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 / Role

60%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

45

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

70

Reliable weekly contributor

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Star Power

43

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · South Florida

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
South Florida
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Navy

Player Story

D'Ernest Johnson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Immokalee, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of D'Ernest Johnson's career was his backfield...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.8923

Leuzinger · Lawndale, CA

Committed To
Oklahoma
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

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

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,705
Rushing yards
1,796
Receiving yards
909
Touchdowns
32

Quick Answers

D'Ernest Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
South Florida · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,705
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 49 games
Best season
2017 Postseason · South Florida
Top game
Navy
Recruit profile
4-star · Leuzinger · Oklahoma
High school pipeline
Leuzinger · 17 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 2 · Class 2017
2017 Scrimmage yards rank
949 scrimmage yards · RB 71st (top 12%) · American Athletic 18th (top 9%) · National 131st (top 6%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonSouth Florida11257150107135.1
2015 PostseasonSouth Florida1317170155
2015 Regular SeasonSouth Florida13646290356655
2016 PostseasonSouth Florida131222795163.6
2016 Regular SeasonSouth Florida137145161981463.6
2017 PostseasonSouth Florida12765125070.7
2017 Regular SeasonSouth Florida12873745128970.7

Related Context

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: Temple

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load. It landed in the 91.7th 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

Temple

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas Tech: 76. Stony Brook: 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. Stony Brook: 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.

Wins88.6 · Games = 10 · +57.1 vs Losses
Losses31.5 · Games = 2 · -57.1 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

Temple

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 Stony BrookW 31-1713151.2001.2
Sat 8/26@ San José State2+ TDW 42-2222994.5024.5

Player Story

D'Ernest Johnson story

D'Ernest Johnson built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a running back from Immokalee, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with South Florida. The clearest part of D'Ernest Johnson's career was his backfield work: 1,796 rushing yards, 421 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 909 receiving yards across 49 career games in the available record. His career also includes 63 passing yards, 909 receiving yards, and 6 tackles, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives D'Ernest Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    South Florida

    2014-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value 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

vs Navy

Week 9 · W 52-45 · Conference game

Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

83 takeover

121 scrimmage yards and 31.3 usage.

#2

vs Temple

Week 4 · W 43-7 · Conference game

135

Scrimmage Yards

82.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

135 scrimmage yards and 36.6 usage.

#3

vs Tulsa

Week 12 · W 27-20 · Conference game

122

Scrimmage Yards

80.4 takeover

Win with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

122 scrimmage yards and 32.1 usage.

#4

vs Northern Illinois

Week 2 · W 48-17

120

Scrimmage Yards

77.9 takeover

Win with 120 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

120 scrimmage yards and 26.7 usage.

#5

vs Illinois

Week 3 · W 47-23

138

Scrimmage Yards

77.6 takeover

Win with 138 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

138 scrimmage yards and 22.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · South Florida

949 primary output · 43.6 efficiency · 24.7 usage

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#2

2017 Regular Season · South Florida

70.7

949 primary · 43.6 efficiency · 24.7 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · South Florida

63.6

836 primary · 55.3 efficiency · 17 usage

Milestones

4

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

8

2+ TD games