Running back, Syracuse (from LSU), 2024–⁠26

Ju’Juan Johnson

Number
No. 4
Height
6′0″
Weight
210 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Lafayette, LA

Ju’Juan Johnson plays running back for Syracuse, after LSU (2024–⁠25). Last time out, against Louisville: 1 catch, 2 yards.

2026 so far

102 rushing yards, 1 TD

Last game: 1 catch, 2 yards vs. Louisville, L 26–⁠34

Next game: at North Carolina, Oct 24

Game by game this season, rushing yards
  1. 46CAL
  2. 13@PITT
  3. 35@UVA
  4. 8LOU

Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.

Career highs

2rushing touchdowns, career highvs. SE Louisiana, 2025

Rushing

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

* The season in progress, so far.

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2024LSU7142.005
2025LSU411553.8256
2026Syracuse331023.1113
Career812713.3356

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024LSU5224.4111
2025LSU17724.2014
2026Syracuse6305.0011
Career281244.4114

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2024LSU4RBFr.
2025LSU4RBSo.
2026Syracuse4RBJr.6′0″210

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
2024LSU11-0.05––-0.5––
2025LSU64-0.0021st (n=576)0.10-0.27%0.00
2026Syracuse420.0332nd (n=478)0.101.112%0.11

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
2025LSU37%2.901.101.9022%
2026Syracuse49%2.400.800.1030%

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 Syracuse 4 games, 102 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 12vs.CaliforniaL 18–⁠2115461110
Sep 17atPittsburghL 13–⁠2761304270
Oct 10atVirginiaL 25–⁠2810350–––
Oct 17vs.LouisvilleL 26–⁠34280120
2025 LSU 13 games, 155 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 30atClemsonW 17–⁠103805310
Sep 6vs.Louisiana TechW 23–⁠7110–––
Sep 13vs.FloridaW 20–⁠10400140
Sep 20vs.SE LouisianaW 56–⁠1084321140
Sep 27atOle MissL 19–⁠246180–––
Oct 11vs.South CarolinaW 20–⁠105660–––
Oct 18atVanderbiltL 24–⁠311−10150
Oct 25vs.Texas A&ML 25–⁠49120370
Nov 8atAlabamaL 9–⁠20120110
Nov 15vs.ArkansasW 23–⁠22170210
Nov 22vs.Western KentuckyW 13–⁠104200150
Nov 29atOklahomaL 13–⁠173−150240
Dec 27 ✦vs.HoustonL 35–⁠38340–––
2024 LSU 4 games, 14 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 7vs.NichollsW 44–⁠21–––3161
Sep 21vs.UCLAW 34–⁠17210–––
Sep 28vs.South AlabamaW 42–⁠103120260
Oct 19atArkansasW 34–⁠10210–––

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

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