#84

Theo Johnson

Former tight end at Penn State. 2023: 34 catches, 341 receiving yards, 7 TD.

TE · Penn State · Jr. · #84

6′6″ · 264 lb · Windsor, ON

CFB Index 60 · #32 of 137 TEsMedium-low confidenceNew York — drafted 2024, Rd 4, Pick 7, #107 overall

Recruiting

4★

DUAL recruit

No. 416 nationally · Signed with Penn State

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at Penn State. 2023: 34 catches, 341 receiving yards, 7 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Penn State in 2019.
Drafted round 4 by the New York in 2024.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Penn State, 938 receiving yards — drafted at #107 overall by New York.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2019

Signed with Penn State4-star out of Sheldon

2024

Drafted by New Yorkround 4, pick 107

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#416 national

CFB

College

Penn State

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

R4 · #107

New York · 2024

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

1 coach

2020–2023

James Franklin

Penn State

Played his entire career under James Franklin.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 3rd NFL season

#107Rd 4 · Pick 7

New YorkEntering 3rd NFL season

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2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under James Franklin — 32-16 over that span.

2020Penn State4-5HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Penn State7-6HC: James Franklin · Balanced

2022Penn State11-2HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

2023Penn State10-3HC: James Franklin · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

60Quality starter #32 of 137?

Medium-low confidence10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (97th percentile). Strength: rec tds (98th percentile). Concern: yards / catch (29th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#17 / 639 · 97th pct

17.1%

Catch rate#193 / 639 · 70th pct

88.6%

EPA / target#200 / 639 · 69th pct

0.92

Explosive rate#399 / 639 · 37th pct

11.4%

Yards / catch#456 / 639 · 29th pct

10.4

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#3 / 160 · 98th pct

Receptions#30 / 160 · 80th pct

Rec yards#45 / 160 · 72nd pct

341

Long catch#82 / 160 · 48th pct

Yards / catch#108 / 160 · 32nd pct

10.0

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	2.9	25.6	8.4	0.7
Road5g	2.8	32.4	12.3	0.4

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.0	30.5	10.2	0.5
Weeks 8+6g	2.7	26.3	9.9	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Campbell

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

60 · #32 of 137 TEs

Former four-star. Now #32 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Penn State	34	341	10.0	7	--
2022	Penn State	20	328	16.4	4	--
2021	Penn State	19	213	11.2	1	--
2020	Penn State	4	56	14.0	0	--
Career		77	938	12.2	12	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 51–15

at Maryland

4 rec · 19 yds · 1 TD

Dominant 36-point win on the road against Maryland.

With D. Allar — 240 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.9 · 39 rush yds (4 car) · N. Singleton — 20 rush yds (8 car)

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 13 · Michigan State · 1&20 · Q4 · EPA +3.15Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 21 yds for a TD (Alex Felkins KICK)
Week 11 · Michigan · 3&7 · Q4 · EPA +2.90Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 8 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)
Week 1 · Ole Miss · 4&2 · Q2 · EPA +2.85Theo Johnson 2 Yd pass from Drew Allar (Alex Felkins Kick)
Week 9 · Indiana · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA +2.79Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 16 yds for a TD (Alex Felkins KICK)
Week 7 · Massachusetts · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.59Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 18 yds for a TD (Alex Felkins KICK)
Week 10 · Maryland · 3&2 · Q1 · EPA +2.54Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 2 yds for a TD (Alex Felkins KICK)
Week 13 · Michigan State · 3&9 · Q1 · EPA +2.27Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 13 yds to the MSU 28 for a 1ST down
Week 8 · Ohio State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.19Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 34 yds to the OSU 28 for a 1ST down
Week 7 · Massachusetts · 1&5 · Q3 · EPA +2.18Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 30 yds for a TD (Alex Felkins KICK)
Week 3 · Illinois · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA +2.14Drew Allar pass complete to Theo Johnson for 19 yds to the ILL 39 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 63-7vs Delaware	2	14	7.0	0	8
Wk 3	W 30-13@ Illinois	2	32	16.0	0	19
Wk 4	W 31-0vs Iowa	6	42	7.0	0	13
Wk 5	W 41-13@ Northwestern	2	13	6.5	0	11
Wk 7	W 63-0vs Massachusetts	4	66	16.5	2	30	Season-high 66 yds
Wk 8	L 12-20@ Ohio State	2	39	19.5	0	34
Wk 9	W 33-24vs Indiana	2	21	10.5	1	16
Wk 10	W 51-15@ Maryland	4	19	4.8	1	12
Wk 11	L 15-24vs Michigan	2	10	5.0	1	8
Wk 12	W 27-6vs Rutgers	2	10	5.0	0	7
Wk 13	W 42-0@ Michigan State	4	59	14.8	1	22
Bowl	L 25-38vs Ole Miss	2	16	8.0	1	14
Total		34	341	10.0	7	34

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology