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

Best season
1,004
Rushing yards, 2016 (Maryland, 6–⁠7)
Best game
204 yards
Vs. Purdue, week 5, 2016: No. 3 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in yards per carry, 2016
Drafted
No. 186
Round 6, 2019 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Career highs

204rushing yards, career highvs. Purdue, 20162rushing touchdowns, career highfour times; last vs. Towson, 2017

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Maryland352507.1344
2016Maryland1101,0049.1676
2017Maryland1378756.4574
2018Maryland665067.7381
Career3482,6357.61781

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2015Maryland512504410
2016Maryland2310180
2017Maryland276571–––
2018Maryland143811–––
Career481,19425490

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Maryland23015.0023
2016Maryland1620612.9166
2017Maryland56012.0124
2018Maryland6223.7018
Career2931811.0266

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2016Maryland111000
2018Maryland520000
Career631000

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2015Maryland24RBFr.
2016Maryland24RBSo.
2017Maryland24RBJr.
2018Maryland24RBSr.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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2015Maryland390.28––11.17%–
2016Maryland1290.4797th (n=259)0.1360.115%0.44
2017Maryland1410.2886th (n=287)0.1239.419%0.26
2018Maryland760.2170th (n=300)0.1515.914%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
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.TexasW 34–⁠2911300264–
Sep 8atBowling GreenW 45–⁠14121241241–
Sep 15vs.TempleL 14–⁠356230381–
Sep 22vs.MinnesotaW 42–⁠13111231239–
Oct 6atMichiganL 21–⁠425302100–
Oct 13vs.RutgersW 34–⁠791321114–
Oct 20atIowaL 0–⁠234150242–
Oct 27vs.IllinoisW 63–⁠333180–––
Nov 10atIndianaL 32–⁠345380–––
2017 Maryland 12 games, 875 rushing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 2atTexasW 51–⁠41121321280–
Sep 9vs.TowsonW 63–⁠1751242116–
Sep 23vs.UCFL 10–⁠3811250499–
Sep 30atMinnesotaW 31–⁠24181301116–
Oct 7atOhio StateL 14–⁠62125706189–
Oct 14vs.NorthwesternL 21–⁠3710200494–
Oct 21atWisconsinL 13–⁠3816830–––
Oct 28vs.IndianaW 42–⁠3913910–––
Nov 4atRutgersL 24–⁠3110411237–
Nov 11vs.MichiganL 10–⁠3512670126–
Nov 18atMichigan StateL 7–⁠1710350219–
Nov 25vs.Penn StateL 3–⁠668700481–
2016 Maryland 13 games, 1,004 rushing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.HowardW 52–⁠1364811221
Sep 9atFlorida InternationalW 41–⁠14834019–
Sep 17atUCFW 30–⁠247470–––
Oct 1vs.PurdueW 50–⁠772042–––
Oct 8atPenn StateL 14–⁠385110–––
Oct 15vs.MinnesotaL 10–⁠315230–––
Oct 22vs.Michigan StateW 28–⁠1791150–––
Oct 29atIndianaL 36–⁠42131421–––
Nov 5atMichiganL 3–⁠599110–––
Nov 12vs.Ohio StateL 3–⁠628210–––
Nov 19atNebraskaL 7–⁠287210–––
Nov 26vs.RutgersW 31–⁠13111680–––
Dec 26 ✦vs.Boston CollegeL 30–⁠36151592–––
2015 Maryland 9 games, 250 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.RichmondW 50–⁠2110831–––
Sep 12vs.Bowling GreenL 27–⁠48–––119–
Sep 19vs.South FloridaW 35–⁠1710300266–
Sep 26atWest VirginiaL 6–⁠454200–––
Oct 10atOhio StateL 28–⁠492−20–––
Oct 24vs.Penn StateL 30–⁠312110–––
Nov 7vs.WisconsinL 24–⁠313190–––
Nov 21vs.IndianaL 28–⁠47220––2
Nov 28atRutgersW 46–⁠4128722402

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).

DrillPro day 2019
Height5′10¾″
Weight210 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size9⅛″
Wingspan71¾″W
40-yard dash4.40 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump34½″
Broad jump10′3″
Bench press13 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.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2019Detroit Lions1663273024109
2020New York Jets115425411699
2021New York Jets1561238234372
2022New York Jets123016011288
2023Buffalo Bills9301320762
2024Buffalo Bills1741213118284
2025Buffalo Bills1750200324263
2026 (so far)Buffalo Bills2130659
NFL career993301,47381411,336

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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