“It felt like I was already there, for some reason,” Johnson said. “I don’t know why. It was definitely a good meeting. I definitely enjoyed it. Killed it. 100 percent, I think. Well, I know.”
Johnson said he is “pretty sure everybody here knows” what it would mean to him to hear his name called and join the Broncos, but Johnson’s selection would be more than just a nice story in Denver. It would also mean the addition of another blazing fast receiver to join the likes of Marvin Mims Jr. and Troy Franklin as burners in Denver’s receiving corps.
The 5-foot-9, 156-pound player — who said “watch the game film” and that “God blessed me with a slender frame and speed” on Friday asked when about his build — has high hopes for his 40-yard dash time.
“If you blink, you might just miss me,” Johnson said.
In Oregon’s high-scoring offense, Johnson led the team in receptions in 2024 and earned second-team All-Big Ten honors as he posted 10 touchdowns. According to Pro Football Focus, he recorded 604 yards after the catch in 2024, which ranked third among FBS receivers. Johnson’s most productive season, though, came in his final year with Nix as he caught 86 passes for 1,182 yards and 10 scores.
Johnson said he models his game after players like Cooper Kupp, Tyler Lockett, Ladd McConkey and Tank Dell, and he said the team that drafts him is “getting the best slot receiver in the NFL.”
The lightning-quick Johnson would provide yet another option for Nix, who Johnson expects to be “the best quarterback in the league” in 2025.
“Haters gonna hate,” Johnson said of people doubting his brother. “People doubted him at first, but he’s the best QB in the draft. [Broncos Head Coach] Sean Payton saw it first, and the Broncos made the right call.”
If Payton and Co. make a call this year to add Johnson to their roster, he would again be on the receiving end of his brother’s passes. And that would mean a lot more than simply being a great story.
