#11
Utah · 2026

Ricky Johnson

WRSophomore6' 2", 185 lbsWarner Robins, GA
Utah Utes6-0 · TDC #8
Snap share
65%
5 of 6 started · likely 54–76%
Receptions
16
324th of 1995 in FBS
Rec. yards
233
277th of 1981 in FBS
Yards / catch
14.6
133rd of 461 in FBS
Rec. TD
1
346th of 825 in FBS
EPA / play
+0.51
151st of 319 WR/TEs

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

24 plays · +12.3 total EPA · 151st of 319 qualifying WR/TEs
All plays+0.51
Passing+0.51
1st down+0.56
2nd down+0.42
3rd down+0.67
Standard downs+0.67
Passing downs+0.30
JohnsonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays6%
Pass plays12%
Run plays0%
1st down5%
2nd down7%
3rd down4%
Standard downs4%
Passing downs9%
JohnsonWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets24—
Target share14.2%354th / 523
Catch rate66.7%219th / 523
Success rate per target58.3%108th / 523
Yards per target9.7136th / 523
Explosive catches12.5%216th / 523
Deep-target rate33.3%—
3rd-down targets3—
Red-zone targets3—

Charting

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

Targets
24
16 caught (67%)
Avg. depth of target
16.8
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.2
51 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
182
of 233 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
33%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted24 targets charted

67% comp16.8 avg. depth3.2 YAC/catch33% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 1 yds, 1.0 per target1100% · 1yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 7 targets (29%), 7 caught (100%), 69 yds, 9.9 per target7100% · 69yLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 1 caught (50%), 23 yds, 11.5 per target250% · 23yLeft, 20–29 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target20% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: 5 targets (21%), 1 caught (20%), 45 yds, 9.0 per target520% · 45yMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: 2 targets (8%), 1 caught (50%), 1 yds, 0.5 per target250% · 1yMiddle, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 13 yds, 13.0 per target1100% · 13yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 17 yds, 17.0 per target1100% · 17yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 18 yds, 18.0 per target1100% · 18yRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (4%), 1 caught (100%), 44 yds, 44.0 per target1100% · 44y
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 · Mississippi State

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.

Charted targets
3
1 caught (33%)
Avg. depth of target
13.0
air yards per target
YAC per catch
3.0
3 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
0
of 3 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
33%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted3 targets charted

50% comp13.0 avg. depth3.0 YAC/catch33% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (33%), 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: noneRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (33%), 1 caught (100%), 3 yds, 3.0 per target1100% · 3yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: 1 targets (33%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 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 at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farUtah#8 · 6-0665%16233114.2%
2025Mississippi State#71 · 5-847%31702.9%
2024Mississippi State#92 · 2-1015%2904.8%

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.

Game Log

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

6.1 avg. game scoreBest: 8.3 vs Kansas (Week 6)1 of 6 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1IdahoW 66–145.622512.5013
2ArkansasW 43–105.111717.0017
3Utah StateW 33–06.444310.8018
4@Iowa StateW 31–175.22168.0015
6KansasW 41–248.3510420.8145
7@ColoradoW 27–245.722814.0023
2026 · 6 games6.11623314.6145

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions16324th / 1995
Yards233277th / 1981
Yards / catch14.6133rd / 461
Touchdowns1346th / 825
Long45—

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 involvedSnap share
Wk 1 · Idaho✓ WR75~51 (34–62)568%
Wk 2 · Arkansas✓ WR62~28 (9–38)145%
Wk 3 · Utah State✓ WR74~42 (28–51)557%
Wk 4 · Iowa State✓ WR60~46 (30–56)377%
Wk 6 · Kansas✓ WR78~57 (37–69)573%
Wk 7 · Colorado—80~54 (35–66)568%
Season5 GS429278 (233–324)2465%

Position Room

13 WRs on the Utah roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
7Braden PeganWRSR32422625%+0.56
11Ricky JohnsonWRSO16233112%+0.51
Creed WhittemoreWR15253013%+0.60
12Larry SimmonsWRSR59505%+1.04
8Mana CarvalhoWRSO23806%-0.74
0Kyri ShoelsWRSR11103%-0.47
18Tobias MerriweatherWRSR—————
30Matt ClarkWRJR—————
37Peyton RiceWRSR—————
39Junior CoughlinWRSO—————
80Bryson BakerWRSO—————
82Max AusmusWRSO—————
Daidren ZippererWR———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 →