Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/32Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 32 inside-the-5 carries (3.1%).
Justin Johnson
Justin Johnson: RB · West Virginia · #26.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Justin Johnson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Three seasons in the West Virginia backfield to date. One game to point at: 72 rushing yards and 1 tackle against Oklahoma State — Week 8, 2023.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
West Virginia in the news
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | West Virginia | 38 | 150 | 3.9 | 1 | 30 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 98 | 430 | 4.4 | 3 | 24 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 24 | 90 | 3.8 | 0 | 15 |
| Career | 160 | 670 | 4.2 | 4 | 30 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | West Virginia | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | West Virginia | 8 | 46 | 5.8 | 1 | 10 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 12 | 59 | 4.9 | 1 | 10 |
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 20-13vs Texas Tech | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-21@ TCU | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 34-48vs Oklahoma State | 14 | 72 | 5.1 | 1 | 30 | Season-high 72 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 41-28@ UCF | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-7vs BYU | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 11 | L 20-59@ No. 17 Oklahoma | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 12 | W 42-21vs Cincinnati | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | 26 | |
| Total | 38 | 150 | 3.9 | 1 | 30 |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2023
L 34-48
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 10 · BYU · 4th and 4 · Q4 · EPA −1.74Nicco Marchiol pass complete to Justin Johnson Jr. for 1 yd to the BYU 38
- Week 8 · Oklahoma State · 2nd and 11 · Q4 · EPA +1.65Justin Johnson Jr. run for 30 yds to the OKST 9 for a
- Week 8 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.52Justin Johnson Jr. run for 17 yds to the WVU 42 for a
- Week 8 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 3 · Q2 · EPA +1.46Justin Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds for a TD (Michael Hayes KICK)
- Week 8 · Oklahoma State · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +1.44Justin Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds to the WVU 41 for a
- Week 8 · Oklahoma State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.15Justin Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the WVU 42
4 more plays
- Week 10 · BYU · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA −1.12Justin Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the WVU 44
- Week 9 · UCF · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −1.09Justin Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the UCF 38
- Week 10 · BYU · 3rd and 4 · Q4 · EPA −1.09Justin Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the BYU 39
- Week 10 · BYU · 2nd and 10 · Q4 · EPA −1.07Justin Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the BYU 34
Teams and coaches
3 seasons under Neal Brown — 20-18 over that span.
2021West Virginia6-7HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
2022West Virginia5-7HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
2023West Virginia9-4HC: Neal Brown · Run-heavy
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 31.0 | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 8.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 29.4 | 3.9 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
37.6%
332 pass / 552 run
Plays / game
68.0
13 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
329 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
38 carries and 2 catches in 7 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Three seasons at West Virginia
- 2023 West Virginia BrownYear 3 · 7 games
- 2022 West Virginia BrownYear 2 · 12 games
- 2021 West Virginia BrownYear 1 · 3 games
- High school EdwardsvilleEdwardsville, IL · Class of 2021Three-star, No. 451 in the 2021 class. Signed with West Virginia.Also from Edwardsville: Iose Epenesa (Iowa), Devyon Hill-Lomax (Missouri) and Nasim Cairo (Southern Miss).
How it ended
Three seasons at West Virginia, 670 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 22 games over three seasons.
2021 3 games
- Signed with West VirginiaThree-star, out of Edwardsville
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
1 coach2021–2023
West Virginia
Played every college season under Neal Brown.