Running back, Baylor, 2013–⁠16

Johnny Jefferson

Lettered 2015 (school media guide)

Number
No. 5
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Killeen, TX

Johnny Jefferson played running back at Baylor (2013–⁠16).

At a glance

Best season
1,000
Rushing yards, 2015 (Baylor, 10–⁠3)
Best game
299 yards
Vs. North Carolina, bowl season 2015: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week

Career highs

299rushing yards, career highvs. North Carolina, 20153rushing touchdowns, career highvs. North Carolina, 2015

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2013 and 2014

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Baylor1005245.2623
2015Baylor1361,0007.4880
Career2361,5246.51480

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013Baylor5RB
2014Baylor5RB
2015Baylor5RB
2016Baylor5RB5′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
2014Baylor1010.2789th (n=253)0.1226.811%0.28
2015Baylor1450.4098th (n=268)0.1258.315%0.26

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 Baylor 11 games, 1,000 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 4atSMUW 56–⁠21228019––
Sep 12vs.LamarW 66–⁠3112121146––
Sep 26vs.RiceW 70–⁠17986120111
Oct 3vs.Texas TechW 63–⁠35123916––
Oct 10atKansasW 66–⁠7157911122
Oct 17vs.West VirginiaW 62–⁠3871908––
Oct 24vs.Iowa StateW 45–⁠27427011––
Nov 21atOklahoma StateW 45–⁠351762013––
Nov 27atTCUL 21–⁠281282044––
Dec 5vs.TexasL 17–⁠232315812014
Dec 29 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 49–⁠3823299380––
2014 Baylor 11 games, 524 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.SMUW 45–⁠01257013116
Sep 6vs.Northwestern StateW 70–⁠620107119––
Sep 12atBuffaloW 63–⁠211152114––
Sep 27atIowa StateW 49–⁠281148112––
Oct 4atTexasW 28–⁠71172017––
Nov 1vs.KansasW 60–⁠14752023––
Nov 8atOklahomaW 48–⁠1441909––
Nov 22vs.Oklahoma StateW 49–⁠28426017––
Nov 29vs.Texas TechW 48–⁠461047111––
Dec 6vs.Kansas StateW 38–⁠27846213––
Jan 1 ✦vs.Michigan StateL 41–⁠422−202––

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

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