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Tyler Johnson, DS #22 WR, Minnesota 
Selected: Round 5, Pick 15, Overall Pick 161 by Bucs
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Name: Tyler Johnson
College: Minnesota Number: 6
Height: 6-1 Weight: 206
Position: WR Pos2:
Class/Draft Year: Sr/2020
40 Low: 4.42 40 Time: 4.52 40 High: 4.62
> Projected Round: 4 Stock: 
Projected High: 4th Low: 6-7th
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Combine Invite: Yes
Height: 6013
Weight: 206
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Dates: 03/25/20
Hand: 09 Arm: 30 7/8
Wingspan: 75
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Data Scout Notes: 2019: 1stC...P2ndDS/PBiletnikoff/PMaxwell...2nd team All-Big Ten, Media 1st team All-Big Ten, AP 1st team All-Big Ten w/78-1169-15.0-12 rec, 3 TT in 13 gms in '18. HM All-Big Ten, Media HM All-Big Ten w/35-677-19.3-7 rec in 10 gms in '17. 14-141-10.1-1 r e
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Tyler Johnson, Minnesota, Player News
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Gophers receiver Tyler Johnson dominated in the Outback Bowl at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on New Year's Day, and now he's headed back to Florida. The Buccaneers selected Johnson in the fifth round with the 161st overall pick of the NFL draft on Satu rday. The North Minneapolis native also will remain teammates with Antoine Winfield Jr., after the Gophers' safety was drafted by the Bucs in the second round Friday. Three more Gophers went later in the draft: Burnsville linebacker Kamal Martin to the P ackers with the 175th pick in the fifth round; Eden Prairie linebacker/defensive end Carter Coughlin to the Giants with the 218th pick in the seventh round; and Atlanta nickle back Chris Williamson also to Giants with 247th pick.The Gophers' five- pack of picks set a new program record for the most in one class since the current seven-round format started in 1994. They had four picks in 2001, '06 and '15. Over that entire span, Minnesota had averaged 1.3 players drafted per year. "This is the firs t year you're going to start to see … big draft classes come out," Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck said. "Whether five guys get drafted, three guys get drafted, it's going to propel us into the future." - Pioneer Press
(DS#22 WR) Sr/2020  WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
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Tyler Johnson is trying to be faster. His perceived lack of speed has been the one knock on his portfolio entering the NFL draft. But that doesn't mean he's just been sprinting the 40-yard dash again and again and again for the past four months. Squats. Dead lifts. Bench pressing. Exploding from the three-point stance. Gliding through his first 10 strides. Leaning into the finish. The former Gophers standout receiver has honed those skills and more ahead of learning his professional fate in a week. "It' s crazy because your arms correlate with your legs. Nobody even thinks that, but that's something I learned over the past few months," Johnson said. "You don't just do the speed work. That's not where you get faster."All that effort, and it turns out, Johnson will enter the NFL without ever publicly running the 40-yard dash. He decided to skip the measurement at the scouting combine in Indianapolis back in late February, opting to continue training and debut his time at the Gophers' pro day March 25. But then the coronavirus pandemic shut everything down, leaving Johnson without an opportunity to quash one of his biggest critiques - one that could potentially drop his draft stock. Most experts consider him a Day 3 pick, during Rounds 4 through 7 . "It is a little upsetting, honestly, putting in all that hard work throughout the past [months] and was very excited for the progress that I was making," Johnson said. "I felt good, I felt comfortable about what I was going to end up doing on pro day. … But then again, it's out of my control." - Minneapolis Star Tribune
(DS#22 WR) Sr/2020 WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
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Tyler Johnson made a strategic decision to postpone running the 40-yard dash for NFL teams at the combine and instead wait for the Gophers' pro day scheduled for March 25. The COVID-19 pandemic scuttled those plans, forcing teams to evaluate Johnson almo st strictly on how he performed in games. What a novel concept. Draft previews knock Johnson's top-end speed. Auburn's defense probably doesn't share that opinion after Johnson torched them repeatedly in the Outback Bowl. Sometimes, the NFL pre-draft bui ldup becomes mind-numbing because every single aspect of a prospect gets picked apart. Information is vital in decisionmaking, of course, but the degree to which players get judged (and dinged) by their measurements often feels like a case of missing the forest for the trees. Will more draft mistakes happen because teams aren't able to gain extra insight into prospects? Seems likely, especially if there are medical questions. But teams also might avoid falling in love with a player by overvaluing his me asurables. Or vice versa. - Minneapolis Star Tribune
