Last confirmed: Auburn, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 212 lb · Huntsville, AL · Madison Academy
Kerryon Johnson: RB · Auburn · #21.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Kerryon Johnson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. He has spent three seasons in the Auburn backfield. A game that shows it: 204 rushing yards and 23 receiving yards against Ole Miss — Week 6, 2017.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 16.3% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 13.7% of his carries. 13 carries for 44 yds vs Georgia; 28 for 204 vs Ole Miss.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
47.9% of carries overall (283/591) → 24.1% of Q4-with-lead carries (32/133) — 59.4% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
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
23 of 27 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (85.2%). 23 of the team's 39 inside-the-5 carries (59.0%).
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-7vs Georgia Southern | 16 | 136 | 8.5 | 1 | 60 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-14@ Missouri | 18 | 48 | 2.7 | 5 | 7 | 5 rushing TDs |
| Wk 5 | W 49-10vs No. 24 Mississippi State | 23 | 116 | 5.0 | 3 | 59 | 3 rushing TDs |
| Wk 6 | W 44-23vs Ole Miss | 28 | 204 | 7.3 | 3 | 48 | Season-high 204 yds |
| Wk 7 | L 23-27@ LSU | 31 | 156 | 5.0 | 1 | 20 | 156-yard day |
| Wk 8 | W 52-20@ Arkansas | 21 | 63 | 3.0 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 10 | W 42-27@ Texas A&M | 29 | 145 | 5.0 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 11 | W 40-17vs No. 2 Georgia | 32 | 167 | 5.2 | 0 | 19 | 167-yard day |
| Wk 12 | W 42-14vs UL Monroe | 22 | 137 | 6.2 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-14vs No. 1 Alabama | 30 | 104 | 3.5 | 1 | 15 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-28vs No. 6 Georgia | 13 | 44 | 3.4 | 0 | 15 | |
 Bowl | L 27-34vs No. 10 UCF | 22 | 71 | 3.2 | 1 | 14 | |
| Total | 285 | 1391 | 4.9 | 18 | 60 |
Week 6 · 2017
W 44-23
vs Ole Miss
204 rush yds (28 car) · 3 TD · 2 rec · 23 yds
Dominant 21-point win at home against Ole Miss.
With J. Stidham — 235 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.5 · A. Marshall — 41 yards per punt · 3 punts · 43 long
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
48%262 carriesFumble rate
0.4%1 of 285 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds4.9 yds/carry on 285 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 48% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
3 seasons under Gus Malzahn, all run-heavy offenses — 25-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 144 | 6.0 | 1.5 |
| Road4g | 103 | 3.9 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 122 | 5.3 | 2.3 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 110 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Gus Malzahn
Pass share
37.5%
382 pass / 636 run
Plays / game
72.7
14 games
Team sack rate
8.4%
419 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2017
285 carries, 24 catches and 1 pass attempt in 12 games, more touches a game than nearly every FBS running back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Auburn, 2,494 rushing yards — drafted at #43 overall by the Detroit Lions.
His career
He has a stat line in 36 games over 3 seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Gus Malzahn.
Where he ended up · NFL
Detroit LionsEntering 9th NFL season
Detroit LionsEntering 9th NFL season
