#9
UAB · 2026

AJ Johnson

WRSenior6' 3", 205 lbsNew Orleans, LA
UAB Blazers4-4 · TDC #113
Snap share
10%
2 of 6 started · likely 3–17%
Receptions
3
1350th of 2089 in FBS
Rec. yards
38
1258th of 2074 in FBS
Yards / catch
12.7
Rec. TD
0
EPA / play
+0.56
5 plays

Efficiency & Role

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

EPA per play by situation

5 plays · +2.8 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays+0.56
Passing+0.56
1st down+1.58
2nd down-0.00
3rd down+0.60
Standard downs+0.53
Passing downs+0.60
JohnsonWR/TE average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays2%
Pass plays5%
Run plays0%
1st down1%
2nd down2%
3rd down3%
Standard downs2%
Passing downs2%
JohnsonWR/TE average

Advanced

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

ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets5—
Target share5.3%—
Catch rate60.0%—
Success rate per target60.0%—
Yards per target7.6—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate0.0%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

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

Targets
5
3 caught (60%)
Avg. depth of target
8.2
air yards per target
YAC per catch
1.0
3 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
35
of 38 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted5 targets charted

60% comp8.2 avg. depth1.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: noneLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 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: 1 targets (20%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yMiddle, 10–14 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 14 yds, 14.0 per target1100% · 14yMiddle, 15–19 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 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: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: 1 targets (20%), 1 caught (100%), 7 yds, 7.0 per target1100% · 7yRight, 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.

Career

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

SeasonTeamGSnaps
2026 so farUAB#113 · 4-4610%
2025UAB#125 · 4-811%

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

Game Log

AJ 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

5.3 avg. game scoreBest: 5.6 at Memphis (Week 6)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
Receiving
WkOpponentResultGame scoreRecYdsY/RTDLong
1@IllinoisL 23–42—no stats recorded
2UL MonroeW 26–20—no stats recorded
3@LouisianaL 14–21—no stats recorded
4NavyW 24–20—no stats recorded
5SamfordW 33–14—no stats recorded
6@MemphisL 13–385.622412.0017
7East CarolinaW 30–17—no stats recorded
9@South FloridaL 10–305.011414.0014
2026 · 2 games5.333812.7017

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions31350th / 2089
Yards381258th / 2074
Yards / catch12.7—
Touchdowns0—
Long17—

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 2 · UL Monroe✓ WR68··—
Wk 3 · Louisiana—58~13 (4–21)122%
Wk 4 · Navy✓ WR54··—
Wk 5 · Samford—70~13 (4–21)119%
Wk 6 · Memphis—70~21 (7–29)230%
Wk 9 · South Florida—61~7 (2–11)111%
Season2 GS52754 (16–88)510%

Position Room

15 WRs on the UAB roster, ordered by rec

#PlayerPosClassRecYdsTDTgt shareEPA/play
4EJ ReidWRSO23179115%+0.26
0Ty MimsWRSR21352115%+0.61
1CJ SmithWRSR21403121%+0.57
6KJ DanielsWRSO45105%+0.90
8Kaleb BrownWRSR46707%+0.07
9AJ JohnsonWRSR33805%+0.56
Lamar WhiteWR22005%+0.38
12Jaylen ElderWRSO—————
13CD GillWRFR—————
14Jailen HolmesWRSR—————
15Jayden SkeltonWRFR—————
17Brogan McNabWRFR—————
80Malik MuhammadWRSO—————
81Bradley WainwrightWRFR—————
83Levi BraytonWRFR—————

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. UAB depth chart →