Player Dossier

2014-2017

South Florida

D'Ernest Johnson

RB • 5'10" • 210 lbs • Immokalee, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

D'Ernest Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.6 efficiency.

Usage Score

24.7

Efficiency

43.6

Consistency

68.5

Season Value

59.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · South Florida

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
South Florida
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: UCF

Scouting Read

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D'Ernest Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason · South Florida. D'Ernest Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 43.6 efficiency.

D'Ernest Johnson played RB for South Florida. Across 4 tracked seasons, D'Ernest Johnson recorded 63 passing yards, 1,796 rushing yards, and 909 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2017 with South Florida.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason

South Florida paired 949 primary output with 43.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 43.6 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Illinois

Win with 138 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2017 Postseason · South Florida

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

79.1

Efficiency

43.6

Usage

24.7

Consistency

68.5

Best Game by takeover score

Texas Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 76. Unknown: 15. San José State: 99. Illinois: 138. Temple: 135. East Carolina: 113. Cincinnati: 53. Tulane: 94. Houston: 32. UConn: 41. Tulsa: 122. UCF: 31

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas Tech: 17 by 38.5. Unknown: 13 by 12. San José State: 22 by 46.9. Illinois: 19 by 67.4. Temple: 26 by 49.2. East Carolina: 17 by 71.1. Cincinnati: 17 by 32.5. Tulane: 21 by 44.9. Houston: 14 by 23.8. UConn: 8 by 48.1. Tulsa: 18 by 61.1. UCF: 12 by 27.8

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins96.8 · Games = 9 · +65.3 vs Losses
Losses31.5 · Games = 2 · -65.3 vs Wins
First Half96 · Games = 6 · +33.8 vs Second Half
Second Half62.2 · Games = 6 · -33.8 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Illinois

Best efficiency game

71.1 vs East Carolina

Result
Sat 12/23vs Texas TechW 38-3416513.2001254.5
Fri 11/24@ UCFL 42-4911302.700112.6
Fri 11/17vs TulsaW 27-2016845.3002386.8
Sat 11/4@ UConn2+ TDW 37-207304.3011115.1
Sat 10/28vs HoustonL 24-2814322.3012.3
Sat 10/21@ TulaneW 34-2820844.2011104.5
Sat 10/14vs CincinnatiW 33-317533.1003.1
Sat 9/30@ East Carolina100 rush yards · 2+ TDW 61-31161116.902126.6
Thu 9/21vs Temple100 rush yardsW 43-7241064.4002295.2
Fri 9/15vs Illinois100 rush yardsW 47-23171015.9002377.3
Sat 9/2vs Unknown13151.2001.2
Sat 8/26@ San José State2+ TDW 42-2222994.5024.5

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    South Florida

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

2014201520152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonSouth Florida25739.110.6
2015 PostseasonSouth Florida66354.813.3406
2015 Regular SeasonSouth Florida66354.813.30
2016 PostseasonSouth Florida83655.317173
2016 Regular SeasonSouth Florida83655.3170
2017 PostseasonSouth Florida94943.624.7113
2017 Regular SeasonSouth Florida94943.624.70

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

UCF

Win with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

102

Primary metric

102 scrimmage yards and 13 usage.

#2

Unknown

92

Primary metric

Game with 92 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

92 scrimmage yards and 7.8 usage.

#3

Cincinnati

100

Primary metric

Win with 100 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

100 scrimmage yards and 20.6 usage.

#4

Navy

121

Primary metric

Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

121 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.

#5

Illinois

138

Primary metric

Win with 138 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

138 scrimmage yards and 22.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2017 Postseason · South Florida

949 primary output · 43.6 efficiency · 24.7 usage

59.2

#2

2017 Regular Season · South Florida

59.2

949 primary · 43.6 efficiency · 24.7 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · South Florida

57.4

836 primary · 55.3 efficiency · 17 usage

Milestones

9

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

8

2+ TD games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8923

Leuzinger · Lawndale, CA

Committed To
Oklahoma
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

1

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

2,705

Career Scrimmage Yards

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 49 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.