#19
Tulane · 2026

Dawson Johnson

TESophomore6' 3", 232 lbsDenver, CO
Tulane Green Wave3-3 · TDC #82
Snap share
53%
5 of 6 started · likely 36–71%
Receptions
7
787th of 1994 in FBS
Rec. yards
65
899th of 1980 in FBS
Yards / catch
9.3
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.12
13 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

13 plays · -1.6 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.12
Passing-0.12
1st down-0.01
2nd down+0.60
3rd down+0.01
Standard downs-0.09
Passing downs-0.17
JohnsonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays4%
Pass plays10%
Run plays0%
1st down4%
2nd down3%
3rd down6%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs5%
JohnsonWR/TE average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets13—
Target share10.4%—
Catch rate53.8%—
Success rate per target30.8%—
Yards per target5.0—
Explosive catches7.7%—
Deep-target rate7.7%—
3rd-down targets4—
Red-zone targets2—

Charting

Where Johnson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
13
7 caught (54%)
Avg. depth of target
8.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.3
23 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
42
of 65 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
8%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted13 targets charted

54% comp8.0 avg. depth3.3 YAC/catch8% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 5 targets (38%), 2 caught (40%), 2 yds, 0.4 per target540% · 2yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 11 yds, 11.0 per target1100% · 11yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 1 caught (50%), 29 yds, 14.5 per target250% · 29yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.
2025 charting · Old Dominion

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Johnson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
5
2 caught (40%)
Avg. depth of target
12.6
air yards per target
YAC per catch
2.0
4 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
27
of 31 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted5 targets charted

77% comp12.6 avg. depth2.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 4 targets (80%), 1 caught (25%), 16 yds, 4.0 per target425% · 16yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Career

2 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farTulane#82 · 3-3653%765010.4%
2025Old Dominion#32 · 10-3730%109918.5%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Dawson Johnson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Dawson 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

5.3 avg. game scoreBest: 6.6 vs Southern Miss (Week 4)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@DukeL 3–17—no stats recorded
2South AlabamaW 28–243.7221.001
3@Kansas StateL 20–315.111111.0011
4Southern MissW 24–216.623115.5029
6@ArmyL 17–206.022110.5012
7MemphisW 31–17—no stats recorded
2026 · 4 games5.37659.3029

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions7787th / 1994
Yards65899th / 1980
Yards / catch9.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long29—

Snaps by Game

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

GameStartTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Duke✓ TE54··—
Wk 2 · South Alabama—51~24 (11–34)247%
Wk 3 · Kansas State✓ TE59~33 (15–47)356%
Wk 4 · Southern Miss✓ TE77~55 (47–66)371%
Wk 6 · Army✓ TE51~37 (17–51)473%
Wk 7 · Memphis✓ TE60~36 (17–51)160%
Season5 GS352185 (128–249)1353%

Position Room

9 TEs on the Tulane roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
19Dawson JohnsonTESO765010%-0.12
Ty ThompsonTE2808%-0.38
80Vance BolyardTEJR1603%-0.48
87Cameron RobertsTEFR11804%+0.60
22Jakson JudgeTEJR—————
38Evan MickowTEFR—————
86Gabe LovornTEFR—————
88Colby SimpsonTEFR—————
89DJ CiceroTESO—————

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. Tulane depth chart →