Tyler Johnson

Position:
WR
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 205
Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minn.
High School:
North
Letters:
3
Class:
Senior

PRONUNCIATION

FEATURE STORIES
Jan. 17, 2019: Tyler Johnson returning to Gophers for senior season goes beyond football (Star Tribune)
July 23, 2019: Forget his 40 time — Minnesota's Tyler Johnson is among the elite college receivers (Yahoo!)
August 4, 2019: Pride of the North Side (Star Tribune)

SCHOOL RECORDS:
Career Receiving Yards: 3,305 (2016-2019)
Career 100-Yard Receiving Games: 16 (2016-19)
Career Receiving Touchdowns: 33 (2016-19)
Season Receiving Yards: 1,318 (2019)
Season Receptions: 86 (2019)
Season Receiving Touchdowns: 13 (2019)
Season Receiving Yards Per Game: 101.4 (2019)
Season 100-Yard Receiving Games: 7 (2019)
Senior Receptions: 86 (2019)
Senior Receiving Yards: 1,318 (2019)
Senior Receiving Touchdowns: 13 (2019)
Junior Receiving Yards: 1,169 (2018)
Junior Receiving Touchdowns: 11 (2018)
Consecutive Games With A Receiving Touchdown (tied): 7 (10/19/19 - 1/1/20)
Consecutive Games With 100 Receiving Yards: 4 (10/6/18-1-/26-18)
Consecutive Big Ten Games With 100 Receiving Yards: 4 (10/6/18-1-/26-18)
Most Receptions Bowl Game: 12 (2020 Outback Bowl)
Most Receiving Yards Bowl Game: 204 (2020 Outback Bowl)
Most Receiving Touchdowns Bowl Game (tied): 2 (2020 Outback Bowl, 2018 Quick Lane Bowl)
Most Career Bowl Game Receptions: 16 (three bowl games)
Most Career Bowl Game Receiving Yards: 261 (three bowl games)
Most Career Bowl Game Receiving Touchdowns: 4 (three bowl games)

HONORS:
All-Big Ten First Team (2019, 2018)
Bruce Smith Award - Most Outstanding Offensive Player (2019)
Bronko Nagurski Award -Team MVP (2018)
All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (2017)
Outstanding Offensive Freshman of the Year (2016)

CAREER: Played in 49 games and made 213 career catches (second in school history) for 3,305 yards (first in school history) and 33 touchdowns (first in school history) • caught a pass in 36 straight games, which is the second longest streak in school history • had 16 career 100-yard games, which is a school record • had seven 100-yard receiving games in 2019, which is a school record • tied a school record in 2018 with four straight 100-yard receiving games (became first Gopher ever to notch four consecutive 100-yard receiving games in conference play) • set single-season school records in 2019 for receptions (86), receiving yards (1,318) and receiving touchdowns (13) • had three career games (2019 Georgia Southern, 2018 Miami, Ohio and 2017 Michigan State) with three receiving touchdowns, which is a school record • only receiver in school history to have two 1,000 yard seasons (2018 and 2019)

2019 • SENIOR SEASON: Started all 13 games and set single-season program records for receptions (86), receiving yards (1,318) and receiving touchdowns (13) • had seven 100-yard games, averaged 101.4 receiving yards per game and caught a touchdown in the final seven games of the season • named All-Big Ten First Team for the second consecutive year. Game-by-Game: Caught three passes for 28 yards against South Dakota State and completed a successful pass to Tanner Morgan for a two-point conversion • made four catches for 71 yards at Fresno State • hauled in 10 passes for 140 yards and three touchdowns (scores covered 73, 7 and 2 yards) against Georgia Southern, with his final touchdown coming with 13 seconds left in the game • recorded eight catches for 73 yards and one touchdown at Purdue • caught three passes for 38 yards and one touchdown against Illinois • caught five passes for 109 yards against Nebraska • caught six passes for 130 yards and one touchdown at Rutgers • recorded his 12th 100-yard receiving game of his career at Rutgers, setting a school record • made four catches for 37 yards and one touchdown against Maryland • made seven catches for 104 yards and one touchdown against Penn State • recorded nine catches for 170 yards and one touchdown at Iowa • crossed 3,000 career receiving yards at Northwestern with seven catches for 125 yards and a touchdown • caught eight passes for 89 yards and one touchdown against Wisconsin • named Outback Bowl MVP after catching two touchdowns against Auburn and setting career highs in receptions (12) and receiving yards (204)

