Theo Johnson

Tight End, New York Giants · #84.

Player facts

Team: New York Giants
Position: Tight End
Number: 84
Born: Feb 26, 2001 (age 25)
Birthplace: Windsor, ON, Canada
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 264 lbs
College: Penn State
Experience: 3 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Offense

	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD
Regular Season	4	9	55	13.8	1	21	3
Last 5 Games	4	9	55	9.4	1	21	3
Career	78	126	914	11.7	7	42	44

Advanced stats

2026 season through week 6. EPA per play is the points a play added to the team’s expected score; success rate is the share of plays that kept the offense on schedule; CPOE is completion percentage over what the throws’ difficulty predicted. Rank is by EPA per play.

	Plays	EPA/play	Success	CPOE	League rank
Receiving	9 targets	+0.25	44%		fewer than 24 plays

NFL data: nflverse, CC BY 4.0.

Recent games

			Receiving							Rushing					Fumbles
Date	Opponent	Result	REC	TGTS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FD	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
Sun, Oct 11	@ WSH	T 27-27 OT	2	3	35	17.5	0	21	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs ARI	W 36-24	1	1	11	11.0	1	11	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs TEN	W 12-7	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Mon, Sep 21	@ LAR	L 28-6	0	4	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs DAL	W 28-20	1	1	9	9.0	0	9	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Theodore Joseph Johnson (born February 26, 2001) is a Canadian professional football tight end for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions.

From Wikipedia’s article on Theo Johnson, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Johnson was born on February 26, 2001, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and grew up in Windsor, Ontario. He attended Holy Names High School, where he played Canadian football. Johnson was selected to play in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game, but did not play in that game after suffering an injury in pre-game practice. Johnson was a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Penn State over offers from Alabama, Georgia, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State.

College career

Johnson caught four passes for 56 yards during his freshman season with the Penn State Nittany Lions. He had 19 receptions for 213 yards and one touchdown as a sophomore. As a junior, Johnson served as Penn State's second tight end behind Brenton Strange and caught 20 passes for 328 yards and four touchdowns.