Riley Johnson

REFEREE · ACC · JOHNSON CREWreferee · ACC · Johnson crew · 50 games since 2022

Referee since 2022. Worked SYR 26–34 LOU in week 7.

Games since '22Games since '22

6 in 20266 in 2026

Flags / g 2026Flags / g · 2026

15.3

88th · LG 12.788th pctl · league 12.7

Acc. yds / gAcc. yds / g

142

LG 111League 111

Judgment shareJudgment share

74%

LG 60%League 60%

Home cookingHome cooking · raw

+1.1

Raw · under 8 GNo read under 8 games

Late whistleLate whistle

—

Under 8 gamesUnder 8 games

Game lengthGame length

3:45

LG 3:24League 3:24

Flag profile

Per game · | = league

False startP

2.8

HoldingJ

2.4

Pass interferenceJ

1.5

OffsideP

1.0

Personal foulJ

0.7

Delay of gameP

0.6

Roughing the passerJ

0.6

J = judgment · P = procedural · + 0.0 other / g · Career, 50 G

Leans

Flags over expected / g

Non-ACC teams24 G · −0.5 to +0.6

+0.1noise

Independents teams8 G · −0.9 to +0.4

−0.2noise

American teams4 G · raw, under 8 G

−0.1

NC State7 G · raw, under 8 G

−1.0

Pittsburgh7 G · raw, under 8 G

−0.6

0 LEANS IN 40 SPLITS · ~2 EXPECTED BY LUCK · + = OPPONENT FLAGGED MORE

Crew history

50 games

Crew history
Year	Crew · position	G	Flags/g
2026	ACC · Johnson crew · referee	6	15.3
2025	ACC · Johnson crew · referee	13	12.4
2024	ACC · Johnson crew · referee	11	12.4
2023	ACC · Johnson crew · referee	8	8.9
2022	ACC · Johnson crew · referee	12	12.4

Replay reviews

Since 2025 · 19 G

Reviews, 0.7/g

43%

Overturned · 6

≈0.4 h

Of replay

Catch / no catch

5 · 2 OT

Spot

3 · 1 OT

Fumble

2 · 1 OT

Runner down

2 · 1 OT

Targeting

2 · 1 OT

Longest: ≈ 4:17, short of the line to gain upheld · 2025 postseason, Tennessee vs
Illinois

■ Overturned · review time = gap to next snap − game median

Flags / g = accepted penalties, games worked · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game

Flags / g = accepted penalties · Home cooking = FOE on visitor − FOE on home, judgment flags only · Late whistle = 4th-q one-score judgment flags / play ÷ rest of game

Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · judgment flags only · permutation luck check, 1,000 shuffles

Lean = pooled estimate whose 90% interval misses 0 with ≥ 8 G · shrunk toward 0 · luck check = 1,000 shuffles · source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:09 AM ET

Source: school box scores · Updated Fri 10:09 AM ET