Running back, West Virginia, 2021–⁠23

Justin Johnson

Number
No. 26
Height
5′11″
Weight
203 lb
Class (2023)
Junior
Hometown
Saint Louis, MO

Justin Johnson played running back at West Virginia (2021–⁠23).

Career highs

83rushing yards, career highat Virginia Tech, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021West Virginia24903.8015
2022West Virginia984304.4324
2023West Virginia381503.9130
Career1606704.2430

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021West Virginia294.507
2022West Virginia8465.8110
2023West Virginia242.003
Career12594.9110

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021West Virginia26RBFr.
2022West Virginia26RBSo.
2023West Virginia26RBJr.5′11″203

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
2021West Virginia19-0.32––-6.0––
2022West Virginia1050.1446th (n=470)0.1414.212%0.20
2023West Virginia40-0.24––-9.78%0.04

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

2023 West Virginia 7 games, 150 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 23vs.Texas TechW 20–⁠131505––
Sep 30atTCUW 24–⁠211−200––
Oct 21vs.Oklahoma StateL 34–⁠481472130––
Oct 28atUCFW 41–⁠2871506––
Nov 4vs.BYUW 37–⁠7650424
Nov 11atOklahomaL 20–⁠5931306––
Nov 18vs.CincinnatiW 42–⁠21642026––
2022 West Virginia 12 games, 430 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1atPittsburghL 31–⁠3841206211
Sep 10vs.KansasL 42–⁠5572908218
Sep 17vs.TowsonW 65–⁠782107––
Sep 22atVirginia TechW 33–⁠101183124––
Oct 1atTexasL 20–⁠38104211413
Oct 13vs.BaylorW 43–⁠40124811914
Oct 22atTexas TechL 10–⁠4831409––
Oct 29vs.TCUL 31–⁠4110360815
Nov 5atIowa StateL 14–⁠311248010––
Nov 12vs.OklahomaW 23–⁠20723017––
Nov 19vs.Kansas StateL 31–⁠48116301315
Nov 26atOklahoma StateW 24–⁠1931105––
2021 West Virginia 4 games, 90 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 11vs.Long Island UniversityW 66–⁠01042011––
Oct 9atBaylorL 20–⁠458130612
Nov 6vs.Oklahoma StateL 3–⁠24100017
Dec 28 ✦vs.MinnesotaL 6–⁠18535015––

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

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