AJ Johnson holds the WR-Z · Depth spot in UAB Blazers’s wide receiver room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

AJ Johnson logged a 1.4% overall usage rate in 2025.

AJ Johnson is a 6'3" wide receiver from New Orleans, LA who transferred to UAB for the 2025 season after three years at East Tennessee State. At ETSU in 2024, he led the Buccaneers with 40 receptions for 662 yards and 6 touchdowns, including a career-high 10 catches for 162 yards and 2 scores against Mercer. Johnson appeared in six games for the Blazers in 2025, making one start against Memphis, and recorded 1 reception for 21 yards at Tennessee on 9/20.

East Tennessee Statethrough 2024

UAB2025 — present