TAMPA, FLORIDA - OCTOBER 12: Tez Johnson #15 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers scores a receiving touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers during the third quarter in the game at Raymond James Stadium on October 12, 2025 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Not many people could’ve predicted how Tez Johnson would perform in his debut NFL season.
Even team scouts had some doubts about the Oregon receiver at this year’s NFL combine. Weighing in at 154 pounds, he made him the lightest participant at the event.
However, it seems the seventh-round gamble made by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is paying off 10 games into the season.
Johnson has already tallied 255 total receiving yards and four touchdowns in nine games played this season. In last Sunday’s 28-23 defeat against the New England Patriots, the receiver caught two touchdowns and logged 42 receiving yards.
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