Running back, Clemson (from Miami, SMU), 2023–⁠26

Chris Johnson Jr.

Number
No. 16
Height
6′0″
Weight
190 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Fort Lauderdale, FL

Chris Johnson Jr. plays running back for Clemson, after Miami (2023–⁠24) and SMU (2025). Last time out, against Charleston Southern: 7 carries, 34 yards, 2 TD; 1 catch, 6 yards.

2026 so far

135 rushing yards, 2 TD

Last game: 7 carries, 34 yards, 2 TD; 1 catch, 6 yards vs. Charleston Southern, W 37–⁠0

Next game: vs. Virginia Tech, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 0@LSU
  2. 53GASO
  3. 0UNC
  4. 16@CAL
  5. 32MIA
  6. 34CHSO

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

128rushing yards, career highat California, 20252rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Charleston Southern, 2026

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2023Miami11736.6124
2024Miami6315.2024
2025SMU674797.1487
2026Clemson291354.7221
Career1137186.4787

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2024Miami194640
2025SMU4640
2026Clemson123040
Career358320

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2023Miami122.002
2024Miami8729.0237
2025SMU1718010.6142
2026Clemson3186.0010
Career292729.4342

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Miami16RBFr.
2024Miami16RBSo.
2025SMU16RBJr.
2026Clemson16RBSr.6′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
2023Miami120.10––1.2––
2024Miami140.29––4.1––
2025SMU900.2181st (n=576)0.1018.811%0.23
2026Clemson320.01––0.48%–

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.

Rushing detail

SeasonTeamSuccessLine yardsSecond levelOpen fieldStuffed
2025SMU40%3.501.404.0017%
2026Clemson33%2.801.000.7026%

Where his yards came from, per carry: line yards are the ones credited to the blockers (the first few, and losses), second level the yards 5 to 10 past the line, open field those beyond 10. Success: carries that kept the offense on schedule. Stuffed: carries stopped at or behind the line. From CollegeFootballData, FBS games, 2025 on.

Game by game

2026 Clemson 6 games, 135 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 5atLSUL 10–⁠51300245
Sep 12vs.Georgia SouthernW 22–⁠77530120
Sep 19vs.North CarolinaW 28–⁠20200487
Sep 25atCaliforniaW 24–⁠105160367
Oct 3vs.MiamiL 13–⁠415320142
Oct 17vs.Charleston SouthernW 37–⁠07342143
2025 SMU 13 games, 479 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Aug 30vs.East Texas A&MW 42–⁠136441––
Sep 6vs.BaylorL 45–⁠486210238
Sep 13atMissouri StateW 28–⁠106460––
Sep 20atTCUL 24–⁠355190––
Oct 4vs.SyracuseW 31–⁠18–––120
Oct 11vs.StanfordW 34–⁠105961––
Oct 18atClemsonW 35–⁠246591––
Oct 25atWake ForestL 12–⁠138290––
Nov 1vs.MiamiW 26–⁠20420––
Nov 8atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠13–––16
Nov 22vs.LouisvilleW 38–⁠66190––
Nov 29atCaliforniaL 35–⁠38101281––
Jan 2 ✦vs.ArizonaW 24–⁠195160––
2024 Miami 10 games, 19 returns, 464 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 7vs.Florida A&MW 56–⁠91−50140
Sep 14vs.Ball StateW 62–⁠04120126
Sep 21atSouth FloridaW 50–⁠15–––245
Sep 27vs.Virginia TechW 38–⁠341240256
Oct 5atCaliforniaW 39–⁠38–––130
Oct 19atLouisvilleW 52–⁠45–––357
Oct 26vs.Florida StateW 36–⁠14–––252
Nov 2vs.DukeW 53–⁠31–––5115
Nov 9atGeorgia TechL 23–⁠28–––117
Nov 23vs.Wake ForestW 42–⁠14–––126
2023 Miami 3 games, 73 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 14vs.Bethune-CookmanW 48–⁠77401––
Sep 23atTempleW 41–⁠74330––
Oct 7vs.Georgia TechL 20–⁠23–––––

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

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