(DS#22 WR) Sr/2020 WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
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2020 NFL COMBINE INVITE: Tyler Johnson, WR, Minnesota,...Johnson competed in 49 games and made 213 career catches, which ranks second in school history. He ranks first in school history in receiving yards (3,305), receiving touchdowns (33) and 100-yard r eceiving games (16). Johnson owns 22 school records and was named All-Big Ten First Team twice. - Minnesota Football
(DS#22 WR) Sr/2020 WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
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Tyler Johnson had 12 receptions for 204 yards and two touchdowns Wednesday to become Minnesota's career receiving leader and propel the 16th-ranked Gophers to a 31-24 victory over No. 9 Auburn in the Outback Bowl. Johnson broke Eric Decker's school recor d for receiving yards on his second catch of the day and became Minnesota's all-time leader for scoring receptions on a one-handed, 2-yard TD catch that put the Gophers (11-2) up 24-17 at halftime. His 73-yard catch-and-run put his team ahead for good ea rly in the fourth quarter.Minnesota, which began the season with nine straight victories before losing two of its last three to Big Ten rivals Iowa and Wisconsin, finished with more than 10 wins for the first time since 1904. Auburn (9-4) conclude d a season in which all four of its losses came against opponents ranked in the Top 25. Tanner Morgan completed 19 of 29 passes for 278 yards, one interception and both of the TDs to Johnson, who finished with 3,305 receiving yards and 33 TD catches in h is career. Receiver Seth Green tossed a 1-yard touchdown pass to Bryce Witham on fourth-and-inches midway through the second quarter. - AP College Football
(DS#22 WR) Sr/2020 WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
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2019 ALL-BIG TEN FIRST TEAM (COACHES): WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota,...Johnson, who is the lone receiver from a Power Five conference to have consecutive 1,000-yard seasons, has 74 catches this year for 1,114 yards and 11 touchdowns. His 74 catches and 1, 114 yards are school records for a senior and rank third and fourth, respectively in the Minnesota record book. He is one touchdown shy of tying the record he set last season with 12. - Minnesota Football
(DS#22 WR) Sr/2020 WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
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Minnesota made a major commitment toward keeping coach P.J. Fleck in place for the long term. He sure hasn't hidden how happy he is here. Undefeated and 13th-ranked Minnesota agreed with Fleck on a contract extension through the 2026 season, including an annual raise of more than 25% from his current salary and an eight-figure buyout for the first year to cover the university if he were to leave. Fleck signed his new deal on Tuesday afternoon, delaying his regular weekly news conference by a half-hour. The contract, which is pending final approval by the Board of Regents, will pay Fleck $4.6 million in 2020 with a $50,000 raise scheduled for each season thereafter."This is a very fun team. It's a very fun culture, very different, but I love thes e young men. I love them as my own sons," Fleck said. "A lot of times it's easy for coaches to pick up and leave, go different places. These are very, very special people. I believe in what we can do here." Referencing Big Ten West Division foes Iowa, No rthwestern and Wisconsin and the low turnover on their coaching staffs, Fleck spoke of establishing the same type of continuity with a program that has lacked it for decades. Senior linebacker Thomas Barber, whose father and two older brothers also playe d for the Gophers, noted that his family has been associated with seven head coaches. "That contract extension is pretty awesome for me to see, just having stability in the program and seeing what he's built up right now," Barber said. - AP College Footb all
(DS#22 WR) Sr/2020 WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
