Running back, Maryland, 2015–18
Ty Johnson
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 212 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Cumberland, MD
- Born
- Sep 17, 1997
Ty Johnson played running back at Maryland (2015–18). The Detroit Lions took Johnson in round 6, No. 186 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
204rushing yards, career highvs. Purdue, 20162rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Towson, 2017Honors
Rushing
Returns
Receiving
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Maryland | 24 | RB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Maryland | 24 | RB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Maryland | 24 | RB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Maryland | 24 | RB | Sr. | 5′10″ | 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 | Adj. rush |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Maryland | 39 | 0.28 | – | – | 11.1 | 7% | – |
| 2016 | Maryland | 129 | 0.47 | 97th (n=259) | 0.13 | 60.1 | 15% | 0.44 |
| 2017 | Maryland | 141 | 0.28 | 86th (n=287) | 0.12 | 39.4 | 19% | 0.26 |
| 2018 | Maryland | 76 | 0.21 | 70th (n=300) | 0.15 | 15.9 | 14% | 0.24 |
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
2018 Maryland 9 games, 506 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. | W 34–29 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 64 | – |
| Sep 8 | at | W 45–14 | 12 | 124 | 1 | 2 | 41 | – |
| Sep 15 | vs. | L 14–35 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 81 | – |
| Sep 22 | vs. | W 42–13 | 11 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 39 | – |
| Oct 6 | at | L 21–42 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 100 | – |
| Oct 13 | vs. | W 34–7 | 9 | 132 | 1 | 1 | 14 | – |
| Oct 20 | at | L 0–23 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 42 | – |
| Oct 27 | vs. | W 63–33 | 3 | 18 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 32–34 | 5 | 38 | 0 | – | – | – |
2017 Maryland 12 games, 875 rushing yards, 5 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at | W 51–41 | 12 | 132 | 1 | 2 | 80 | – |
| Sep 9 | vs. | W 63–17 | 5 | 124 | 2 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Sep 23 | vs. | L 10–38 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 99 | – |
| Sep 30 | at | W 31–24 | 18 | 130 | 1 | 1 | 16 | – |
| Oct 7 | at | L 14–62 | 12 | 57 | 0 | 6 | 189 | – |
| Oct 14 | vs. | L 21–37 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 94 | – |
| Oct 21 | at | L 13–38 | 16 | 83 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 28 | vs. | W 42–39 | 13 | 91 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 4 | at | L 24–31 | 10 | 41 | 1 | 2 | 37 | – |
| Nov 11 | vs. | L 10–35 | 12 | 67 | 0 | 1 | 26 | – |
| Nov 18 | at | L 7–17 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 19 | – |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 3–66 | 8 | 70 | 0 | 4 | 81 | – |
2016 Maryland 13 games, 1,004 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | W 52–13 | 6 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | at | W 41–14 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 9 | – |
| Sep 17 | at | W 30–24 | 7 | 47 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 1 | vs. | W 50–7 | 7 | 204 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | at | L 14–38 | 5 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | vs. | L 10–31 | 5 | 23 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 22 | vs. | W 28–17 | 9 | 115 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 29 | at | L 36–42 | 13 | 142 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 5 | at | L 3–59 | 9 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 12 | vs. | L 3–62 | 8 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 19 | at | L 7–28 | 7 | 21 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 26 | vs. | W 31–13 | 11 | 168 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 30–36 | 15 | 159 | 2 | – | – | – |
2015 Maryland 9 games, 250 rushing yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Rush yds | Rush TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 50–21 | 10 | 83 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Sep 12 | vs. | L 27–48 | – | – | – | 1 | 19 | – |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 35–17 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 66 | – |
| Sep 26 | at | L 6–45 | 4 | 20 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 10 | at | L 28–49 | 2 | −2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 24 | vs. | L 30–31 | 2 | 11 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 7 | vs. | L 24–31 | 3 | 19 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 21 | vs. | L 28–47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 28 | at | W 46–41 | 2 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 2 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2019 East–West Shrine Game (East team, lost 17–21).
| Drill | Pro day 2019 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′10¾″ |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 71¾″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.40 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 34½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| Bench press | 13 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 99 games with a stat; latest team: Buffalo Bills.
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 63 | 273 | 0 | 24 | 109 |
| 2020 | New York Jets | 11 | 54 | 254 | 1 | 16 | 99 |
| 2021 | New York Jets | 15 | 61 | 238 | 2 | 34 | 372 |
| 2022 | New York Jets | 12 | 30 | 160 | 1 | 12 | 88 |
| 2023 | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 30 | 132 | 0 | 7 | 62 |
| 2024 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 41 | 213 | 1 | 18 | 284 |
| 2025 | Buffalo Bills | 17 | 50 | 200 | 3 | 24 | 263 |
| 2026 (so far) | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 59 |
| NFL career | 99 | 330 | 1,473 | 8 | 141 | 1,336 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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