Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2016UConn
Ron Johnson
RB • 5'11" • Naples, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Ron Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 35.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
26
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
21
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · UConn
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- UConn
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: SMU
Player Story
Ron Johnson built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from Naples, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Ron Johnson's career was his backfield work: 895 rushing...
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- Committed To
- UConn
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Ron Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · UConn. Ron Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 35.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 991
- Rushing yards
- 895
- Receiving yards
- 96
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Ron Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UConn · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 991
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · UConn
- Top game
- SMU
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Palmetto Ridge · UConn
- High school pipeline
- Palmetto Ridge · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 289 scrimmage yards · RB 272nd (top 48%) · American Athletic 72nd (top 30%) · National 811th (top 34%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 449 | 429 | 20 | 3 | 66.8 |
| 2015 Postseason | UConn | 11 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 46.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UConn | 11 | 245 | 216 | 29 | 4 | 46.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UConn | 12 | 289 | 242 | 47 | 4 | 46.5 |
Related Context
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Ron Johnson played RB for UConn. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ron Johnson recorded 895 rushing yards, 96 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2014 with UConn.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
UConn paired 449 primary output with 43.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 35.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maine
Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · UConn
Games
12
Scrimmage Yards / G
24.1
Efficiency
35.4
Usage
11.7
Consistency
52.5
Best Game by takeover score
Maine
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Maine: 79. Navy: 43. Virginia: 23. Syracuse: 38. Houston: 11. Cincinnati: 21. South Florida: 20. UCF: 30. East Carolina: 11. Temple: 4. Boston College: 6. Tulane: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Maine: 17 by 46.4. Navy: 12 by 35.6. Virginia: 9 by 22.3. Syracuse: 10 by 35.4. Houston: 6 by 19.1. Cincinnati: 4 by 54.7. South Florida: 6 by 34.7. UCF: 9 by 34.7. East Carolina: 3 by 38.2. Temple: 1 by 41.7. Boston College: 2 by 31.3. Tulane: 1 by 31.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins41 · Games = 3 · +22.6 vs Losses
Losses18.4 · Games = 9 · -22.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Maine
Best efficiency game
54.7 vs Cincinnati
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Tulane | L 13-38 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Boston College | L 0-30 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Fri 11/4 | vs Temple | L 0-21 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ East Carolina | L 3-41 | 3 | 11 | 3.70 | 0 | — | — | 3.7 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs UCF | L 16-24 | 9 | 30 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ South Florida | L 27-42 | 6 | 20 | 3.30 | 0 | — | — | 3.3 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Cincinnati | W 20-9 | 4 | 21 | 5.30 | 0 | — | — | 5.3 |
| Fri 9/30 | @ Houston | L 14-42 | 6 | 11 | 1.80 | 0 | — | — | 1.8 |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Syracuse | L 24-31 | 8 | 25 | 3.10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 3.8 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Virginia | W 13-10 | 7 | 13 | 1.90 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2.6 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Navy | L 24-28 | 10 | 33 | 3.30 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3.6 |
| Thu 9/1 | vs Maine2+ TD | W 24-21 | 15 | 65 | 4.30 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 4.6 |
Player Story
Ron Johnson story
Ron Johnson built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a running back from Naples, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with UConn. The clearest part of Ron Johnson's career was his backfield work: 895 rushing yards, 274 carries, 12 rushing touchdowns, and 96 receiving yards across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with UConn. 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 96 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UConn.
The arc is straightforward: Ron 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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UConn
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | UConn | 449 | 43.4 | 20.8 | — |
| 2015 Postseason | UConn | 253 | 28.7 | 15.4 | -196 |
| 2015 Regular Season | UConn | 253 | 28.7 | 15.4 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | UConn | 289 | 35.4 | 11.7 | 36 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs SMU
Week 15 · L 20-27 · Conference game
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
101
Scrimmage Yards
81.9 takeover
101 scrimmage yards and 50 usage.
#2
vs Villanova
Week 1 · W 20-15
65
Scrimmage Yards
76.9 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
65 scrimmage yards and 44.9 usage.
#3
vs Maine
Week 1 · W 24-21
79
Scrimmage Yards
73.4 takeover
Win with 79 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
79 scrimmage yards and 25.8 usage.
#4
@ Memphis
Week 14 · L 10-41 · Conference game
67
Scrimmage Yards
66 takeover
Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.
67 scrimmage yards and 44.9 usage.
#5
@ Army
Week 11 · L 21-35
48
Scrimmage Yards
56.5 takeover
Loss with 48 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
48 scrimmage yards and 15.2 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · UConn
449 primary output · 43.4 efficiency · 20.8 usage
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#2
2015 Postseason · UConn
46.5
253 primary · 28.7 efficiency · 15.4 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · UConn
46.5
253 primary · 28.7 efficiency · 15.4 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
2
2+ TD games
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