Johnnie Daniels
Johnnie Daniels
Hits the crease and outruns the angle. Second year in the Mississippi State backfield, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 28 rush yds, 19 rec yds against Southern Miss, Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 9 | 44 | 4.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 108 | 540 | 5.0 | 4 | -- |
| Career | 117 | 584 | 5.0 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 8 | 76 | 9.5 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 11 | 95 | 8.6 | 0 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Mississippi State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Running back · Mississippi State
Returning around him
- 42% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
- 2 Mississippi State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -13 net (27 in / 40 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Mississippi State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #24 · 2026 recruiting class #23
DNA match
Player DNA
Speed Merchant
Cuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Colby McDonald’s 2021 season.
Matches Colby on
Through 2 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Xavier Brown’s path through Virginia.
Matches Xavier on
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Colby McDonald's freshman season at Maryland (2021).
Matches Colby on
Player DNA
Players who play like Johnnie Daniels
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2024–2025-92%
Sharp dropoff (-92%) — career inflection point.