Johnnie Lang: RB · Arkansas State · #2.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Johnnie Lang
Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for two head coaches across six seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 124 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards against Grambling — Week 1, 2022.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Feast or famine
31.1% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — and he's stuffed on 33.3% of his carries. 1 carry for 1 yds vs James Madison; 12 for 125 vs Grambling.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4 of the team's 15 inside-the-5 carries (26.7%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 119 | 419 | 3.5 | 3 | 49 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 65 | 263 | 4.0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 3 |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 50 | 238 | 4.8 | 3 | 23 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 22 | 79 | 3.6 | 1 | 14 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 4 | 5 | 1.2 | 0 | 5 |
| Career | 263 | 1,006 | 3.8 | 7 | 49 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Arkansas State | 24 | 238 | 9.9 | 3 | 27 |
| 2021 | Iowa State | 17 | 93 | 5.5 | 0 | 26 |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 1 | 23 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2017 | Iowa State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 57 | 439 | 7.7 | 4 | 27 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 58-3vs Grambling | 13 | 124 | 9.5 | 1 | 49 | Season-high 124 yds |
| Wk 2 | L 12-45@ No. 3 Ohio State | 12 | 19 | 1.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | L 32-44@ Memphis | 10 | 41 | 4.1 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 4 | L 26-29@ Old Dominion | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-28vs UL Monroe | 18 | 46 | 2.6 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-42vs James Madison | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 19-20@ Southern Miss | 18 | 47 | 2.6 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | L 18-38@ Louisiana | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-31vs South Alabama | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 11 | W 35-33vs Massachusetts | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 1 | 23 | |
| Wk 12 | L 13-16@ Texas State | 13 | 36 | 2.8 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 13 | L 19-48vs Troy | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 119 | 419 | 3.5 | 3 | 49 |
Week 1 · 2022
W 58-3
vs Grambling
124 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD · 1 rec · 23 yds
Dominant 55-point win at home against Grambling.
With J. Blackman — 210 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.8 · 11 rush yds (2 car) · 2 TD · C. Flemings — 7 rec · 122 yds · 1 TD
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
28%120 carriesFumble rate
2.5%3 of 119 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds3.5 yds/carry on 119 carries · 12% explosive (10+ yds) · 28% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 40.2 | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| Road6g | 29.7 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 44.7 | 3.6 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 21.2 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
51.6%
396 pass / 372 run
Plays / game
64.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.8%
432 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
119 carries and 24 catches in 12 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #262 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at Iowa State and Arkansas State, 1,006 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Matt Campbell and Butch Jones.