2018 • JUNIOR SEASON: Started all 13 games • had six 100-yard games and became the first Gopher ever to have four straight 100-yard games in Big Ten play • made 78 catches for 1,169 yards and 12 touchdowns • named All-Big Ten First Team, becoming the first Gopher wideout to receive that honor since 2009. Game-by-Game: Started against New Mexico State and caught five passes for 100 yards and two touchdowns • made six catches for 50 yards against Fresno State • caught nine passes and tied his career high in touchdowns (3) and had 133 yards against Miami • scored all of Minnesota's touchdowns against Miami and caught touchdowns from Zack Annexstad (2) and Seth Green (1) • caught two balls for 12 yards at Maryland • caught six passes for 107 yards and one touchdown against Iowa • snagged eight balls for 118 yards at Ohio State • caught 11 passes for 184 yards (seventh most in a game in school history) • caught five passes for 102 yards and two touchdowns against Indiana • had five receptions for 68 yards at Illinois • caught five balls for 73 yards and one touchdown against Purdue • caught eight passes for 88 yards and one touchdown against Northwestern • made four catches for 76 yards in a win at Wisconsin • hauled in four passes for 57 yards and two touchdowns against Georgia Tech.

2017 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Started the first 10 games of the season before missing the final two with an injury • led Minnesota with 35 receptions for 677 yards and seven touchdowns • his 677 receiving yards were the fifth most ever by a Minnesota sophomore, while his seven receiving touchdowns were the second most ever by a Minnesota sophomore • named All-Big Ten Honorable Mention. Game-by-Game: Caught six balls for a career high 141 yards (had 141 yards in 13 games last year) and scored on a 61-yard reception against Buffalo • his 141 receiving yards were the second-highest total by a Gopher at TCF Bank Stadium (Da’Jon McKnight had 146 yards versus New Mexico State in 2011) • caught four passes for 127 yards and one touchdown at Oregon State to become the first Gopher receiver to notch back-to-back 100-yard games since KJ Maye did it against Ohio State and Iowa in 2015 • his 67-yard touchdown reception at Oregon State was Minnesota's longest receiving touchdown since 2007 when Adam Weber connected with Ralph Spry for 71 yards • made two catches for 14 yards against Middle Tennessee • made three catches for 69 yards against Maryland • caught two passes for 15 yards at Purdue • hauled in eight passes for 106 yards and three touchdowns against Michigan State to become the 13th Gopher to catch three or more scores in one game • three touchdowns against Michigan State all came in the fourth quarter, making him the first Gopher to catch three touchdowns in one quarter since 2006 when Logan Payne caught three (had four in the game) in the first quarter against Temple • became first Gopher to catch three touchdowns in one quarter in a Big Ten game since Omar Douglas (father of receiver Demetrius Douglas) did so in the third quarter against Purdue in 1993 (Douglas caught a school record five touchdowns in that game) • caught two passes for 27 yards and one touchdown against Illinois • made four receptions for 92 yards at Iowa • lone reception at Michigan went for 29 yards • caught three passes for 57 yards against Nebraska • missed the Northwestern and Wisconsin games with an injury.

2016 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Played in all 13 games and started one • made 14 catches for 141 yards and one touchdown. Game-by-Game: Made his Minnesota and collegiate debut against Oregon State and caught three passes for 31 yards (all three receptions resulted in a first down) • scored his first career touchdown (13 yards from Mitch Leidner) and caught three passes for 22 yards against Indiana State • made two receptions for eight yards against Colorado State • made two catches for 17 yards at Penn State • competed against Iowa and saw action at Maryland • lone reception went for 34 yards against Rutgers and made two catches for four yards at Illinois • competed against Purdue • lone reception at Nebraska was good for 25 yards • played against Northwestern, at Wisconsin and against Washington State.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Minneapolis North High School • three-year letterwinner and played quarterback and defensive back as the Polars compiled an 11-2 record and a 7-1 mark in conference play in 2015 • as a senior, he led the team to a state championship appearance by throwing for 2,606 yards and 36 touchdowns, while amassing over 1,100 yards and 20 scores on the ground • averaged one touchdown every six snaps taken • added three interceptions at defensive back • invited to play in the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl • as a junior, threw for seven touchdowns, while adding 12 tackles, including 3.0 tackles-for-loss, and a fumble recovery on defense • named 2014 Third Team All-State • as a sophomore, threw for 1,986 yards and 24 touchdowns to go along with 688 yards and 10 touchdowns rushing • averaged 334.3 total yards per game • coached by Charles Adams • also played basketball and led North to a state championship as a senior • ranked as a three-star prospect by Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and ESPN • Rivals ranked him as the No. 3 prospect in the state, while 247Sports had him at No. 7 and ESPN had him at No. 10 • Rivals listed him as the No. 2 athlete in Minnesota and as the No. 36 athlete in the nation, while ESPN and 247Sports ranked No. 3 at his position in the state, with 247Sports had him the No. 57 athlete overall.

PERSONAL: Son of Tyrone and Lacreasha Johnson • has one brother (Tayler) and three sisters (Tytiana, Talylah and Tylynn).