Running back, North Dakota State, 2022–25
Owen Johnson
- Number
- No. 4
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Mankato, MN
Owen Johnson played running back at North Dakota State (2022–25).
Career highs
82rushing yards, career highat Missouri State, 2023Team titles: Missouri Valley Football champions, 2025
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Dakota State | 12 | 36 | 3.0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | North Dakota State | 17 | 150 | 8.8 | 1 | 55 |
| 2025 | North Dakota State | 21 | 47 | 2.2 | 0 | 10 |
| Career | 50 | 233 | 4.7 | 1 | 55 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Dakota State | 4 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | North Dakota State | 4 | RB | So. | ||
| 2025 | North Dakota State | 4 | RB | Sr. | 5′11″ | 212 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Dakota State (FCS) | 8 | 0.02 | – | – | 0.2 | – |
| 2023 | North Dakota State (FCS) | 21 | 0.55 | – | – | 11.6 | 7% |
| 2025 | North Dakota State (FCS) | 27 | -0.23 | – | – | -6.3 | 4% |
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
2025 North Dakota State 10 games, 47 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at The Citadel | W 38–0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | – |
| Sep 6 | at Tennessee State | W 59–3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 10 | – | – |
| Sep 13 | vs. Southeast Missouri State | W 41–14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Sep 27 | vs. South Dakota | W 51–13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. Southern Illinois | W 45–17 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 18 | at Indiana State | W 38–7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at South Dakota State | W 38–7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 15 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 48–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 |
| Nov 22 | vs. St. Thomas (MN) | W 62–7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | – | – |
| Dec 6 | vs. Illinois State | L 28–29 | – | – | – | – | 1 | −4 |
2023 North Dakota State 5 games, 150 rushing yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 35–10 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | – | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. Maine | W 44–7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Central Arkansas | W 49–31 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 23 |
| Oct 7 | at Missouri State | W 38–10 | 9 | 82 | 0 | 55 | – | – |
| Oct 14 | at North Dakota | L 24–49 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
2022 North Dakota State 3 games, 36 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Drake | W 56–14 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 12 | – | – |
| Sep 10 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 43–3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at Western Illinois | W 56–17 | 4 | −3 | 0 | 1 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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