Running back, UL Monroe, 2016–⁠20

Josh Johnson

Number
No. 8
Height
5′9″
Weight
208 lb
Class (2020)
Senior
Hometown
Opelika, AL
Born
Dec 26, 1997

Josh Johnson played running back at UL Monroe (2016–⁠20).

Career highs

173rushing yards, career highvs. Grambling, 20192rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last vs. Georgia Southern, 2020

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2018UL Monroe18663.7110
2019UL Monroe2011,2986.51153
2020UL Monroe883213.6426
Career3071,6855.51653

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2019UL Monroe131229.4026
2020UL Monroe18613.4113
Career311835.9126

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2017UL Monroe8RBFr.
2018UL Monroe8RBSo.
2019UL Monroe8RBJr.
2020UL Monroe8RBSr.5′9″208

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
2018UL Monroe180.18––3.3––
2019UL Monroe2110.2179th (n=287)0.1343.924%0.10
2020UL Monroe110-0.181st (n=212)0.14-19.922%-0.12

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

2020 UL Monroe 8 games, 321 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 12atArmyL 7–⁠37123802524
Sep 19vs.Texas StateL 17–⁠381751010416
Sep 26vs.UTEPL 6–⁠3191906411
Oct 3vs.Georgia SouthernL 30–⁠35940226525
Oct 10atLibertyL 7–⁠401351015211
Oct 24atSouth AlabamaL 14–⁠381549118––
Oct 31vs.App StateL 13–⁠31222021––
Dec 5atArkansas StateL 15–⁠4811511151−6
2019 UL Monroe 12 games, 1,298 rushing yards, 11 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.GramblingW 31–⁠910173251––
Sep 7atFlorida StateL 44–⁠452612612213
Sep 21atIowa StateL 20–⁠721487146––
Sep 28vs.South AlabamaW 30–⁠171593049––
Oct 5vs.MemphisL 33–⁠5219119031213
Oct 10atTexas StateW 24–⁠1422114221––
Oct 19atApp StateL 7–⁠521377018––
Nov 2vs.Arkansas StateL 41–⁠48186017423
Nov 9vs.Georgia StateW 45–⁠312016823618
Nov 16atGeorgia SouthernL 29–⁠511243014222
Nov 23vs.Coastal CarolinaW 45–⁠421912922011
Nov 30atLouisianaL 30–⁠3113109053252
2018 UL Monroe 6 games, 66 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 15atTexas A&ML 10–⁠48215010––
Sep 22vs.TroyL 27–⁠351101––
Oct 6atOle MissL 21–⁠7031106––
Nov 3vs.Georgia SouthernW 44–⁠2562318––
Nov 10atSouth AlabamaW 38–⁠1041406––
Nov 17atArkansas StateL 17–⁠312202––

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine or pro day 2021
Height5′8⅞″
Weight209 lb
Arm length29⅝″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan71⅞″W
40-yard dash4.61 s
10-yard split1.63 sW
Vertical jump35½″
Broad jump9′7″
Bench press22 reps
3-cone drill7.16 s
20-yard shuttle4.40 s

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

In the NFL

1 season, 1 game with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2021Seattle Seahawks100000

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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