D.J. Johnson

Utah State

Sep 13 (Sat)

7:45 pm MT

Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Roopville, GA
High School:
Carrollton
Position:
RB

2015 – Played in eight games, starting four … missed six games due to injury … finished fourth on the team in rushing with 425 yards and six touchdowns … rushed for a team-best 79 yards and a touchdown vs. Utah State … rushed for 47 yards on 11 carries vs. Army, returning from a three-game absence due to injury … was not thrown for a loss during the season … first-career 100-yard game vs. San Jose State with career highs of 21 carries for 103 yards and three touchdowns … recorded a career-long run of 34 yards vs. SJSU … team-best 82 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries vs. Morgan State in the season opener … enters the season as the active career leader in rushing touchdowns with 15.

2014 – Played in 11 games, starting two … missed the first two games and most of fall practices with an injury ... tied for the team lead in rushing touchdowns with eight ... fifth on the team in rushing with 330 yards on 81 carries … rushed for a career-high 83 yards and a touchdown on a season-most 20 carries in Air Force’s bowl game win over Western Michigan … first-career start vs. Boise State, rushing for four yards on two carries ... had 15 carries for 51 yards and a career-high three touchdowns vs. New Mexico ... his three touchdowns were the most by a Falcon in 2014 and most by a fullback since Mike DeWitt had four at New Mexico in 2011 ... six carries for 41 yards vs. Nevada ... rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown vs. Colorado State.

2013 – Played in 10 games … did not see action in the Utah State and Boise State games … had 19 carries for 72 yards on the season … season highs of six carries for 30 yards vs. Notre Dame … four carries for five yards and his first-career touchdown vs. UNLV … six carries for 26 yards vs. Colorado State.

High School – Lettered four years in football and baseball and three years in power lifting … high school football coach was Rayvan Teague … was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal – Son of Andre Johnson and Veronica Reid … has a younger brother … given name is D’Andre … majoring in management … worked in the command center for Operations Air Force and was on the cadet leadership cadre for survival training last summer … completed Operations Air Force at MacDill Air Force Base and was an element leader during Basic Cadet Training in the summer of 2015 … hobby is fishing … completed survival training and a a summer class in economics in the summer of 2014.

Johnson's Career Statistics

Year	Games	Rush	Yds	Avg.	TD	Long
2015	8	82	425	5.2	6	34 (SJSU)
2014	11	81	330	4.1	8	21 (Nev)
2013	10	19	72	3.8	1	11/CSU
Career	29	182	827	4.0	15