Ricky Johnson
Utah Utes
85
Great

Ricky Johnson

Utah UtesContender
WR-XOffenseGreatTRANSFER · Mississippi State
Projected Starter

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

Redshirt sophomore · #11 · 6'2", 185 lbs

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Depth at WR-X · Utah Utes

  1. 11185Ricky JohnsonStarter
  2. 2085Kyri Shoels
  3. 3373Nate Johnson
  4. 41872Tobias Merriweather

Utah Starting Lineup

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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 85 overall (Great 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 94-rated offense; 13th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.93 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 85.

Team offense (SP+)
94
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

Oct 11WKUYDS 104
REC
5
YDS
104
AVG
20.8
TD
1

Final W 41-24

Sep 26WISUYDS 16
REC
2
YDS
16
AVG
8.0
TD
0

Final W 31-17

Sep 19WUSUYDS 43
REC
4
YDS
43
AVG
10.8
TD
0

Final W 33-0

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

Final W 43-10

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

Final W 66-14

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

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Team Role

3 rec · 17 yds · 0 TD
Usage / Involvement3%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.