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Willie Johnson

WR · Marshall · Sr. · #1

Marshall 2021 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Willie Johnson

WR · Marshall · Sr · #1

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1924 national
CFB
College
Marshall
2020–2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2020–2021

2 coaches
2020
Marshall
2021
Marshall
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Marshall7-3HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning
2021Marshall7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced, fast tempo

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021Marshall3262519.53--
2020Marshall1826814.92--
Career5089317.95--
SeasonTeam
2021Marshall32614128--
2020Marshall414------
Career74014128--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2021

W 49–28

at Charlotte

2 rec · 65 yds

Dominant 21-point win on the road against Charlotte.

How he plays

Play style

Beats you over the top.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Deep Threat

Stretches the field vertically. Every snap is a potential big play.

WR

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jeff Foreman’s 2021 season.

Jeff Foreman

84%match

Arkansas State · 2021

#2

August Pitre III

Rice · 2021

79%
#3

Steve Jenkins

UNLV · 2021

72%
#4

Jaetavian Toles

Tulane · 2021

72%
#5

Derwin Burgess Jr.

Georgia Southern · 2021

71%

Matches Jeff on

Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
TD rate

Differs from Jeff on

Weight (lower)
Recruiting rating (lower)

Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Isaiah McKoy’s path through Kent State.

Isaiah McKoy

95%match

Kent State · 2020

All-MAC
#2

Bailey Gaither

San José State · 2020

All-Mountain West
92%
#3

Jackson Parham

Elon · 2022

88%
#4

Jakobie Keeney-James

Massachusetts · 2024

84%
#5

Jaylen Sargent

Wyoming · 2025

81%

Matches Isaiah on

Yards per reception
Recruiting rating
20202021

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jeff Foreman's sophomore season at Arkansas State (2021).

Jeff Foreman

87%match

Arkansas State · 2021

#2

August Pitre III

Rice · 2021

81%
#3

Solomon Davis

Central Michigan · 2024

79%
#4

Noah Short

Army · 2023

79%
#5

Makai Jackson

App State · 2023

All-Sun Belt
75%

Matches Jeff on

Total EPA (college ability)
EPA / play (adj)
Weight

Differs from Jeff on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#30 in market ▼ from #23 · 5 books

+50002.0% implied▲ tightened from +6600

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2020–2021
2682020
6252021

+133%

Up 133% from first season to most-recent.