Desmond Johnson

RB • 5'11" • Yazoo City, MS, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Desmond Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.2 efficiency.

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Rotational offensive role

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Developing production for a back

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Reliability

Useful contributor with volatile peaks

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Star Power

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Southern Miss

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 4
Program Path: Southern Miss
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Memphis

Player Story

Desmond Johnson built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a running back from Yazoo City, MS wearing No. 7, spending time with Southern Miss. The clearest part of Desmond Johnson's career was his backfield...

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Class 2020 · Rating 0.77

Mesquite · Mesquite, TX

Committed To: New Mexico State
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2020

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Latest team and position: Southern Miss · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards: 1,904
Tracked sample: 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 27 games
Best season: 2010 Postseason · Southern Miss
Top game: Memphis
Recruit profile: 2-star · Mesquite · New Mexico State
High school pipeline: Mesquite · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster: No. 7 · Class 2012
2012 Scrimmage yards rank: 542 scrimmage yards · RB 153rd (top 31%) · Conference USA 37th (top 18%) · National 393rd (top 18%)

Desmond Johnson played RB for Southern Miss. Across 4 tracked seasons, Desmond Johnson recorded 1,626 rushing yards, 278 receiving yards, and 15 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Southern Miss.

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