Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-49@ No. 8 Cincinnati | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 | Season-high 10 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31@ Minnesota | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
Davion Johnson
Last confirmed: Miami (OH), 2021. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′10″ · 217 lb · Pontiac, MI · West Bloomfield
Davion Johnson: RB · Miami (OH) · #23.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Davion Johnson
Wins in space out of the backfield. This is his fourth year in the same backfield at Miami (OH). On tape: 10 rushing yards and 5 receiving yards against Cincinnati, Week 1, 2021.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Where to follow him
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 16 | 68 | 4.2 | 0 |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | 60 | 172 | 2.9 | 2 |
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | 33 | 164 | 5.0 | 1 |
| Career | 113 | 414 | 3.7 | 3 |
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Miami (OH) | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2020 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Miami (OH) | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 0 |
| 2018 | Miami (OH) | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Career | 22 | 174 | 7.9 | 0 |
Game log
Signature game
Week 1 · 2021
L 14-49
at Cincinnati
10 rush yds (4 car) · 3 rec · 5 yds
With D. Dzioban — 35.3 yards per punt · 6 punts · 2 inside the 20 · A. Mayer — 109 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 19.8 · 12 rush yds (6 car)
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Cincinnati · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA −3.67AJ Mayer pass complete to Davion Johnson for 2 yds to the Cincy 14
- Week 2 · Minnesota · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.87Brett Gabbert pass complete to Davion Johnson for a loss of 4 yards to the MiaOh 38
- Week 1 · Cincinnati · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.18Davion Johnson run for a loss of 2 yards to the Cincy 40
- Week 1 · Cincinnati · 3rd and 13 · Q2 · EPA −0.68AJ Mayer pass complete to Davion Johnson for 1 yd to the Cincy 41
- Week 1 · Cincinnati · 2nd and 9 · Q1 · EPA −0.22AJ Mayer pass complete to Davion Johnson for 2 yds to the MiaOh 24
- Week 1 · Cincinnati · 2nd and 10 · Q3 · EPA −0.17Davion Johnson run for 3 yds to the Cincy 20
2 more plays
- Week 1 · Cincinnati · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −0.05Davion Johnson run for 4 yds to the MiaOh 14
- Week 1 · Cincinnati · 3rd and 18 · Q3 · EPA +0.02Davion Johnson run for 5 yds to the MiaOh 48
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Chuck Martin — 23-19 over that span.
2018Miami (OH)6-6HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning
2019Miami (OH)8-6HC: Chuck Martin · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2020Miami (OH)2-1HC: Chuck Martin · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2021Miami (OH)7-6HC: Chuck Martin · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 5.0 YDS/g, 2.5 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
49.2%
425 pass / 438 run
Plays / game
71.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.6%
454 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
4 carries and 4 catches in 2 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons at Miami (OH)
- 2021 Miami (OH) MartinYear 4 · 2 games
- 2020 Miami (OH) MartinYear 3 · 2 games
- 2019 Miami (OH) MartinYear 2 · 12 games
- 2018 Miami (OH) MartinYear 1 · 6 games
- Before collegeSigned with Miami (OH) in 2017 as a 3-star recruit, No. 1,508 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Miami (OH) in the 2017 class, a 3-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Miami (OH), 414 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He has a stat line in 22 games over 4 seasons.
2017
- Signed with Miami (OH)3-star out of West Bloomfield
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coach2018–2021
Miami (OH)
Played his entire career under Chuck Martin.