Running back, Purdue, 2016–⁠17

Brian Lankford-Johnson

Number
No. 37
Height
6′0″
Weight
190 lb
Hometown
St. Paul, MN

Brian Lankford-Johnson played running back at Purdue (2016–⁠17).

Career highs

127rushing yards, career highat Illinois, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2016Purdue483146.5248
2017Purdue22863.9015
Career704005.7248

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2016Purdue255160

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2016Purdue11908.2026
2017Purdue3113.706
Career141017.2026

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2016Purdue37RB
2017Purdue37RB6′0″190

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2016Purdue610.1556th (n=259)0.139.110%0.05
2017Purdue15-0.36––-5.4––

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Purdue 5 games, 86 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 2vs.LouisvilleL 28–⁠351−10––
Sep 8vs.OhioW 44–⁠219620––
Sep 16atMissouriW 35–⁠36100––
Sep 23vs.MichiganL 10–⁠285120––
Nov 18atIowaW 24–⁠15130––
2016 Purdue 11 games, 314 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3vs.Eastern KentuckyW 45–⁠244581––
Sep 24vs.NevadaW 24–⁠14550145
Oct 1atMarylandL 7–⁠50–––234
Oct 8atIllinoisW 34–⁠31181271243
Oct 15vs.IowaL 35–⁠49390215
Oct 22atNebraskaL 14–⁠27120122
Oct 29vs.Penn StateL 24–⁠62–––597
Nov 5atMinnesotaL 31–⁠44–––122
Nov 12vs.NorthwesternL 17–⁠4564304110
Nov 19vs.WisconsinL 20–⁠495410237
Nov 26atIndianaL 24–⁠266290591

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

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