Player Dossier

2008-2012

Arkansas

Dennis Johnson

RB • 5'9" • Texarkana, AR, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Dennis Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 59.3 efficiency.

Usage / Role

37%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

23

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

12

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

45

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Arkansas

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Arkansas
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Ole Miss

Player Story

Dennis Johnson built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a running back from Texarkana, AR wearing No. 33, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of Dennis Johnson's career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2008 · Rating 0.8567

Arkansas · Texarkana, AR

Committed To
Arkansas
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2008

Dennis Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Postseason · Arkansas. Dennis Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 59.3 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
2,546
Rushing yards
2,036
Receiving yards
510
Touchdowns
19

Quick Answers

Dennis Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
Arkansas · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
2,546
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 45 games
Best season
2011 Postseason · Arkansas
Top game
Ole Miss
Recruit profile
3-star · Arkansas · Arkansas
High school pipeline
Arkansas · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 33 · Class 2012
2012 Scrimmage yards rank
917 scrimmage yards · RB 79th (top 16%) · SEC 20th (top 8%) · National 153rd (top 7%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2008 Regular SeasonArkansas720718423129.9
2009 PostseasonArkansas1329218038.8
2009 Regular SeasonArkansas1338532164138.8
2010 Regular SeasonArkansas283830142.6
2011 PostseasonArkansas1135332073.8
2011 Regular SeasonArkansas11890637253673.8
2012 Regular SeasonArkansas129177571601072.4

Related Context

Dennis Johnson played RB for Arkansas. Across 5 tracked seasons, Dennis Johnson recorded 2,036 rushing yards, 510 receiving yards, and 19 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Arkansas.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2011 Postseason

Arkansas paired 925 primary output with 61.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2008 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 41.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: LSU

Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2008 Regular Season · Arkansas

Games

7

Scrimmage Yards / G

29.6

Efficiency

41.1

Usage

11.1

Consistency

24.2

Best Game by takeover score

LSU

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Western Illinois: 18. Alabama: 6. Texas: 10. Auburn: 5. South Carolina: 28. Mississippi State: 13. LSU: 127

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Illinois: 6 by 31.3. Alabama: 2 by 18.8. Texas: 3 by 34.7. Auburn: 1 by 52.1. South Carolina: 7 by 32.3. Mississippi State: 3 by 45.1. LSU: 18 by 73.5

Split Comparison

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

Wins50 · Games = 3 · +35.8 vs Losses
Losses14.3 · Games = 4 · -35.8 vs Wins

Game Log

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

7 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

LSU

Best efficiency game

73.5 vs LSU

Result
Fri 11/28vs LSU100 rush yardsW 31-30181277.8017.1
Sat 11/22@ Mississippi StateL 28-313134.3004.3
Sat 11/8@ South CarolinaL 21-344102.5003184
Sat 10/11@ AuburnW 25-2215505
Sat 9/27@ TexasL 10-523103.3003.3
Sat 9/20vs AlabamaL 14-491110153
Sat 8/30vs Western IllinoisW 28-24618303

Player Story

Dennis Johnson story

Dennis Johnson built his college career from 2008 through 2012 as a running back from Texarkana, AR wearing No. 33, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of Dennis Johnson's career was his backfield work: 2,036 rushing yards, 345 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 510 receiving yards across 45 career games in the available record. His career also includes 510 receiving yards and 1,982 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Dennis Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Arkansas

    2008-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2008200920092010201120112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonArkansas20741.111.1
2009 PostseasonArkansas41449.511.3207
2009 Regular SeasonArkansas41449.511.30
2010 Regular SeasonArkansas83708.1-331
2011 PostseasonArkansas92561.423.2842
2011 Regular SeasonArkansas92561.423.20
2012 Regular SeasonArkansas91759.325.1-8

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Ole Miss

Week 8 · W 29-24 · Conference game

Win with 174 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

174

Scrimmage Yards

97.5 takeover

174 scrimmage yards and 41.5 usage.

#2

@ Florida

Week 7 · L 20-23 · Conference game

122

Scrimmage Yards

91.6 takeover

Loss with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

122 scrimmage yards and 32.6 usage.

#3

vs LSU

Week 14 · W 31-30 · Conference game

127

Scrimmage Yards

88.4 takeover

Win with 127 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

127 scrimmage yards and 32.1 usage.

#4

vs Ole Miss

Week 9 · L 27-30 · Conference game

180

Scrimmage Yards

87.4 takeover

Loss driven by a workhorse rushing load.

180 scrimmage yards and 49.2 usage.

#5

vs Tennessee

Week 11 · W 49-7 · Conference game

140

Scrimmage Yards

86.8 takeover

Win with 140 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

140 scrimmage yards and 31.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2011 Postseason · Arkansas

925 primary output · 61.4 efficiency · 23.2 usage

73.8

#2

2011 Regular Season · Arkansas

73.8

925 primary · 61.4 efficiency · 23.2 usage

#3

2012 Regular Season · Arkansas

72.4

917 primary · 59.3 efficiency · 25.1 usage

Milestones

5

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

4

2+ TD games