Usage / Role
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Major offensive role
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Player Dossier
2015-2018Maryland
Ty Johnson
RB • 5'10" • 212 lbs • Cumberland, MD, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Ty Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.1 efficiency.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
89
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Maryland
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Maryland
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Ty Johnson built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Cumberland, MD wearing No. 24, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Ty Johnson's career was his backfield work: 2,635...
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- Committed To
- Bucknell
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2019
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 13
- Overall
- No. 186
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Ty Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · Maryland. Ty Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 60.1 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 2,953
- Rushing yards
- 2,635
- Receiving yards
- 318
- Touchdowns
- 23
Quick Answers
Ty Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Maryland · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 2,953
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · Maryland
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Butler Area · Bucknell
- High school pipeline
- Butler Area · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2019 · Round 6 · Pick 13 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Senior
- 2018 Scrimmage yards rank
- 528 scrimmage yards · RB 200th (top 29%) · Big Ten 46th (top 16%) · National 454th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Maryland | 9 | 280 | 250 | 30 | 3 | 33.9 |
| 2016 Postseason | Maryland | 13 | 174 | 159 | 15 | 2 | 67.4 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 13 | 1,036 | 845 | 191 | 5 | 67.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 12 | 935 | 875 | 60 | 8 | 67.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 9 | 528 | 506 | 22 | 5 | 47.7 |
Related Context
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Ty Johnson played RB for Maryland. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ty Johnson recorded 2,635 rushing yards, 318 receiving yards, and 6 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Maryland.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
Maryland paired 935 primary output with 60.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 68 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2018 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Loss with 174 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 84.6th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Maryland
Games
13
Scrimmage Yards / G
93.1
Efficiency
68
Usage
17.5
Consistency
51.6
Best Game by takeover score
Boston College
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Boston College: 174. Howard: 71. Florida International: 55. UCF: 47. Purdue: 204. Penn State: 80. Minnesota: 23. Michigan State: 131. Indiana: 148. Michigan: 53. Ohio State: 24. Nebraska: 21. Rutgers: 179
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Boston College: 17 by 92.6. Howard: 9 by 82.9. Florida International: 10 by 49.5. UCF: 7 by 69.9. Purdue: 7 by 100. Penn State: 7 by 61.4. Minnesota: 5 by 47.9. Michigan State: 10 by 100. Indiana: 14 by 94. Michigan: 11 by 27.7. Ohio State: 10 by 26.4. Nebraska: 7 by 31.3. Rutgers: 12 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins114.5 · Games = 6 · +39.8 vs Losses
Losses74.7 · Games = 7 · -39.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Boston College
Best efficiency game
100 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12/26 | @ Boston College100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | L 30-36 | 15 | 159 | 10.60 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10.2 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Rutgers100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 31-13 | 11 | 168 | 15.30 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 14.9 |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Nebraska | L 7-28 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Ohio State | L 3-62 | 8 | 21 | 2.60 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2.4 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Michigan | L 3-59 | 9 | 11 | 1.20 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 4.8 |
| Sat 10/29 | @ Indiana100 rush yards | L 36-42 | 13 | 142 | 10.90 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10.6 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Michigan State100 rush yards | W 28-17 | 9 | 115 | 12.80 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13.1 |
| Sat 10/15 | vs Minnesota | L 10-31 | 5 | 23 | 4.60 | 0 | — | — | 4.6 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Penn State | L 14-38 | 5 | 11 | 2.20 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 11.4 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Purdue100 rush yards · 150 scrimmage yards | W 50-7 | 7 | 204 | 29.10 | 2 | — | — | 29.1 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ UCF | W 30-24 | 7 | 47 | 6.70 | 0 | — | — | 6.7 |
| Fri 9/9 | @ Florida International | W 41-14 | 8 | 34 | 4.30 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 5.5 |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Howard | W 52-13 | 6 | 48 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 7.9 |
Player Story
Ty Johnson story
Ty Johnson built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a running back from Cumberland, MD wearing No. 24, spending time with Maryland. The clearest part of Ty Johnson's career was his backfield work: 2,635 rushing yards, 348 carries, 17 rushing touchdowns, and 318 receiving yards across 43 career games in the available record. His career also includes 318 receiving yards, 6 tackles, and 1,243 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ty Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Maryland
2015-2018
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016201620172018
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Maryland | 280 | 54.2 | 7.6 | — |
| 2016 Postseason | Maryland | 1,210 | 68 | 17.5 | 930 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Maryland | 1,210 | 68 | 17.5 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Maryland | 935 | 60.5 | 23.2 | -275 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Maryland | 528 | 60.1 | 15.9 | -407 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boston College
Week 1 · L 30-36 · Postseason
Loss with 174 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
174
Scrimmage Yards
92.3 takeover
174 scrimmage yards and 34.7 usage.
#2
@ Texas
Week 1 · W 51-41
132
Scrimmage Yards
86 takeover
Win with 132 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
132 scrimmage yards and 21.8 usage.
#3
vs Minnesota
Week 4 · W 42-13 · