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2025 Tez Johnson WR Oregon NFL Draft Report CFBALL

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Class Senior
  • Ht.5-10/Wt.165/
  • Hometown Pinson, Ala
  • Highschool  Pinson Valley HS

» Set Oregon single-season record for receptions in 2023 with 86.
» 1,182 receiving yards in 2023 were third-most in UO single-season history, and 10 receiving TDs tied for fourth.
» Career-high 12 receptions vs. California on 11/4/23 tied for third-most in UO single-game history. 
» 11 receptions for 172 yards in the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl both ranked No. 2 in UO bowl game history.
 
As A Junior (2023)
» Coaches All-Pac-12 honorable mention
» Associated Press All-Pac-12 second team
 
Made history in first season as a Duck, breaking the Oregon single-season record for receptions with 86 while racking up 1,182 receiving yards and 10 touchdowns … Played in all 14 games, making 13 starts … Ranked fifth in the Pac-12 and tied for 16th nationally in receptions … No. 4 in the Pac-12 and No. 12 in the country in receiving yards … One of just 11 players in the nation to reach 1,000 receiving yards and double-digit TD catches, along with teammate Troy Franklin … 1,182 receiving yards ranked third in Oregon single-season history, while 10 receiving TDs tied for fourth … Helped Oregon quarterback and his older brother, Bo Nix, become a Heisman Trophy finalist … Four 100-yard receiving games, all coming in the final six contests … At least one touchdown catch in seven games, including three multi-TD performances … At least one reception in 13 of 14 games, and at least four receptions in 12 contests … Caught fire after being held without a reception in Week 5, racking up 71 receptions for 979 yards and seven touchdowns over final nine contests … From Week 7 through the end of the season, ranked second nationally with 108.8 receiving yards per game and second with 71 receptions … 979 receiving yards from Week 7 on ranked third in the nation … Caught at least five passes in each of the final nine games … Ranked second nationally with 114 receiving yards in the red zone, and tied for sixth with 12 red-zone receptions … Also returned 20 punts for 190 yards … Played 504 total offensive snaps … Earned a stellar 87.5 overall grade from Pro Football Focus, second-best among Pac-12 receivers and 14th among all FBS receivers … 89.2 receiving grade from PFF ranked 12th among all receivers in the nation … vs. Portland State (Sept. 2): Caught three passes for 41 yards in Oregon debut … at Texas Tech (Sept. 9): Found the end zone for the first time as a Duck, finishing with four catches for 37 yards and a touchdown … vs. Hawai’i (Sept. 16): First career multi-touchdown game, finishing with four receptions for 77 yards and a pair of scores … Touchdowns went for 49 and 12 yards … at No. 7 Washington (Oct. 14): After streak of 37 straight games with a reception ended the week before, put up seven receptions for 71 yards in top-10 showdown … vs. Washington State (Oct. 21): Caught six passes for 94 yards with a 17-yard touchdown … Long reception of 46 yards … vs. California (Nov. 4): Racked up career-highs of 12 receptions for 180 yards with two touchdowns, including a 48-yard touchdown catch to open the scoring … Also caught a 14-yard TD … 12 receptions tied for the third-most in UO single-game history and were the most by a Duck since 2018 … First 100-yard receiving game as a Duck … vs. USC (Nov. 11): Went over 100 yards and caught multiple TDs for the second game in a row, finishing with seven receptions for 126 yards and two scores … Opened the game with a career-long 77-yard touchdown catch … at Arizona State (Nov. 18): Stayed hot with six receptions for 80 yards and a touchdown … vs. No. 16 Oregon State (Nov. 24): Reached double-digit receptions for the second time in four games, racking up 11 catches for 137 yards for third 100-yard performance … vs. No. 3 Washington (Dec. 1): Caught five passes for 68 yards in the Pac-12 Championship Game … vs. No. 23 Liberty (Jan. 1): Became the UO single-season record holder for receptions with 86 after racking up 11 catches for 172 yards and a touchdown in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl … The 21st 100-yard receiving game in UO bowl game history, and first since 2017 … 11 receptions and 172 yards both ranked No. 2 in Oregon bowl game history.
 
As A Sophomore at Troy (2022)
» All-Sun Belt honorable mention (Coaches and Media)
» Phil Steele All-Sun Belt fourth team
» Pro Football Focus All-Sun Belt first team
 
Played in 13 of 14 games on the season, starting two … Played a total of 350 snaps on offense … Became the 20th player in Troy program history with 100 career catches … Tied for the ninth-most catches in program history with 141 and 10th with 1,809 receiving yards … Named honorable mention All-Sun Belt by coaches and media … Finished season with 56 catches for 863 yards and four TDs, good for eighth in the Sun Belt in receiving yards and tied for 10th in receptions … Had two 100-yard receiving games … at Appalachian State (Sept. 17): Opened the season with four catches for 69 yards … vs. Marshall (Sept. 24): Set new-career high in receiving with 121 yards on two catches, including a career long of 74 and earning an elite 90.8 PFF grade … at Western Kentucky (Oct. 1): Had back-to-back games with 100 receiving yards and a 90.0+ PFF grade, finishing with 105 yards and a TD on six catches and a career-high grade of 91.3 … Also passed for a seven-yard score, leading to first career multi-TD game … vs. Southern Mississippi (Oct. 8): Ended with four catches for 80 yards and a TD … vs. Texas State (Oct. 15): Finished with four catches for 94 yards and a TD, marking a streak of four consecutive games with 80-or-more receiving yards and three straight games with a receiving TD … at South Alabama (Oct. 20): Had four catches and 57 yards … at Louisiana (Nov. 5): Caught eight passes for 81 yards … vs. Army (Nov. 12): Ended the game with six catches for 75 yards and a TD, closing a six-game streak with at least four catches and 55-or-more receiving yards … vs. Coastal Carolina (Dec. 3): Finished with three catches and 59 yards in the conference title game.
 
As A Freshman at Troy (2021)
» All-Sun Belt third team (Coaches and Media)
» Phil Steele All-Sun Belt third team
» Pro Football Focus All-Sun Belt third team
 
Started all 12 games for the Trojans, earning third-team All-Sun Belt honors … Played a total of 457 snaps on offense … Finished the season with 67 catches for 735 yards and four TDs, good for second in the conference in catches and ninth in receiving yards … Also led the conference averaging 7.5 yards after catch per reception … Ended with the eighth most receptions in a season in Troy history (67) … Finished with one 100-yard receiving game … Caught five-or-more passes in seven of 12 games, including one double-digit catch game … vs. Southern (Sept. 4): Started season off strong with a then career-day, catching five passes for 92 yards and first career TD … at Southern Miss (Sept. 18): Had first career double-digit catch and 100-yard receiving game, finishing with 10 catches for 106 yards … at South Carolina (Oct. 2): Caught six passes for 49 yards … at Texas State (Oct. 16): Ended with nine catches for 81 yards and a TD … at No. 24 Coastal Carolina (Oct. 28): Had four catches for 88 yards and a TD … vs. South Alabama (Nov. 6): Had 77 yards from scrimmage, including 46 yards from four catches and a 31-yard rushing TD (first of career) … at Louisiana (Nov. 13): Finished with 83 yards and a TD with six catches, capping off a streak of four consecutive games with a touchdown … at Georgia State (Nov. 27): Ended the season with four catches and 56 yards.
 
As A Freshman at Troy (2020)
Played in all 11 games, totaling 171 snaps on offense … Finished with 18 catches for 211 yards (11.7 yards per catch) … Finished with multiple catches in six different games … at Middle Tennessee (Sept. 19): Hauled in first career catch, a 13-yard gain … vs. Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 17): Had first career multi-reception game, ending with two catches for 30 yards … at Arkansas State (Oct. 31): Finished with a season-high three catches for 23 yards … vs. Middle Tennessee (Nov. 21): Tied a season-high with three catches for a season-best 63 yards with a long of 58.
 
High School
A three-star recruit by 247Sports, ESPN and in the 247Sports composite … Listed as a top-40 player in Alabama by ESPN (No. 39) and a top-80 player in the state in the 247Sports composite … Ranked as a top-200 wide receiver in the country by ESPN (No. 153) and a top-250 player at the position in the 247Sports composite (No. 213) … Helped Pinson Valley to the Alabama 6A semifinals as a senior and the Alabama 6A State Championship as a junior … As a senior, selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game … On the season, finished with 62 catches for 1,140 yards and 12 touchdowns in nine games … As a junior, named first-team 6A all-state by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … Had 106 receptions for 1,457 yards and 10 touchdowns … Caught 17 passes for 247 yards and three touchdowns against Clay-Chalkville for the eighth-most receptions in a game in Alabama High School Athletic Association history and the 22nd most yards … Also recruited by Arkansas State, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Middle Tennessee State and Western Kentucky.
 
Personal
Adopted younger brother of Oregon quarterback Bo Nix (2022-23).

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