Running back, Marshall, 2012–⁠15

Devon Johnson

Number
No. 47
Height
6′1″
Hometown
Richlands, VA

Devon Johnson played running back at Marshall (2012–⁠15).

At a glance

Best season
1,767
Rushing yards, 2014 (Marshall, 13–⁠1)
Best game
272 yards
Vs. Florida Atlantic, week 9, 2014: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

272rushing yards, career highvs. Florida Atlantic, 20144rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Florida Atlantic, 20142receiving touchdowns, career highat Florida International, 2014

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013Marshall5132.638
2014Marshall2061,7678.61775
2015Marshall945936.3575
Career3052,3737.82575

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2012Marshall3217.0111
2013Marshall1221818.2252
2014Marshall612120.2246
2015Marshall66310.5120
Career2742315.7652

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

Defense before 2016

SeasonGSoloAstTklFF
2012856111
2013N1467130
2014E10 of 14213–

Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played); E, ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2012Marshall47RB
2013Marshall47RB
2014Marshall47RB
2015Marshall47RB6′1″

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
2013Marshall131.04––13.5––
2014Marshall2120.5399th (n=253)0.12111.821%0.52
2015Marshall1010.1663rd (n=268)0.1216.220%0.11

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

2015 Marshall 7 games, 593 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 6vs.PurdueW 41–⁠311189133227
Sep 12atOhioL 10–⁠2121170173327
Sep 19vs.Norfolk StateW 45–⁠72212212219
Sep 26atKent StateW 36–⁠295906––
Oct 9vs.Southern MissW 31–⁠102282116––
Oct 17atFlorida AtlanticW 33–⁠17383175––
Dec 26 ✦vs.UConnW 16–⁠10103809––
2014 Marshall 13 games, 1,767 rushing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atMiami (OH)W 42–⁠271915125519
Sep 6vs.Rhode IslandW 48–⁠714137164––
Sep 13vs.OhioW 44–⁠141491130––
Sep 20atAkronW 48–⁠1718103122110
Oct 4atOld DominionW 56–⁠1420198343––
Oct 11vs.Middle TennesseeW 49–⁠2419134330––
Oct 18atFlorida InternationalW 45–⁠139117071379
Oct 25vs.Florida AtlanticW 35–⁠1624272466––
Nov 15vs.RiceW 41–⁠1427199142––
Nov 22atUABW 23–⁠1820171075123
Nov 28vs.Western KentuckyL 66–⁠67329014––
Dec 6vs.Louisiana TechW 26–⁠23434017––
Dec 23 ✦vs.Northern IllinoisW 52–⁠2315131147––
2013 Marshall 9 games, 12 catches, 218 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Miami (OH)W 52–⁠14––––110
Oct 5vs.UTSAW 34–⁠10––––117
Nov 2vs.Southern MissW 61–⁠13––––439
Nov 9vs.UABW 56–⁠14––––141
Nov 14atTulsaW 45–⁠34––––117
Nov 23atFlorida InternationalW 48–⁠10––––234
Nov 29vs.East CarolinaW 59–⁠2831228152
Dec 7vs.RiceL 24–⁠412111––
Dec 27 ✦vs.MarylandW 31–⁠20––––18
2012 Marshall 3 games, 3 catches, 21 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 20atSouthern MissW 59–⁠24––––11
Nov 3vs.MemphisW 38–⁠28––––19
Nov 17vs.HoustonW 44–⁠41––––111

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

Before the draft

Played in the 2016 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 9–⁠29).

DrillCombine 2019Combine or pro day 2019
Height6′7¼″
Weight338 lb
Arm length34¾″
Hand size9½″
40-yard dash5.16 s
10-yard split1.81 s
Vertical jump27½″
Broad jump7′5″
Bench press26 reps
3-cone drill8.34 s
20-yard shuttle5.28 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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