Ricky Johnson
Utah Utes
80
Good

Ricky Johnson

Utah UtesContender
WR-XOffenseGoodTRANSFER · Mississippi State
Projected Starter

Is Ricky Johnson starting?

Ricky Johnson is the projected starter at WR-X for Utah Utes.

Ricky Johnson is the projected starting WR-X on a Contender Utah — 80 OVR.

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Depth at WR-X · Utah Utes

  1. 11180Ricky JohnsonStarter
  2. 2080Kyri Shoels
  3. 3373Nate Johnson
  4. 41867Tobias Merriweather

What's Next

Who do they play next?Eli Wood — vs Utah State · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Kyri Shoels — No. 2 at WR-X for UtahHow do they compare?Pick an opponent for Utah Utes

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Houston County, ranked #1,150 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 3 catches, 17 yards, 0 TD. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,150 NatlTeam Share1%
Warner Robins, GA
Jersey
#11
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
185 lbs
Transfer
Mississippi State

Stats

SeasonRecRec YdsRec TD
—3170

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8625
National Rank
#1150
High School
Houston County
Hometown
Warner Robins, GA

Why this rating?

On a 87-rated offense; 13th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.93 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 80.

Team offense (SP+)
87
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 13% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 21% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 13WARKYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
17
AVG
17.0
TD
0

Final W 43-10

Sep 4WIDHOYDS 0
CAR
0
YDS
0
AVG
0.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
25
AVG
12.5
TD
0

Final W 66-14

Ricky Johnson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

The People's Ratings

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Good
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Team Role

3 rec · 17 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement3%
Coach UtahTake them from week one to the natty. You call every play.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.