D'Ernest Johnson
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Running back, South Florida, 2014–⁠17

D’Ernest Johnson

Number
No. 2
Height
5′10″
Weight
210 lb
Hometown
Immokalee, FL
Born
Feb 27, 1996, in Immokalee, Florida

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D’Ernest Johnson played running back at South Florida (2014–⁠17).

Career highs

111rushing yards, career highat East Carolina, 20173rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Florida State, 20166catches, career highvs. South Carolina, 201695receiving yards, career highvs. South Carolina, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. East Carolina, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014South Florida461503.3016
2015South Florida713074.3123
2016South Florida1115434.9824
2017South Florida1937964.1750
Career4211,7964.31650

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2014South Florida81570–––
2015South Florida2156301250
2016South Florida82310182131
2017South Florida1122109510
Career481,1720282891

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014South Florida810713.4124
2015South Florida2635613.7471
2016South Florida2829310.5537
2017South Florida1115313.9234
Career7390912.51271

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016South Florida650000

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014South Florida2RB
2015South Florida2RB
2016South Florida2RB
2017South Florida2RB5′10″210

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
2014South Florida560.16––9.28%–
2015South Florida1030.3496th (n=268)0.1235.011%0.02
2016South Florida1340.4898th (n=259)0.1364.016%0.31
2017South Florida2120.0834th (n=287)0.1216.321%0.08

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 South Florida 12 games, 796 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 26atSan José StateW 42–⁠2222992116–
Sep 2vs.Stony BrookW 31–⁠1713150116–
Sep 15vs.IllinoisW 47–⁠23171010–––
Sep 21vs.TempleW 43–⁠7241060–––
Sep 30atEast CarolinaW 61–⁠31161112––3
Oct 14vs.CincinnatiW 33–⁠3175301163
Oct 21atTulaneW 34–⁠2820841––1
Oct 28vs.HoustonL 24–⁠2814321235–
Nov 4atUConnW 37–⁠207301–––
Nov 16vs.TulsaW 27–⁠2016840––1
Nov 24atUCFL 42–⁠4911300372–
Dec 23 ✦vs.Texas TechW 38–⁠34165103661
2016 South Florida 13 games, 543 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.TowsonW 56–⁠206330––3
Sep 10vs.Northern IllinoisW 48–⁠1716870138–
Sep 17atSyracuseW 45–⁠202190––2
Sep 24vs.Florida StateL 35–⁠5588231161
Oct 1atCincinnatiW 45–⁠209201––3
Oct 8vs.East CarolinaW 38–⁠227360––2
Oct 15vs.UConnW 42–⁠278280––2
Oct 21atTempleL 30–⁠463160263–
Oct 28vs.NavyW 52–⁠45191072––1
Nov 12atMemphisW 49–⁠429480–––
Nov 19atSMUW 35–⁠2771111182
Nov 26vs.UCFW 48–⁠316291––1
Dec 29 ✦vs.South CarolinaW 46–⁠39112703961
2015 South Florida 13 games, 307 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.Florida A&MW 51–⁠32150–––
Sep 12atFlorida StateL 14–⁠34240123–
Sep 19atMarylandL 17–⁠357250122–
Oct 2vs.MemphisL 17–⁠243120–––
Oct 10vs.SyracuseW 45–⁠245250–––
Oct 17atUConnW 28–⁠209500261–
Oct 24vs.SMUW 38–⁠149281–––
Oct 31atNavyL 17–⁠2961604831
Nov 7atEast CarolinaW 22–⁠17320246–
Nov 14vs.TempleW 44–⁠23780250–
Nov 20vs.CincinnatiW 65–⁠27117104181–
Nov 26atUCFW 44–⁠35340–––
Dec 21 ✦vs.Western KentuckyL 35–⁠452170597–
2014 South Florida 11 games, 150 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.Western CarolinaW 36–⁠31560121–
Sep 6vs.MarylandL 17–⁠24340–––
Sep 13vs.NC StateL 17–⁠492110233–
Sep 19vs.UConnW 17–⁠1410410–––
Sep 27atWisconsinL 10–⁠27270–––
Oct 11vs.East CarolinaL 17–⁠28240–––
Oct 18atTulsaW 38–⁠306330–––
Oct 24atCincinnatiL 17–⁠344140119–
Nov 1vs.HoustonL 3–⁠276140484–
Nov 15atSMUW 14–⁠135130–––
Nov 22atMemphisL 20–⁠31130–––

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2018 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 10–⁠14).

DrillPro day 2018
Height5′10⅝″
Weight200 lb
Arm length31″
Hand size9⅝″
Wingspan76¼″W
40-yard dash4.81 s
10-yard split1.64 sW
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press20 reps
3-cone drill7.23 s
20-yard shuttle4.34 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

7 seasons, 79 games with a stat; latest team: New England Patriots.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2019Cleveland Browns104210671
2020Cleveland Browns14331660314
2021Cleveland Browns13100534319137
2022Cleveland Browns9417037
2023Jacksonville Jaguars1641108010140
2024Jacksonville Jaguars123214301296
2025New England Patriots51425000
NFL career792281,014353465

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

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2019AAFOrlando Apollos

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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