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WEEK 3 BIG TEN CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Tyler Johnson, Minnesota, Sr., WR, Minneapolis, Minn./Minneapolis North,...Caught 10 passes for 140 yards and three touchdowns in Minnesota’s victory against Georgia Southern...Touchdown receptions includ ed a career-long 73-yard touchdown catch and a 2-yard score with 13 seconds left to secure the victory...In 16 games since the start of the 2018 season, Johnson has 95 catches for 1,408 yards and 15 touchdowns...Earns his first career Offensive Player of the Week award...Last Minnesota Offensive Player of the Week: Rodney Smith (Oct. 24, 2016). - Big Ten Football
(DS#22 WR) Sr/2020 WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
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Tyler Johnson caught three touchdown passes from Tanner Morgan, including the go-ahead score with 13 seconds left on Saturday to give Minnesota a tense 35-32 victory after two long touchdowns by Georgia Southern in the fourth quarter off miscues by the G ophers. Johnson, the star senior who deferred the NFL draft to stick with his hometown school for one more year, had 10 receptions for 140 yards in his third career three-touchdown game. On second-and-goal, Morgan floated a pass in the corner of the end zone for Johnson to grab it in front of Monquavion Brinson. The last-ditch drive netted 75 yards on 13 plays in 3:34, but a holding penalty and a sack pushed the Gophers back to their 6-yard line. Morgan hit Demetrius Douglas for 21 yards on third-and-29 and found him again on fourth down to keep the rally alive. Johnson and Rashod Bateman followed with two first-down catches apiece, before the winning score.With 6:05 remaining and the Eagles trailing 28-20, Traver Vliem blocked Michael Lantz's 3 6-yard field goal attempt before Brinson grabbed it and weaved around the field for a 77-yard touchdown. After a sideline interference penalty by the Eagles pushed the 2-point conversion play back to the 18-yard line, Justin Tomlin's pass was incomplete. On the next possession, on third-and-5 near midfield, Morgan was hit by an unblocked Rashad Byrd as he cocked his arm to throw. The linebacker leaped in the air to grab the ball and ran 44 yards for the go-ahead score. The trick-play 2-point pass to lef t tackle Jarrod Leeds was completed, but Leeds was short of the goal line. The Gophers (3-0) outgained the Eagles (1-2) in total yardage 382-198 and stretched the longest nonconference winning streak in the FBS to 18 straight games. - Minnesota Football
(DS#22 WR) Sr/2020 WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
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2019 PRESEASON PHIL STEELE/DRAFT SCOUT FBS P5 SECOND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN: Tyler Johnson, Minnesota, Sr.,...Johnson, who was named First Team All-Big Ten (first Gopher receiver to receiver that honor since 2009), put the Big Ten on notice last year when he made 78 catches (second most in a season) for 1,169 yards (single-season school record) and 12 touchdowns (single-season school record). He had six 100-yard games, which tied for first in school history in a season and became the first Gopher ever to hav e four straight 100-yard games in Big Ten play. - Minnesota Football
(DS#22 WR) Sr/2020 WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
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2019 PRESEASON BILETNIKOFF AWARD WATCH LIST: Tyler Johnson, Minnesota,...Johnson ranks fourth in school history with 20 receiving touchdowns. Ron Johnson (no relation) is first with 31 and is followed by Ernie Wheelwright (26) and Decker (24). If Johnson were to duplicate his 2018 season (78 catches, 1,169 yards and 12 touchdowns) in 2019, he would leave Minnesota as the program holder in receiving yards (3,156) and touchdowns (32) and would rank second all-time in catches (205). - Minnesota Football
(DS#22 WR) Sr/2020 WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
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2019 PRESEASON MAXWELL AWARD CANDIDATE: WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota,...Johnson, who was named First Team All-Big Ten (first Gopher receiver to receiver that honor since 2009), is back in Dinkytown for his senior season. Johnson put the Big Ten on notice last year when he made 78 catches (second most in a season) for 1,169 yards (single-season school record) and 12 touchdowns (single-season school record).He had six 100-yard games, which tied for first in school history in a season and became the first Gopher ever to have four straight 100-yard games in Big Ten play. Johnson's legacy as one of the best to ever wear the Maroon and Gold is already established, but he has a chance to leave as the school's most productive receiver ever. Johnson enter s 2019 ranked all-time in career receiving yards with 1,987. Decker is the school record holder with 3,119 career yards and is the only Gopher ever to eclipse 3,000 yards. - Minnesota Football
(DS#22 WR) Sr/2020 WR Tyler Johnson, Minnesota
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