Running back, South Dakota State, 2021–⁠24

Amar Johnson

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Weight
180 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
O’ Fallon, MO
Born
Jan 31, 2003

Amar Johnson played running back at South Dakota State (2021–⁠24).

Career highs

157rushing yards, career highvs. Southern Illinois, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last at Missouri State, 2024

Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2022, 2023 and 2024

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021South Dakota State341.303
2022South Dakota State1086175.7555
2023South Dakota State1207316.1454
2024South Dakota State1931,2236.31444
Career4242,5756.12355

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022South Dakota State111039.4129
2023South Dakota State1212210.2017
2024South Dakota State302337.8131
Career534588.6231

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2022South Dakota State1170
2023South Dakota State112620
2024South Dakota State2390
Career143180

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021South Dakota State3RBYr 1
2022South Dakota State3RBYr 2
2023South Dakota State3RBYr 3
2024South Dakota State3RBSo. (Yr 4)5′11″180

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022South Dakota State (FCS)1040.2783rd (n=470)0.1427.914%
2023South Dakota State (FCS)1190.2164th (n=450)0.1724.916%
2024South Dakota State (FCS)2190.3289th (n=434)0.1669.323%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 South Dakota State 15 games, 1,223 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 31atOklahoma StateL 20–⁠4497302170
Sep 7vs.Incarnate WordW 45–⁠241911223160
Sep 14vs.Augustana (SD)W 24–⁠31712613140
Sep 21atSE LouisianaW 41–⁠0116513370
Oct 5atNorthern IowaW 41–⁠3104004280
Oct 12vs.Youngstown StateW 63–⁠138641–––
Oct 19atNorth Dakota StateL 9–⁠1313410230
Oct 26vs.South DakotaW 20–⁠1710172380
Nov 2vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠668311101
Nov 9atNorth DakotaW 38–⁠715741120
Nov 16vs.Southern IllinoisW 41–⁠101415723390
Nov 23atMissouri StateW 45–⁠9125821130
Dec 7vs.MontanaW 35–⁠181610301160
Dec 14vs.Incarnate WordW 55–⁠14181330–––
Dec 21 ✦atNorth Dakota StateL 21–⁠28157713300
2023 South Dakota State 14 games, 731 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 9vs.Montana StateW 20–⁠1654702190
Sep 16vs.DrakeW 70–⁠712631160
Sep 30vs.North DakotaW 42–⁠21135602230
Oct 7atIllinois StateW 40–⁠21111060–––
Oct 14vs.Northern IowaW 41–⁠693502230
Oct 21atSouthern IllinoisW 17–⁠1010670110
Oct 28atSouth DakotaW 37–⁠38662180
Nov 4vs.North Dakota StateW 33–⁠1693601150
Nov 11atYoungstown StateW 34–⁠0260–––
Nov 18vs.Missouri StateW 35–⁠1710451–––
Dec 2 ✦vs.MercerW 41–⁠01110701170
Dec 9 ✦vs.VillanovaW 23–⁠124130–––
Dec 15 ✦vs.UAlbanyW 59–⁠07340–––
Jan 7 ✦vs.MontanaW 23–⁠395001100

No box score in the source for Sep 1 vs. Western Oregon, so that game is not listed.

2022 South Dakota State 13 games, 617 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atIowaL 3–⁠7230–––
Sep 10vs.UC DavisW 24–⁠226390150
Sep 17vs.ButlerW 45–⁠1741101290
Sep 24atMissouri StateW 28–⁠147420–––
Oct 1vs.Western IllinoisW 34–⁠109330130
Oct 8vs.South DakotaW 28–⁠314530–––
Oct 15atNorth Dakota StateW 23–⁠21128912190
Oct 22atNorth DakotaW 49–⁠3514711–––
Nov 5atNorthern IowaW 31–⁠28113912160
Nov 12vs.Illinois StateW 31–⁠78390–––
Dec 10vs.Holy CrossW 41–⁠215150–––
Dec 17 ✦vs.Montana StateW 39–⁠1875713311
Jan 8 ✦vs.North Dakota StateW 45–⁠2191261100

No box score in the source for Oct 29 vs. Indiana State, so that game is not listed.

2021 South Dakota State 1 game, 4 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 3atColorado StateW 42–⁠23340–––

No box score in the source for Dec 18 at Montana State, so that game is not listed.

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2025
Height5′9¾″
Weight205 lb
Arm length29½″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan72½″
40-yard dash4.39 s
10-yard split1.51 s
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump10′4″
Bench press19 reps
3-cone drill7.07 s
20-yard shuttle4.28 s

Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Chargers.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Los Angeles Chargers128000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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