{"id":84014,"date":"2020-04-02T11:30:15","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T15:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=84014"},"modified":"2020-03-31T16:49:53","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T20:49:53","slug":"collin-johnson-2020-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/04\/02\/collin-johnson-2020-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Collin Johnson 2020 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Collin Johnson Overview<br \/>\nPosition: <\/strong>Wide Receiver<br \/>\n<strong>Height:<\/strong> 6\u20196<br \/>\n<strong>Weight: <\/strong>222 lbs<br \/>\n<strong>School: <\/strong>Texas Longhorns<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Collin Johnson 2020 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/collin-johnson-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Collin Johnson<\/a><\/strong> is a wide receiver that was recruited to play for one of the most prolific programs in college football. He didn&#8217;t have a great collegiate career at Texas as his two-time all-American as his father, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cfb\/players\/johnnie-johnson-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johnnie Johnson<\/a><\/strong>. Collin did, however, build himself a consistent career while playing for an underwhelming Longhorns team. He has been impactful for Texas since his freshman season in 2016. In his junior year in 2018, Johnson caught 68 receptions for 985 yards and seven touchdowns. This past season, Johnson participated in seven games he caught 38 receptions for 559 yards and three touchdowns. Johnson caught 188 receptions for 2,624 yards and 15 touchdowns in the 36 games he played in his four-year career with Texas.<\/p>\n<p>While Johnson isn\u2019t the top receiver that will display great speed or elusiveness, there are attributes that make him a matchup nightmare in some packages. At 6\u20196, there are not many situations where Johnson will be outmaneuvered and lose tight matchups. He does possess athletic abilities that make him a good receiver in the NFL. Although he possesses multiple attribute tight end qualities, he would likely contribute more on the outside. Teams can use him as a project for him to develop from a tall receiver with the raw potential to a dynamic contributor. Johnson knows his strengths and what makes him an efficient receiver. Expect him to still develop his potential in the NFL as he gets more experience<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Strengths<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Great size and length compared to other receiver prospects;<\/li>\n<li>Not afraid to use his body to get physical in matchups;<\/li>\n<li>Has incredible catchability when the ball is in his long wingspan;<\/li>\n<li>Uses hands to knock down the defensive backs\u2019 press at the beginning of the play;<\/li>\n<li>Has great ability to consistently catch the ball over the shoulder;<\/li>\n<li>Displays great reliability as a run blocker;<\/li>\n<li>Has separation at the top of the route;<\/li>\n<li>A nightmare to cover in the red zone;<\/li>\n<li>Can track the ball when thrown.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Weaknesses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Lacks speed to beat opposing defensive backs in vertical routes;<\/li>\n<li>Does not possess breakout speed at the start of the play;<\/li>\n<li>Doesn\u2019t have many capabilities to separate coverage players with his breaks;<\/li>\n<li>Limited route runner;<\/li>\n<li>Can get held up at the line of scrimmage;<\/li>\n<li>Not dynamic despite being an athletic big receiver;<\/li>\n<li>He is not elusive on runs after the catch is made;<\/li>\n<li>Could be limited in long-yard downs;<\/li>\n<li>Possessing long legs, he takes him longer to make the change of direction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Comparison: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GollKe00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenny Golladay<\/a><\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/lions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Lions<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teams with position needs: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/broncos\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Broncos<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/packers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Bay Packers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/colts\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/raiders\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/patriots\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New England Patriots<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/jets\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Jets<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/49ers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/redskins\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Washington Redskins<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Projection: <\/strong>Mid-third round to early fourth round<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bottom line<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Johnson is a gifted wide receiver with great size and length. This will make him a great matchup piece for an NFL offense in multiple schemes. There are many attributes that can get a team to select Johnson and utilize efficiently more the Texas Longhorns did. At the same time, he possesses raw attributes that teams can turn him into a reliable number one receiver. The potential of his impact in areas of the passing game such as short-yardage to red zone packages. There is potential to win long-yardage plays with his ability to catch passes over the shoulder and catchability range.<\/p>\n<p>There are many teams that need an immediate red zone target like Johnson. The Cincinnati Bengals were 30<sup>th<\/sup> in the league in red-zone scoring efficiency (43.75%). Some of the variables was that star wide receiver <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GreeA.00.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A.J. Green<\/a><\/strong> was gone for seven games. Teams like the Denver Broncos (28<sup>th<\/sup> in red-zone efficiency &#8211; 47.62%), Washington Redskins (27<sup>th<\/sup> in red-zone efficiency \u2013 48.78%), and the New England Patriots (26<sup>th<\/sup> in red-zone efficiency \u2013 49.21%) are teams that need a reliable wide receiver in the red zone. Johnson will likely be a contributor as a second-stringer as he continues to develop at the beginning of his career. He will be a steal if he gets selected at a reasonable round in the 2020 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"WBkDNgxhR4txauqqD9ArIQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1186999643\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'WBkDNgxhR4txauqqD9ArIQ',sig:'jGInNl0bASp0ZdR9heBAwA_q6A0T0AP55sDan3gAjLQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1186999643',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collin Johnson Overview Position: Wide Receiver Height: 6\u20196 Weight: 222 lbs School: Texas Longhorns Collin Johnson 2020 NFL Draft Profile Collin Johnson is a wide receiver that was recruited to play for one of the most prolific programs in college football. He didn&#8217;t have a great collegiate career at Texas as his two-time all-American as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2349,"featured_media":84060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1647,36],"tags":[5273,509,330,6064,43,61,1957,40,2345],"class_list":["post-84014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-draft","category-nfl-news","tag-2020-nfl-draft","tag-a-j-green","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-collin-johnson","tag-detroit-lions","tag-football","tag-kenny-golladay","tag-nfl","tag-texas-longhorns"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2349"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}