Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 18 | — |
| Target share | 11.8% | 444th / 527 |
| Catch rate | 72.2% | 137th / 527 |
| Success rate per target | 44.4% | 316th / 527 |
| Yards per target | 6.3 | 410th / 527 |
| Explosive catches | 11.1% | 266th / 527 |
| Deep-target rate | 11.1% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 1 | — |
Where Johnson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Johnson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | Syracuse#68 · 2-4 | 6 | 39% | 13 | 114 | 0 | 11.8% |
| 2025 | Syracuse#106 · 3-9 | 4 | 9% | 6 | 48 | 0 | 10.8% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Darius Johnson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Darius Johnson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Receiving | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | W 66–3 | — | no stats recorded | |||||
| 2 | L 18–21 | 5.5 | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 9 | |
| 3 | @ | L 13–27 | 6.4 | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 22 |
| 5 | @ | W 42–41 | 6.5 | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | 27 |
| 6 | @ | L 25–28 | 3.6 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 7 | L 26–34 | — | no stats recorded | |||||
| 2026 · 4 games | 5.5 | 13 | 114 | 8.8 | 0 | 27 | ||
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 13 | 429th / 1995 |
| Yards | 114 | 595th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 8.8 | 399th / 463 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 27 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · New Hampshire | ✓ WR | 77 | · | · | — |
| Wk 2 · California | — | 86 | ~48 (32–58) | 7 | 56% |
| Wk 3 · Pittsburgh | ✓ WR | 70 | ~43 (28–52) | 6 | 61% |
| Wk 5 · UConn | ✓ WR | 85 | ~49 (32–60) | 4 | 58% |
| Wk 6 · Virginia | — | 82 | ~47 (31–57) | 2 | 57% |
| Wk 7 · Louisville | ✓ WR | 84 | · | · | — |
| Season | 4 GS | 484 | 187 (158–221) | 19 | 39% |
16 WRs on the Syracuse roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Umari Hatcher | WR | SR | 50 | 784 | 7 | 29% | +0.71 |
| 6 | Darius Johnson | WR | FR | 13 | 114 | 0 | — | — |
| 86 | Justus Ross-Simmons | WR | SR | 12 | 170 | 0 | 8% | +0.63 |
| 5 | Calvin Russell III | WR | FR | 8 | 67 | 1 | 11% | +0.16 |
| Cole Weaver | WR | 7 | 73 | 0 | 5% | +0.21 | ||
| Darien Williams | WR | 4 | 25 | 0 | 6% | -0.21 | ||
| 8 | Tyshawn Russell | WR | JR | 3 | 34 | 0 | 5% | -0.22 |
| 83 | Julian McFadden | WR | FR | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2% | -0.15 |
| 14 | Zamondre Merriweather | WR | JR | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3% | -0.68 |
| 13 | Matthew Outten | WR | FR | — | — | — | 1% | -0.10 |
| 15 | Amare' Gough | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Elijah Moore | WR | SO | — | — | — | 3% | -0.29 |
| 18 | Phoenix Henriquez | WR | FR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.58 |
| 85 | BJ Garrett | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 87 | Nate Edwards | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terrell Wilfong | WR | — | — | — | 3% | -0.94 |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 4+ plays per team game. Syracuse depth chart →