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Tallies 40 yards Johnson caught four passes for 40 yards versus La Tech on Saturday.

Impact These numbers aren't remarkable, but within the context of WKU's performance in this one things look better. Johnson led the Hilltoppers in receiving yards and also tied running back Elijah Young for the lead in catches.

4 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Finds end zone Johnson caught five passes for 88 yards and a touchdown against NMSU on Saturday.

Impact Though the Hilltoppers aren't throwing the ball as much as in the past, Johnson is still putting up numbers like receivers from this team in the past. Through nine games he has 66 targets and has caught 46 passes for 645 yards and five scores.

NOVEMBER 10 • ROTOWIRE

Nets 64 yards Johnson caught four passes for 64 yards against KSU on Wednesday.

Impact This is better than last time around, when Johnson was held to three catches for 19 yards. Still, he now has been held without a touchdown for three games in a row, and his targets have dropped a bit as well.

OCTOBER 31 • ROTOWIRE

Surprisingly little work Johnson caught three passes for 19 yards against Sam Houston on Wednesday.

Impact Johnson had been on a tear that led to him emerging as the top receiver for the Hilltoppers. He was only targeted five times in this game, a low for him on the season, but this could just be a fluke. When Johnson plays against Kennesaw State in WKU's next game things should pick back up.

OCTOBER 17 • ROTOWIRE

Tallies 82 yards Johnson caught five passes for 82 yards Thursday versus UTEP.

Impact Johnson didn't find the end zone like a couple of his teammates, but he still was the focal point of the passing game. The Alcorn State was targeted 10 times, and he now has 34 catches for 474 yards and four touchdowns.

OCTOBER 16 • ROTOWIRE

Having a classic WKU #1 guy season Johnson caught seven passes for 56 yards and a touchdown versus Boston College on Saturday.

Impact Ever since head coach Tyson Helton adopted his current offensive scheme (ported over entirely from then-Houston Baptist), there has been a receiver for the Hilltoppers who has gotten a ton of targets, and in turn racked up a lot of receptions and yards. Sometimes, they also bring the touchdowns. In 2024, that guy is Johnson. Let's ignore the opener against Alabama for obvious reasons. In his last four games, Johnson has 27 catches for 377 yards and four scores.

SEPTEMBER 28 • ROTOWIRE

The guy for the Hilltoppers Johnson caught six passes for 73 yards and a touchdown versus Toledo on Saturday.

Impact The presumption was that Dalvin Smith, a WKU contributor for a few seasons, would step into the role as the number-one receiver, a great role to have in this offense. Instead, it's clearly Johnson, an Alcorn State transfer, who has taken that role. He has 20 catches over the last three weeks and has averaged over 100 yards with three total touchdowns.

SEPTEMBER 21 • ROTOWIRE

Emerging as FBS star Johnson caught eight passes for 129 yards and two touchdowns against MTSU on Saturday.

Impact Last year, Johnson had 61 catches for 829 yards and seven touchdowns for Alcorn State. He transferred to WKU, which runs a pass-heavy offense. While Johnson did nothing against Alabama, that's not surprising. The last two weeks he has 14 catches for 248 yards and two scores.

SEPTEMBER 14 • ROTOWIRE

Nets 119 yards receiving Johnson caught six passes for 119 yards and ran twice for 14 yards against EKU on Saturday.

Impact The Hilltoppers opened the season against Alabama, so it was presumed there would be little to be gleaned from that one. With a chance to get the offense moving, Johnson not only had the most catches for WKU, nobody else on the team had more than 76 yards from scrimmage. The Alabama State transfer was the standout receiver in this one.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Johnson sparks Alabama State over Mississippi Valley State 20-3

Kisean Johnson scored on a run and a reception to lead Alabama State to a 20-3 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday

NOVEMBER 11, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Davis throws 2 TD passes to Johnson to help Alabama State beat Southern 14-10

Dematrius Davis' two touchdown passes to Kisean Johnson, who caught nine passes for 103 yards, helped Alabama State beat Southern 14-10

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS