Markel Johnson
2 stars out of high school, two seasons of real snaps at Army since. The receipt on tape: 32 rush yds against Delaware State, Week 2, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Army, 294 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (84th). Concern: rush yards (0th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 13.2 | 7.9 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 15.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 20.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 7.0 | 10.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2023
W 17–14
vs Holy Cross
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log
Game Log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 57-0vs Delaware State | 6 | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 11 | Season-high 32 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 37-29@ UTSA | 6 | 14 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 16-29@ Syracuse | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 11 | W 17-14vs Holy Cross | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 19 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-21vs Coastal Carolina | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 15 | W 17-11vs Navy | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 22 | 83 | 5.0 | 0 | 19 |
How he plays
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: fumbles lost (84th). Concern: rush yards (0th).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Development
Development Trajectory · rushing yards
2022–2023Sharp dropoff (-61%) — career inflection point.