#87
Liberty · 2026

LaKelsey Johnson Jr.

TESenior6' 3", 248 lbsDesoto, TX
Liberty Flames6-1 · TDC #69
Snap share
41%
2 of 6 started · likely 29–56%
Receptions
4
1117th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
61
940th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
15.3
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
-0.39
8 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

8 plays · -3.1 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.39
Passing-0.39
1st down-0.29
2nd down+0.16
3rd down+0.53
Standard downs-0.65
Passing downs+0.04
Jr.WR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays3%
Pass plays7%
Run plays0%
1st down1%
2nd down5%
3rd down2%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs4%
Jr.WR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets6—
Target share6.7%—
Catch rate50.0%—
Success rate per target33.3%—
Yards per target8.7—
Explosive catches16.7%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets1—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

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

Targets
8
4 caught (50%)
Avg. depth of target
7.9
air yards per target
YAC per catch
10.2
41 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
20
of 61 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted8 targets charted

50% comp7.9 avg. depth10.2 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 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: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 9 yds, 9.0 per target1100% · 9yRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (13%), 1 caught (100%), 6 yds, 6.0 per target1100% · 6yRight, 10–14 air yards: 2 targets (25%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yRight, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (25%), 1 caught (50%), 37 yds, 18.5 per target250% · 37yRight, 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 · Baylor

Career

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

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farLiberty#69 · 6-1641%46106.7%
2025Baylor#70 · 5-739%33303.4%
2024Baylor#40 · 8-51—————
2023Baylor#102 · 3-9718%118007.0%
2022Baylor#31 · 6-7720%96118.0%

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

Game Log

LaKelsey Johnson Jr.'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

5.8 avg. game scoreBest: 6.8 vs Ball State (Week 3)0 of 3 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@James MadisonL 13–205.62157.509
2Gardner-WebbW 24–23—no stats recorded
3Ball StateW 51–156.813737.0037
4@Coastal CarolinaW 34–17—no stats recorded
5@DelawareW 30–14—no stats recorded
6Sam HoustonW 35–34.9199.009
8@Kennesaw StateW 34–6—no stats recorded
2026 · 3 games5.846115.3037

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions41117th / 1995
Yards61940th / 1981
Yards / catch15.3—
Touchdowns0—
Long37—

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 involvedPenaltiesSnap share
Wk 1 · James Madison—66~36 (17–51)3·55%
Wk 3 · Ball State✓ TE64~35 (16–50)1·55%
Wk 4 · Coastal Carolina—63~38 (18–54)1160%
Wk 5 · Delaware✓ TE72~45 (38–54)2·63%
Wk 6 · Sam Houston—52~30 (14–43)1·58%
Wk 8 · Kennesaw State—62··3—
Season2 GS445184 (127–247)8441%

Position Room

7 TEs on the Liberty roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
Zeke WimbushTE78807%+0.71
87LaKelsey Johnson Jr.TESR46107%-0.39
48Caleb RyanTESR2904%+0.13
14Ethan HouckTESO—————
17Bo BurklowTESR—————
84Breckan KirbyTEJR—————
85Kam TaylorTEFR—————

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. Liberty depth chart →