Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 7 | — |
| Target share | 5.3% | — |
| Catch rate | 85.7% | — |
| Success rate per target | 57.1% | — |
| Yards per target | 8.3 | — |
| Explosive catches | 14.3% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 14.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 2 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 0 | — |
Charting
Where Johnson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted13 targets charted
Career
2 seasons at 2 schools 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 |  Southern Miss#125 · 1-5 | 6 | 30% | 11 | 145 | 0 | 5.3% |
| 2023 |  Troy#19 · 11-3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. MJ Johnson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
MJ 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 | Returns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long | KR | KR yds | PR | PR yds | TD |
| 1 |  Alcorn State | W 49–3 | 6.7 | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 27 | · | · | · |
| 2 | @ Auburn | L 8–43 | 5.6 | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 8 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 3 |  UConn | L 20–48 | 6.2 | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 0 | 25 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 4 | @ Tulane | L 21–24 | 5.3 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 11 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 6 | @Troy | L 34–55 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | · | · | · |
| 7 |  Arkansas State | L 13–23 | 5.8 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 48 | · | · | · |
| 2026 · 6 games | 5.3 | 11 | 145 | 13.2 | 0 | 43 | 6 | 120 | · | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 2 | — |
| Yards | 19 | 883rd / 1456 |
| Yards / carry | 9.5 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 13 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 11 | 522nd / 1995 |
| Yards | 145 | 495th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 13.2 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 43 | — |
| Kick returns | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Returns | 6 | — |
| Yards | 120 | — |
| Average | 20 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 35 | — |
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 | Special teams | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Alcorn State | — | 84 | ~28 (9–38) | 3 | 1 | · | 33% |
| Wk 2 · Auburn | — | 58 | ~22 (7–30) | 3 | · | · | 38% |
| Wk 3 · UConn | — | 78 | ~22 (7–30) | 3 | · | · | 28% |
| Wk 4 · Tulane | — | 64 | ~15 (5–21) | 2 | · | · | 23% |
| Wk 6 · Troy | ✓ WR | 66 | ~18 (6–25) | 2 | 3 | · | 27% |
| Wk 7 · Arkansas State | — | 60 | ~19 (6–26) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 32% |
| Season | 1 GS | 410 | 124 (77–151) | 15 | 6 | 1 | 30% |
Position Room
14 WRs on the Southern Miss roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mario Sanders | WR | SR | 34 | 492 | 5 | 24% | +0.66 |
| 8 | AJ Little | WR | JR | 17 | 271 | 1 | 12% | +0.55 |
| 7 | Kaden Saunders | WR | JR | 12 | 184 | 0 | 12% | +0.31 |
| 3 | MJ Johnson | WR | JR | 11 | 145 | 0 | 6% | +0.59 |
| 9 | Jaylen Himes | WR | SO | 6 | 42 | 1 | 8% | -0.10 |
| 11 | Davis Dalton | WR | SR | 5 | 92 | 1 | 11% | -0.16 |
| 13 | Grant Page | WR | SR | 5 | 52 | 0 | 5% | +0.56 |
| 0 | Eelijah Singleton | WR | JR | 2 | 13 | 0 | 7% | -0.66 |
| 19 | Cace Reed | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Trey Horne | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Nehemiah Taylor | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | King David Aboya | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 83 | Dillon Rowley | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 86 | Israel Leamon | WR | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Southern Miss depth chart →