Running back, Western Michigan, 2013–⁠16

Fabian Johnson

Number
No. 3
Height
5′7″
Hometown
Miami, FL

Fabian Johnson played running back at Western Michigan (2013–⁠16).

Career highs

125rushing yards, career highat Kent State, 2016

Team titles: MAC champions, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Western Michigan19643.4014
2015Western Michigan9343.8011
2016Western Michigan312297.4442
Career593275.5442

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2015Western Michigan4680
2016Western Michigan3460
Career71140

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Western Michigan3RB
2014Western Michigan3RB
2015Western Michigan3RB
2016Western Michigan3RB5′7″

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
2014Western Michigan210.14––3.05%–
2015Western Michigan130.02––0.3––
2016Western Michigan310.34––10.56%0.17

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 Western Michigan 9 games, 229 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 3atNorthwesternW 22–⁠21–––––
Sep 17atIllinoisW 34–⁠10–––112
Oct 1atCentral MichiganW 49–⁠102451––
Oct 8vs.Northern IllinoisW 45–⁠301130––
Oct 15atAkronW 41–⁠0110––
Oct 22vs.Eastern MichiganW 45–⁠31170234
Nov 1atBall StateW 52–⁠20221––
Nov 8atKent StateW 37–⁠21191251––
Nov 19vs.BuffaloW 38–⁠05361––
2015 Western Michigan 9 games, 34 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 4vs.Michigan StateL 24–⁠37–––––
Sep 19vs.Murray StateW 52–⁠20–––137
Sep 26atOhio StateL 12–⁠38–––––
Oct 10vs.Central MichiganW 41–⁠39–––18
Oct 17atOhioW 49–⁠14120––
Oct 29atEastern MichiganW 58–⁠28–––––
Nov 5vs.Ball StateW 54–⁠77210––
Nov 11vs.Bowling GreenL 27–⁠411110113
Nov 18atNorthern IllinoisL 19–⁠27–––110
2014 Western Michigan 7 games, 64 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYds
Sep 20vs.Murray StateW 45–⁠14380––
Sep 27atVirginia TechL 17–⁠35130––
Oct 4vs.ToledoL 19–⁠201−20––
Oct 18atBowling GreenW 26–⁠141110––
Nov 1atMiami (OH)W 41–⁠10–––––
Nov 15vs.Eastern MichiganW 51–⁠713440––
Dec 20 ✦vs.Air ForceL 24–⁠38–––––

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

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