Running back, Air Force, 2013–⁠16

D.J. Johnson

Number
No. 3
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Roopville, GA

D.J. Johnson played running back at Air Force (2013–⁠16).

Career highs

103rushing yards, career highvs. San José State, 20153rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. San José State, 2015

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Air Force19723.8111
2014Air Force813304.1821
2015Air Force824255.2634
2016Air Force1506224.1235
Career3321,4494.41735

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Air Force3RB
2014Air Force3RB
2015Air Force3RB
2016Air Force3RB5′10″

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
2013Air Force180.07––1.3––
2014Air Force800.2379th (n=253)0.1218.29%0.26
2015Air Force810.2178th (n=268)0.1217.317%0.11
2016Air Force1370.0216th (n=259)0.132.216%-0.03

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

2016 Air Force 12 games, 622 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 3vs.Abilene ChristianW 37–⁠211763013
Sep 10vs.Georgia StateW 48–⁠14207607
Sep 24atUtah StateW 27–⁠201559011
Oct 1vs.NavyW 28–⁠141458012
Oct 8atWyomingL 26–⁠35773032
Oct 15vs.New MexicoL 40–⁠451065035
Oct 22vs.Hawai’iL 27–⁠34165806
Nov 5atArmyW 31–⁠1271705
Nov 12vs.Colorado StateW 49–⁠46145308
Nov 19atSan José StateW 41–⁠3862216
Nov 25vs.Boise StateW 27–⁠20177319
Dec 30 ✦vs.South AlabamaW 45–⁠217503
2015 Air Force 7 games, 425 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 5vs.Morgan StateW 63–⁠71182116
Sep 12vs.San José StateW 37–⁠1621103334
Sep 19atMichigan StateL 21–⁠3582519
Oct 3atNavyL 11–⁠33830011
Oct 10vs.WyomingW 31–⁠171059013
Nov 7vs.ArmyW 20–⁠31147010
Nov 14vs.Utah StateW 35–⁠281379130
2014 Air Force 11 games, 330 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 13atGeorgia StateW 48–⁠38730020
Sep 27vs.Boise StateW 28–⁠142403
Oct 4vs.NavyW 30–⁠211101
Oct 11atUtah StateL 16–⁠341−100
Oct 18vs.New MexicoW 35–⁠31155137
Nov 1atArmyW 23–⁠652008
Nov 8atUNLVW 48–⁠2162428
Nov 15vs.NevadaW 45–⁠38641021
Nov 21atSan Diego StateL 14–⁠30417110
Nov 28vs.Colorado StateW 27–⁠241460111
Dec 20 ✦vs.Western MichiganW 38–⁠24208319
2013 Air Force 6 games, 72 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLong
Sep 21vs.WyomingL 23–⁠561101
Oct 5atNavyL 10–⁠281404
Oct 26vs.Notre DameL 10–⁠4563009
Nov 2vs.ArmyW 42–⁠281606
Nov 21vs.UNLVL 21–⁠414513
Nov 30atColorado StateL 13–⁠58626011

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

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