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Tyler Johnson New York Jets · #15

Wide Receiver · 6' 1", 208 lbs · Minneapolis, MN · Age 28

Tyler Johnson is a Wide Receiver for the New York Jets, drafted 161st overall, 2020. In 2025 he caught 12 passes for 197 yards and 1 touchdowns.

Wide ReceiverDrafted 161st overall5-yr veteran
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New York Jets · #15 · Wide Receiver
Tyler Johnson
Season avg12 rec · 197 yds · 1 td
Career avg88 rec · 1,025 yds · 5 td
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
12rec
197yds
1td
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Scouting report

Tyler Johnson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Wide Receiver · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Tyler Johnson is a Wide Receiver for the New York Jets, drafted 161st overall, 2020. In 2025 he caught 12 passes for 197 yards and 1 touchdowns.
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Receiving
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Big-play
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Scoring
C+
Receiving yards
Solid · offense
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Volume
Solid · offense
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Big-play
Elite · offense
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Scoring
Strong · offense
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Target share
Solid · offense
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Act II

Where Tyler Johnson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #537 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
100Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Tyler Johnson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

A+
Receiving
197 YDS
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Volume
12 REC
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A
Big-play
16.4 Y/R
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A+
Scoring
1 TD
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The engine

How the model sees Tyler Johnson

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
15
rec
5–24
191
rec yds
78–304
1
td
1–1
22
targets
7–38
11
games
6–17
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 5-season history below.
What moves the rec line vs last season
Last season 12 → projected 15 rec
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+2.5 rec
Everything it reads
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5 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 28 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 1 / 15 / 12
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Tyler Johnson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRecYdsTDTgtY/R
2020141216921814.1
2021173636005510.0
2023128134.0
2024152629114111.2
2025121219711816.4
Career59881,0255135
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the New York Jets built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
92off index
98def index
+56net
95%playoff odds
68roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (92), defense A+ (98) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 87, pass rush 99, coverage 97.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Tyler Johnson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1998-08-25

The beginning

Tyler Johnson is a Wide Receiver for the New York Jets, in his 6th NFL season.

New York Jets

Turning pro

Drafted 161st overall, 2020 as a Wide Receiver.

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Tyler Johnson is a New York Jets wide receiver, drafted 161st overall, 2020.

Chapter

Across 5 seasons (2020–2025) he has caught 88 passes for 1,025 yards and 5 touchdowns.

Chapter

Most recently he caught 12 passes for 197 yards and 1 touchdown in 2025.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 1"
Weight
208 lbs
Draft
161st overall, 2020
Born
Minneapolis, MN
Age
28
Jersey
#15
Background

Tyler Johnson is from Minneapolis, MN and is 28 years old. He was drafted 161st overall, 2020 and plays wide receiver at 6' 1", 208 lbs.

Over 5 seasons (2020–2025) he has caught 88 passes for 1,025 yards and 5 touchdowns. Johnson is currently on the New York Jets roster.

The person

Tyler Johnson is a rotational receiver who has caught 88 passes for 1,025 yards and 5 touchdowns across 5 seasons (2020–2025).

Receiving88 career catches, 1,025 yards, 5 touchdowns.
Best season36 catches for 360 yards in 2021.
Yards per catch11.6 yards per reception over his career.
Draft pedigree161st overall, 2020.
Durability59 career games played.
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FAQ

Tyler Johnson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Tyler Johnson, answered.

What position does Tyler Johnson play?
Tyler Johnson is a Wide Receiver for the New York Jets.
When was Tyler Johnson drafted?
Tyler Johnson was drafted 161st overall, 2020.
How many seasons has Tyler Johnson played?
5 (2020–2025).
What are Tyler Johnson's career stats?
He has caught 88 passes for 1,025 yards and 5 touchdowns.
Tyler Johnson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
WR7
behind the starter

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ NYG
Week 1 · Neutral
Season outlook
60
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
4 / 3
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
57
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ NYGW2 vs WASW3 vs BALW4 @ HOUW5 vs TBW6 @ GBW7 @ PHIW8 vs ARIW9 @ INDW10 vs SFW11 vs TENW12 vs PHIW13 @ SEAW14 · BYEW15 @ LAW16 vs JAXW17 vs NYGW18 @ WAS

Each week grades Tyler Johnson's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

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