Running back, South Dakota State, 2025–⁠26

Josiah Johnson

Number
No. 22
Height
6′0″
Weight
215 lb
Class (2026)
Sophomore
Hometown
Milwaukee, WI

Josiah Johnson plays running back for South Dakota State. Last time out, at North Dakota: 17 carries, 54 yards. Johnson leads South Dakota State in rushing yards this season.

2026 so far

734 rushing yards, 7 TD

Last game: 17 carries, 54 yards at North Dakota, L 10–⁠21

Next game: vs. Murray State, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 63STET
  2. 79@NU
  3. 48NHVN
  4. 238YSU
  5. 121EIU
  6. 131@ILST
  7. 54@UND

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

238rushing yards, career highvs. Youngstown State, 20263rushing touchdowns, career highat North Dakota, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2025South Dakota State783204.1616
2026South Dakota State1207346.1756
Career1981,0545.31356

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2025South Dakota State22RBFr.
2026South Dakota State22RBSo.6′0″215

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025South Dakota State (FCS)670.1772nd (n=576)0.1011.514%
2026South Dakota State (FCS)1190.2785th (n=478)0.1032.025%

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 South Dakota State 7 games, 734 rushing yards, 7 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.StetsonW 70–⁠71063220––
Sep 5atNorthwesternL 18–⁠341979112––
Sep 12vs.New HavenW 57–⁠141148016––
Sep 19vs.Youngstown StateW 27–⁠2030238239––
Sep 26vs.Eastern IllinoisW 42–⁠714121255127
Oct 3atIllinois StateW 31–⁠1419131056––
Oct 17atNorth DakotaL 10–⁠211754010––
2025 South Dakota State 8 games, 320 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Oct 18atMurray StateW 35–⁠141058112––
Oct 25vs.North Dakota StateL 7–⁠383603––
Nov 1vs.Indiana StateL 12–⁠241475014––
Nov 8atSouth DakotaL 17–⁠244604––
Nov 15vs.Illinois StateL 21–⁠35825151−1
Nov 22atNorth DakotaW 34–⁠31197639––
Nov 29vs.New HampshireW 41–⁠3103018––
Dec 6atMontanaL 29–⁠501044016––

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

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