Usage / Role
37%
Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012Southern Miss
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.
Impact Production
46
Developing production for a back
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
53
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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- Committed To
- New Mexico State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Desmond Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · Southern Miss. Desmond Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 55.2 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,904
- Rushing yards
- 1,626
- Receiving yards
- 278
- Touchdowns
- 15
Quick Answers
Desmond Johnson quick answers
- 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%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 1 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 1 | 56.9 |
| 2010 Postseason | Southern Miss | 10 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 1 | 73.7 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 10 | 681 | 509 | 172 | 8 | 73.7 |
| 2011 Postseason | Southern Miss | 7 | 82 | 77 | 5 | 0 | 62.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 7 | 425 | 347 | 78 | 2 | 62.5 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 9 | 542 | 519 | 23 | 3 | 62.9 |
Related Context
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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.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason
Southern Miss paired 783 primary output with 56.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 55.2 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: Boise State
Loss with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
60.2
Efficiency
55.2
Usage
20.8
Consistency
67.8
Best Game by takeover score
Boise State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Nebraska: 60. East Carolina: 84. Western Kentucky: 39. Louisville: 94. Boise State: 116. UCF: 35. Marshall: 39. Rice: 11. UTEP: 64
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Nebraska: 10 by 64.1. East Carolina: 14 by 61.5. Western Kentucky: 10 by 40.6. Louisville: 14 by 69.9. Boise State: 15 by 80.6. UCF: 10 by 36.5. Marshall: 4 by 90.6. Rice: 8 by 14.3. UTEP: 17 by 38.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half78.6 · Games = 5 · +41.3 vs Second Half
Second Half37.3 · Games = 4 · -41.3 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Boise State
Best efficiency game
90.6 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/18 | vs UTEP | L 33-34 | 16 | 59 | 3.70 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Sat 10/27 | @ Rice | L 17-44 | 8 | 11 | 1.40 | 0 | — | — | 1.4 |
| Sat 10/20 | vs Marshall | L 24-59 | 4 | 39 | 9.80 | 1 | — | — | 9.8 |
| Sun 10/14 | @ UCF | L 31-38 | 10 | 35 | 3.50 | 0 | — | — | 3.5 |
| Sat 10/6 | vs Boise State100 rush yards | L 14-40 | 15 | 116 | 7.70 | 1 | — | — | 7.7 |
| Sun 9/30 | vs Louisville | L 17-21 | 14 | 94 | 6.70 | 0 | — | — | 6.7 |
| Sat 9/22 | @ Western Kentucky | L 17-42 | 10 | 39 | 3.90 | 0 | — | — | 3.9 |
| Sat 9/15 | vs East Carolina | L 14-24 | 13 | 76 | 5.80 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Nebraska | L 20-49 | 8 | 50 | 6.30 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 |
Player Story
Desmond Johnson 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 work: 1,626 rushing yards, 295 carries, 14 rushing touchdowns, and 278 receiving yards across 27 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Southern Miss. 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 278 receiving yards and 173 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 27 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Southern Miss.
The arc is straightforward: Desmond 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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Southern Miss
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 72 | 92.9 | 8.9 | — |
| 2010 Postseason | Southern Miss | 783 | 56.9 | 20.9 | 711 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 783 | 56.9 | 20.9 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Southern Miss | 507 | 58 | 21.7 | -276 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 507 | 58 | 21.7 | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 542 | 55.2 | 20.8 | 35 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Memphis
Week 13 · W 44-7 · Conference game
Win with 160 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
160
Scrimmage Yards
86.7 takeover
160 scrimmage yards and 21 usage.
#2
vs Boise State
Week 6 · L 14-40
116
Scrimmage Yards
82.5 takeover
Loss with 116 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
116 scrimmage yards and 23.4 usage.
#3
@ Tulsa
Week 13 · L 50-56 · Conference game
125
Scrimmage Yards
78.8 takeover
Loss with 125 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
125 scrimmage yards and 21.9 usage.
#4
vs Louisville
Week 5 · L 17-21
94
Scrimmage Yards
77 takeover
Loss with 94 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
94 scrimmage yards and 28 usage.
#5
@ Louisville
Week 1 · L 28-31 · Postseason
102
Scrimmage Yards
74.1 takeover
Loss with 102 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
102 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Postseason · Southern Miss
783 primary output · 56.9 efficiency · 20.9 usage
73.7
#2
2010 Regular Season · Southern Miss
73.7
783 primary · 56.9 efficiency · 20.9 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Southern Miss
62.9
542 primary · 55.2 efficiency · 20.8 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
1
150+ scrimmage yards
3
2+ TD games
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