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, 2020Rushing
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | UL Monroe | 8 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2018 | UL Monroe | 8 | RB | So. | ||
| 2019 | UL Monroe | 8 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2020 | UL Monroe | 8 | RB | Sr. | 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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UL Monroe | 18 | 0.18 | – | – | 3.3 | – | – |
| 2019 | UL Monroe | 211 | 0.21 | 79th (n=287) | 0.13 | 43.9 | 24% | 0.10 |
| 2020 | UL Monroe | 110 | -0.18 | 1st (n=212) | 0.14 | -19.9 | 22% | -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
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at | L 7–37 | 12 | 38 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 4 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | L 17–38 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 16 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | L 6–31 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| Oct 3 | vs. | L 30–35 | 9 | 40 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 25 |
| Oct 10 | at | L 7–40 | 13 | 51 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 11 |
| Oct 24 | at | L 14–38 | 15 | 49 | 1 | 18 | – | – |
| Oct 31 | vs. | L 13–31 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 21 | – | – |
| Dec 5 | at | L 15–48 | 11 | 51 | 1 | 15 | 1 | −6 |
2019 UL Monroe 12 games, 1,298 rushing yards, 11 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. | W 31–9 | 10 | 173 | 2 | 51 | – | – |
| Sep 7 | at | L 44–45 | 26 | 126 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 20–72 | 14 | 87 | 1 | 46 | – | – |
| Sep 28 | vs. | W 30–17 | 15 | 93 | 0 | 49 | – | – |
| Oct 5 | vs. | L 33–52 | 19 | 119 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 13 |
| Oct 10 | at | W 24–14 | 22 | 114 | 2 | 21 | – | – |
| Oct 19 | at | L 7–52 | 13 | 77 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
| Nov 2 | vs. | L 41–48 | 18 | 60 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 23 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 45–31 | 20 | 168 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov 16 | at | L 29–51 | 12 | 43 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 22 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 45–42 | 19 | 129 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | at | L 30–31 | 13 | 109 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 52 |
2018 UL Monroe 6 games, 66 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | at | L 10–48 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | L 27–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | at | L 21–70 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs. | W 44–25 | 6 | 23 | 1 | 8 | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at | W 38–10 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Nov 17 | at | L 17–31 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine or pro day 2021 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′8⅞″ |
| Weight | 209 lb |
| Arm length | 29⅝″ |
| Hand size | 8¾″ |
| Wingspan | 71⅞″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.61 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.63 sW |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 9′7″ |
| Bench press | 22 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.16 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.40 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.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Seattle Seahawks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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