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Minnesota · 2026

Julian Johnson

TEJunior6' 6", 260 lbsAurora, IL

Minnesota Golden Gophers4-2 · TDC #66

Snap share

22%

2 of 4 started · likely 12–29%

Receptions

1401st of 1995 in FBS

Rec. yards

1764th of 1981 in FBS

Yards / catch

3.5

Rec. TD

EPA / play

-0.31

3 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

3 plays · -0.9 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet

All plays-0.31

Passing-0.31

1st down-0.31

Standard downs-0.31

JohnsonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries

All plays2%

Pass plays3%

Run plays0%

1st down3%

2nd down0%

3rd down0%

Standard downs2%

Passing downs0%

JohnsonWR/TE average

Career

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

Season	Team	G	Snaps
2026 so far	Minnesota#66 · 4-2	4	22%
2025	Minnesota#63 · 8-5	1	2%

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

Game Log

Julian 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

3.4 avg. game scoreBest: 4.3 vs Akron (Week 3)0 of 2 games at 8.0+

				Receiving
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	Long
1	Eastern Illinois	W 59–7	—	no stats recorded
2	Mississippi State	L 13–38	2.5	1	1	1.0	0	1
3	Akron	W 41–7	4.3	1	6	6.0	0	6
4	@Washington	W 27–24	—	no stats recorded
5	Michigan	W 20–14	—	no stats recorded
6	@Purdue	L 13–41	—	no stats recorded
2026 · 2 games			3.4	2	7	3.5	0	6

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving	2026	FBS rank
Receptions	2	1401st / 1995
Yards	7	1764th / 1981
Yards / catch	3.5	—
Touchdowns	0	—
Long	6	—

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

Game	Start	Team plays	Est. snaps	Plays involved	Snap share
Wk 1 · Eastern Illinois	✓ TE	71	·	·	—
Wk 2 · Mississippi State	—	63	~18 (8–26)	1	29%
Wk 3 · Akron	—	63	~25 (12–36)	1	40%
Wk 4 · Washington	✓ TE	62	~38 (18–54)	1	61%
Season	2 GS	376	81 (44–108)	3	22%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Minnesota roster, ordered by rec

#	Player	Pos	Class	Rec	Yds	TD	Tgt share	EPA/play
	Pierce Walsh	TE		6	47	1	7%	+0.24
82	Julian Johnson	TE	JR	2	7	0	3%	-0.31
87	Kaden Helms	TE	SR	2	13	0	4%	+0.17
	Roman Voss	TE		2	44	1	4%	+1.28
44	George Rohl	TE	FR	1	6	0	3%	+0.39
83	Sam Peters	TE	SR	—	—	—	—	—
88	Jacob Simpson	TE	JR	—	—	—	3%	-0.83

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. Minnesota depth chart →