · 45th pct

66.2%

Explosive rate#498 / 709 · 30th pct

8.5%

EPA / target#534 / 709 · 25th pct

0.34

Yards / catch#536 / 709 · 24th pct

9.9

Box-score rates (8)

Receptions#113 / 539 · 78th pct

Rec yards#232 / 539 · 57th pct

464

Rec TDs#204 / 539 · 55th pct

Fumbles lost#64 / 223 · 42nd pct

Rush TDs#54 / 283 · 41st pct

Rush yards#201 / 283 · 26th pct

Long catch#449 / 539 · 16th pct

Yards / catch#463 / 539 · 14th pct

9.9

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

28th → 25th percentile

Explosive rate

20th → 30th percentile

Catch rate

85th → 45th percentile

TD rate

46th → 48th percentile

Yards / catch

20th → 24th 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

2017 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	3.2	37.3	13.6	0.3
Road4g	7.0	60.0	8.6	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-77g	3.6	39.9	13.1	0.1
Weeks 8+3g	7.3	61.7	8.2	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Scottie Montgomery

Pass share

58.0%

541 pass / 391 run

Plays / game

77.7

12 games

Team sack rate

2.6%

571 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

47 catches and 3 carries in 10 games

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

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Quay 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

47 catches and 3 carries in 10 games

Four seasons at East Carolina

His moves

2014 6 games