Running back, Tulane (from Mississippi State), 2024–⁠26

Johnnie Daniels

Number
No. 6
Height
5′10″
Weight
209 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Crystal Springs, MS

Johnnie Daniels plays running back for Tulane, after Mississippi State (2024–⁠25). Last time out, against Memphis: 7 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD; 1 tackles. Daniels leads Tulane in rushing touchdowns this season.

2026 so far

290 rushing yards, 3 TD

CFD Staff: One yard needed. Crystal Springs’ Johnnie Daniels took 48.

Last game: 7 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD; 1 tackles vs. Memphis, W 31–⁠17

Next game: vs. UTSA, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 31@DUKE
  2. 8USA
  3. 59@KSU
  4. 70USM
  5. 67@ARMY
  6. 55MEM

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

92rushing yards, career highvs. Massachusetts, 20242rushing touchdowns, career highvs. South Alabama, 2026

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024Mississippi State1085405.0436
2025Mississippi State9444.9013
2026Tulane582905.0348
Career1758745.0748

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Mississippi State8769.5029
2025Mississippi State3196.309
Career11958.6029

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024Mississippi State6RBSo.
2025Mississippi State6RBJr.
2026Tulane6RBSr.5′10″209

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
2024Mississippi State1140.1547th (n=434)0.1617.115%0.23
2025Mississippi State130.10––1.3––
2026Tulane590.1457th (n=478)0.108.116%0.14

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
2026Tulane32%2.700.801.6014%

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 Tulane 6 games, 290 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5atDukeL 3–⁠1783107––
Sep 12vs.South AlabamaW 28–⁠246823––
Sep 19atKansas StateL 20–⁠311059021––
Sep 26vs.Southern MissW 24–⁠211970016––
Oct 10atArmyL 17–⁠20867041––
Oct 16vs.MemphisW 31–⁠17755148––
2025 Mississippi State 3 games, 44 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atSouthern MissW 34–⁠17428013319
Sep 6vs.Arizona StateW 24–⁠20––––––
Sep 13vs.Alcorn StateW 63–⁠051605––
2024 Mississippi State 12 games, 540 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Eastern KentuckyW 56–⁠7521011––
Sep 7atArizona StateL 23–⁠303101––
Sep 14vs.ToledoL 17–⁠411059015338
Sep 21vs.FloridaL 28–⁠451477118––
Sep 28atTexasL 13–⁠35157501713
Oct 12atGeorgiaL 31–⁠41929119––
Oct 19vs.Texas A&ML 24–⁠3413500251−3
Oct 26vs.ArkansasL 25–⁠581142013129
Nov 2vs.MassachusettsW 45–⁠20692136––
Nov 9atTennesseeL 14–⁠33106311815
Nov 23vs.MissouriL 20–⁠3962107––
Nov 29atOle MissL 14–⁠266100614

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

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