Running back, Utah and Vanderbilt, 2022–⁠26

Nate Johnson

Number
No. 3
Height
6′1″
Weight
200 lb
Class (2026)
Senior
Hometown
Clovis, CA

Nate Johnson plays running back for Utah, after Utah (2022–⁠23) and Vanderbilt (2024).

Career highs

193passing yards, career highvs. Weber State, 20232rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Arizona, 2022

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2022

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2022Utah55110.2221
2023Utah592354.0459
2024Vanderbilt1111410.4156
2025Utah242259.4156
Career996256.3859

Passing

SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2022Utah11100.01616.010
2023Utah397254.24996.930
2024Vanderbilt1333.3124.000
Career417653.95276.940

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Utah3RBYr 1
2023Utah3RBYr 2
2024Vanderbilt3RBYr 3
2025Utah3RBYr 4
2026Utah3RBSr. (Yr 5)6′1″200

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
2022Utah71.50––10.5––
2023Utah1310.162nd (n=681)0.8020.827%0.21
2024Vanderbilt150.35––5.3––
2025Utah250.51––12.84%–

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
2025Utah74%4.802.202.809%

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

2025 Utah 9 games, 225 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30atUCLAW 43–⁠101606––
Sep 6vs.Cal PolyW 63–⁠91159016––
Sep 13atWyomingW 31–⁠6116016––
Oct 25vs.ColoradoW 53–⁠7258156––
Nov 1vs.CincinnatiW 45–⁠141808––
Nov 15atBaylorW 55–⁠28227017––
Nov 22vs.Kansas StateW 51–⁠47433011116
Nov 28atKansasW 31–⁠21115015––
Dec 31 ✦vs.NebraskaW 44–⁠221303––
2024 Vanderbilt 8 games, 114 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 7vs.Alcorn StateW 55–⁠0269156––
Sep 14atGeorgia StateL 32–⁠36170711
Oct 5vs.AlabamaW 40–⁠35––––––
Oct 19vs.Ball StateW 24–⁠141−200––
Oct 26vs.TexasL 24–⁠27111011––
Nov 2atAuburnW 17–⁠72202––
Nov 9vs.South CarolinaL 7–⁠281707––
Nov 23atLSUL 17–⁠24320010––
2023 Utah 7 games, 499 passing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.FloridaW 24–⁠11645127––
Sep 9atBaylorW 20–⁠13113219––
Sep 16vs.Weber StateW 31–⁠71671113––
Sep 23vs.UCLAW 14–⁠7142011––
Sep 29atOregon StateL 7–⁠219309––
Nov 4vs.Arizona StateW 55–⁠3279159––
Nov 18atArizonaL 18–⁠421303––
2022 Utah 3 games, 51 rushing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Nov 5vs.ArizonaW 45–⁠2032329––
Nov 12vs.StanfordW 42–⁠7121021––
Dec 2vs.USCW 47–⁠24170715

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

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