The flashes were there.
Two touchdown catches in a close win over Texas Tech on the road as a freshman.
Close to 200 yards on seven catches against USC as a sophomore.
For Texas Longhorns junior wide receiver Collin Johnson, the issues were always about physicality and consistency.
“Hey, you check a lot of boxes. Height, ball skills, speed, want-to, all that stuff. It’s can you be physical?” head coach Tom Herman asked Johnson in July of 2017.
Unfortunately, after three strong performances in the first five games last season, Johnson had displayed too much inconsistency and not enough physicality.