Running back, UConn, 2014–⁠16

Ron Johnson

Number
No. 3
Height
5′11″
Hometown
Naples, FL

Ron Johnson played running back at UConn (2014–⁠16).

Career highs

101rushing yards, career highvs. SMU, 20142rushing touchdowns, career hightwice; last vs. Maine, 2016

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014UConn1144293.8323
2015UConn882242.5529
2016UConn722423.4421
Career2748953.31229

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014UConn3206.7011
2015UConn4297.3022
2016UConn8475.908
Career15966.4022

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2014UConn3RB
2015UConn3RB
2016UConn3RB5′11″

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
2014UConn106-0.103rd (n=253)0.12-11.116%0.10
2015UConn95-0.133rd (n=268)0.12-12.513%-0.04
2016UConn90-0.029th (n=259)0.13-2.211%0.08

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

2016 UConn 12 games, 242 rushing yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 1vs.MaineW 24–⁠211565221214
Sep 10atNavyL 24–⁠281033110210
Sep 17vs.VirginiaW 13–⁠1071304210
Sep 24vs.SyracuseL 24–⁠31825110213
Sep 29atHoustonL 14–⁠42611010––
Oct 8vs.CincinnatiW 20–⁠9421010––
Oct 15atSouth FloridaL 27–⁠4262007––
Oct 22vs.UCFL 16–⁠24930013––
Oct 29atEast CarolinaL 3–⁠4131106––
Nov 4vs.TempleL 0–⁠211404––
Nov 19atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠302604––
Nov 26vs.TulaneL 13–⁠381303––
2015 UConn 11 games, 224 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.VillanovaW 20–⁠152265110––
Sep 12vs.ArmyW 22–⁠1718391101−2
Sep 19atMissouriL 6–⁠91423114––
Oct 2atBYUL 13–⁠301−300––
Oct 10atUCFW 40–⁠1382111229
Oct 17vs.South FloridaL 20–⁠286506122
Oct 24atCincinnatiL 13–⁠371000––
Oct 30vs.East CarolinaW 31–⁠1371807––
Nov 21vs.HoustonW 20–⁠17741029––
Nov 28atTempleL 3–⁠273706––
Dec 26 ✦vs.MarshallL 10–⁠161818––
2014 UConn 12 games, 429 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 29vs.BYUL 10–⁠353906111
Sep 6vs.Stony BrookW 19–⁠1641104––
Sep 13vs.Boise StateL 21–⁠38113013––
Sep 19atSouth FloridaL 14–⁠175306––
Sep 27vs.TempleL 10–⁠36837014––
Oct 11atTulaneL 3–⁠12935023––
Oct 23atEast CarolinaL 21–⁠311345022––
Nov 1vs.UCFW 37–⁠29112721319
Nov 8vs.ArmyL 21–⁠3564801510
Nov 22vs.CincinnatiL 0–⁠4193308––
Nov 29atMemphisL 10–⁠412267016––
Dec 6vs.SMUL 20–⁠2723101117––

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

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