Cornelius Johnson

Chargers selected Michigan WR Cornelius Johnson with the No. 253 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.

Johnson (6’3/212) played five seasons at Michigan and started for the Wolverines in his final three years. A lanky outside receiver who averaged 14.8 YPR, Johnson, like most players in Michigan’s passing game, was limited by the team’s run-heavy ways and never totaled more than 620 yards in a season. For a player of his size and speed (4.44 40-time), Johnson never popped in any efficiency metrics and hauled in less than half of his contested targets for his career. He managed to catch 9-of-11 contested targets in 2023 to close things out on a strong note, but his overall lack of contested catches coupled with an 11 percent drop rate are concerning. Johnson will stand out in camp as a willing run blocker and could stick around on the back-end of a roster if he flashes other good intangibles.