EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS WR/TE who qualifies
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 24 | — |
| Target share | 14.2% | 354th / 523 |
| Catch rate | 66.7% | 219th / 523 |
| Success rate per target | 58.3% | 108th / 523 |
| Yards per target | 9.7 | 136th / 523 |
| Explosive catches | 12.5% | 216th / 523 |
| Deep-target rate | 33.3% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 3 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Where Johnson's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (2 of Johnson’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
3 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 | Utah#8 · 6-0 | 6 | 65% | 16 | 233 | 1 | 14.2% |
| 2025 | Mississippi State#71 · 5-8 | 4 | 7% | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2.9% |
| 2024 | Mississippi State#92 · 2-10 | 1 | 5% | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4.8% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Ricky Johnson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Ricky 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
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 16 | 324th / 1995 |
| Yards | 233 | 277th / 1981 |
| Yards / catch | 14.6 | 133rd / 461 |
| Touchdowns | 1 | 346th / 825 |
| Long | 45 | — |
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 · Idaho | ✓ WR | 75 | ~51 (34–62) | 5 | 68% |
| Wk 2 · Arkansas | ✓ WR | 62 | ~28 (9–38) | 1 | 45% |
| Wk 3 · Utah State | ✓ WR | 74 | ~42 (28–51) | 5 | 57% |
| Wk 4 · Iowa State | ✓ WR | 60 | ~46 (30–56) | 3 | 77% |
| Wk 6 · Kansas | ✓ WR | 78 | ~57 (37–69) | 5 | 73% |
| Wk 7 · Colorado | — | 80 | ~54 (35–66) | 5 | 68% |
| Season | 5 GS | 429 | 278 (233–324) | 24 | 65% |
13 WRs on the Utah roster, ordered by rec
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Rec | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Braden Pegan | WR | SR | 32 | 422 | 6 | 25% | +0.56 |
| 11 | Ricky Johnson | WR | SO | 16 | 233 | 1 | 12% | +0.51 |
| Creed Whittemore | WR | 15 | 253 | 0 | 13% | +0.60 | ||
| 12 | Larry Simmons | WR | SR | 5 | 95 | 0 | 5% | +1.04 |
| 8 | Mana Carvalho | WR | SO | 2 | 38 | 0 | 6% | -0.74 |
| 0 | Kyri Shoels | WR | SR | 1 | 11 | 0 | 3% | -0.47 |
| 18 | Tobias Merriweather | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Matt Clark | WR | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Peyton Rice | WR | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Junior Coughlin | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 80 | Bryson Baker | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 82 | Max Ausmus | WR | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daidren Zipperer | WR | — | — | — | 3% | -3.88 |
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. Utah depth chart →