Johnnie Dixon is a Red Zone Weapon WR for Ohio State. Johnnie's 2018 season ranks in the 100th percentile nationally by opponent-adjusted EPA per play across 50 plays — a elite rate for the WR.
Goes from good to great inside the 20 — high TD conversion on limited looks makes this receiver a scoring machine.
Players from 2014–2024 matched on EPA efficiency, play volume, and adjusted value tier — not just one metric.
| Player | Team | Yr | Plays | WEPA/play | Line val | Total EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadree Henderson | Pittsburgh | 2016 | 63 | 0.530 | 1.6 | 33.4 |
| DeAndre Hughes | Air Force | 2021 | 60 | 0.470 | 1.3 | 28.2 |
| Keytaon Thompson | Mississippi State | 2017 | 70 | 0.460 | 1.2 | 32.2 |
| Savion Williams | TCU | 2024 | 56 | 0.450 | 1.1 | 25.2 |
| Javion Posey | Florida Atlantic | 2020 | 53 | 0.450 | 1.4 | 23.8 |
Comps are statistical — efficiency, volume, and value tier all factor in. Style and conference context differ.
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Opp SP+ | Rec | Rec Yds | Avg | Rec TD | Long | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsOregon State | W77-31 | -16.0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | 1.27 |
| 2 | vsRutgers | W52-3 | -12.3 | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 2 | 44 | 1.81 |
| 3 | vsTCU | W40-28 | 6.9 | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 20 |
Usage = share of team plays (CFBD has no true snap counts).
Rec 2 · Rec Yds 27 · Avg 13.5 · Rec TD 1
| 0.05 |
| 4 | vsTulane | W49-6 | -3.5 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | 0.50 |
| 5 | @Penn State | W27-26 | 19.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | vsIndiana | W49-26 | 1.6 | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | 39 | 1.04 |
| 7 | vsMinnesota | W30-14 | 6.3 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 | -0.48 |
| 8 | @Purdue | L20-49 | 6.5 | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 1 | 32 | 0.18 |
| 10 | vsNebraska | W36-31 | 5.4 | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 1 | 42 | 1.65 |
| 12 | @Maryland | W52-51 | 3.0 | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 0 | 35 | 1.50 |
| 13 | vsMichigan | W62-39 | 22.0 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 1 | 31 | 2.84 |
| 14 | vsNorthwestern | W45-24 | 1.9 | 7 | 129 | 18.4 | 1 | 63 | 1.60 |
| 1 | vsWashington | W28-23 | 19.9 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 1 | 19 | 0.58 |