Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Texas
Cody Johnson
RB • 5'11" • Waller, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Cody Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 33.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
45
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
lowhigh
Star Power
43
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Texas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Texas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Baylor
Player Story
Cody Johnson built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Waller, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Cody Johnson's career was his backfield work: 1,465...
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- Committed To
- Texas
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Cody Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Texas. Cody Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 33.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,560
- Rushing yards
- 1,465
- Receiving yards
- 95
- Touchdowns
- 36
Quick Answers
Cody Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,560
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 47 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Texas
- Top game
- Baylor
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Nederland · Texas
- High school pipeline
- Nederland · 5 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Class 2011
- 2011 Scrimmage yards rank
- 204 scrimmage yards · RB 256th (top 55%) · Big 12 88th (top 48%) · National 851st (top 40%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Texas | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 38.7 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Texas | 11 | 336 | 336 | 0 | 12 | 38.7 |
| 2009 Postseason | Texas | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41.2 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Texas | 14 | 375 | 333 | 42 | 12 | 41.2 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Texas | 11 | 641 | 592 | 49 | 6 | 65.8 |
| 2011 Postseason | Texas | 11 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 30.3 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Texas | 11 | 183 | 179 | 4 | 5 | 30.3 |
Related Context
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Cody Johnson played RB for Texas. Across 4 tracked seasons, Cody Johnson recorded 1,465 rushing yards, 95 receiving yards, and 36 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Texas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Texas paired 641 primary output with 47.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 33.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kansas State
Loss with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · Texas
Games
11
Scrimmage Yards / G
18.5
Efficiency
33.9
Usage
7.6
Consistency
33.7
Best Game by takeover score
Kansas State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. California: 21. Rice: 13. BYU: 12. UCLA: 22. Iowa State: 0. Oklahoma: 3. Texas Tech: 0. Missouri: 3. Kansas State: 61. Texas A&M: 9. Baylor: 60
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. California: 5 by 43.8. Rice: 5 by 24.9. BYU: 5 by 25. UCLA: 6 by 38.2. Iowa State: 1 by 0. Oklahoma: 1 by 31.3. Missouri: 2 by 15.6. Kansas State: 4 by 100. Texas A&M: 6 by 15.6. Baylor: 14 by 44.6
Split Comparison
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Wins11 · Games = 7 · -20.8 vs Losses
Losses31.8 · Games = 4 · +20.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kansas State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Kansas State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/29 | vs California | W 21-10 | 5 | 21 | 4.20 | 1 | — | — | 4.2 |
| Sat 12/3 | @ Baylor | L 24-48 | 14 | 60 | 4.30 | 0 | — | — | 4.3 |
| Fri 11/25 | @ Texas A&M | W 27-25 | 6 | 9 | 1.50 | 1 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Kansas State | L 13-17 | 4 | 61 | 15.30 | 0 | — | — | 15.3 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Missouri | L 5-17 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Texas Tech | W 52-20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Oklahoma | L 17-55 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Iowa State | W 37-14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ UCLA | W 49-20 | 6 | 22 | 3.70 | 1 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 9/10 | vs BYU2+ TD | W 17-16 | 5 | 12 | 2.40 | 2 | — | — | 2.4 |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Rice | W 34-9 | 4 | 9 | 2.30 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.6 |
Player Story
Cody Johnson story
Cody Johnson built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Waller, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Cody Johnson's career was his backfield work: 1,465 rushing yards, 345 carries, 36 rushing touchdowns, and 95 receiving yards across 47 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Texas. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. His career also includes 95 receiving yards and 11 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 47 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Texas.
The arc is straightforward: Cody Johnson moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Texas
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2008200820092009201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Texas | 338 | 36.6 | 10.3 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Texas | 338 | 36.6 | 10.3 | 0 |
| 2009 Postseason | Texas | 377 | 36.6 | 11.1 | 39 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Texas | 377 | 36.6 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Texas | 641 | 47.6 | 21.1 | 264 |
| 2011 Postseason | Texas | 204 | 33.9 | 7.6 | -437 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Texas | 204 | 33.9 | 7.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Baylor
Week 11 · W 47-14 · Conference game
Win with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
128
Scrimmage Yards
86.7 takeover
128 scrimmage yards and 36.7 usage.
#2
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 12 · W 51-17
124
Scrimmage Yards
82 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
124 scrimmage yards and 39.4 usage.
#3
vs Texas A&M
Week 13 · L 17-24 · Conference game
107
Scrimmage Yards
78.3 takeover
Loss with 107 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
107 scrimmage yards and 24.1 usage.
#4
vs Texas A&M
Week 14 · W 49-9 · Conference game
102
Scrimmage Yards
78 takeover
Win with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
102 scrimmage yards and 11.9 usage.
#5
vs Kansas State
Week 12 · L 13-17 · Conference game
61
Scrimmage Yards
73.6 takeover
Loss with 61 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
61 scrimmage yards and 7.3 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Texas
641 primary output · 47.6 efficiency · 21.1 usage
65.8
#2
2009 Postseason · Texas
41.2
377 primary · 36.6 efficiency · 11.1 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Texas
41.2
377 primary · 36.6 efficiency · 11.1 usage
Milestones
4
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
9
2+ TD games
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