#8

Kezion Dia-Johnson

WRJunior6' 0", 185 lbsPhoenix, AZ
Massachusetts Minutemen4-3 · TDC #129
Snap share
51%
1 of 7 started · likely 32–62%
Receptions
10
591st of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
119
581st of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
11.9
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.49
19 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

19 plays · +9.3 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.49
Passing+0.59
Rushing+0.26
1st down+0.66
2nd down+0.63
3rd down+0.07
Standard downs+0.71
Passing downs+0.24
Dia-JohnsonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays5%
Pass plays8%
Run plays3%
1st down3%
2nd down7%
3rd down6%
Standard downs3%
Passing downs8%
Dia-JohnsonWR/TE average

Advanced

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

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries5—
Success rate60.0%—
Explosive run rate20.0%—
Stuffed at the line0.0%—
First downs2—
Red-zone carries1—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets12—
Target share10.8%—
Catch rate75.0%—
Success rate per target41.7%—
Yards per target9.4—
Explosive catches8.3%—
Deep-target rate16.7%—
3rd-down targets4—
Red-zone targets0—

Charting

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

Targets
13
10 caught (77%)
Avg. depth of target
9.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
6.2
62 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
57
of 119 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
15%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted13 targets charted

77% comp9.8 avg. depth6.2 YAC/catch15% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (15%), 2 caught (100%), 12 yds, 6.0 per target2100% · 12yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 18 yds, 18.0 per target1100% · 18yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 1 caught (50%), 6 yds, 3.0 per target250% · 6yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (8%), 1 caught (100%), 4 yds, 4.0 per target1100% · 4yRight, 5–9 air yards: 2 targets (15%), 2 caught (100%), 52 yds, 26.0 per target2100% · 52yRight, 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.
2025 charting · Massachusetts

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Dia-Johnson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
8
3 caught (38%)
Avg. depth of target
19.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
1.0
3 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
38
of 41 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
38%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted8 targets charted

35% comp19.8 avg. depth1.0 YAC/catch38% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 12 yds, 12.0 per target1100% · 12yLeft, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 15 yds, 15.0 per target1100% · 15yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 2 targets (25%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0y
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

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farMassachusetts#129 · 4-3751%10119010.8%
2025Massachusetts#136 · 0-12817%67316.2%
2024Massachusetts#126 · 2-1011%————

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

Game Log

Kezion Dia-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

5.9 avg. game scoreBest: 7.5 at Buffalo (Week 7)0 of 4 games at 8.0+
RushingReceivingReturns
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLongKRKR ydsPRPR ydsTD
1@RutgersW 37–21—11111.0011··········
2Sacred HeartW 37–105.3·····2178.5011·····
3StonehillW 36–14—111.001··········
4@Sacramento StateW 35–65.4133.013111.001·····
5Eastern MichiganL 14–38—1-4-4.000·····236···
6Miami (OH)L 19–205.4·····22211.0018120···
7@BuffaloL 18–257.52105.00857915.8037·····
2026 · 7 games5.96213.51111011911.9037356···

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries6—
Yards21855th / 1458
Yards / carry3.5—
Touchdowns1363rd / 633
Long11—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions10591st / 1995
Yards119581st / 1981
Yards / catch11.9—
Touchdowns0—
Long37—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns3—
Yards56—
Average18.7—
Touchdowns0—
Long20—

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 involvedSpecial teamsPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · Rutgers—63~16 (5–22)1··25%
Wk 2 · Sacred Heart—40~23 (7–31)2··57%
Wk 3 · Stonehill—60~29 (9–40)2··48%
Wk 4 · Sacramento State—53~29 (9–40)2··55%
Wk 5 · Eastern Michigan—52~9 (3–15)12·17%
Wk 6 · Miami (OH)✓ WR65~38 (12–52)31158%
Wk 7 · Buffalo—72~63 (41–72)8··88%
Season1 GS405207 (129–251)193151%

Position Room

12 WRs on the Massachusetts roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
2T.Y. HardingWRSR28327224%+0.70
19Jabari LewisWRSR18274020%+0.63
8Kezion Dia-JohnsonWRJR1011908%+0.49
1Joseph Griffin Jr.WRSR8134118%+0.22
17Dallas ElliottWRSR65808%+0.71
85Drew AlsupWRFR21405%+0.52
15Tavian DashiellWRFR1502%-0.36
3Elijah PedroWRSO—————
9Devin MatthewsWRSR—————
12David Moore Jr.WRFR—————
21Kai OwensWRFR—————
80Isaiah SimmonsWRFR—————

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. Massachusetts depth chart →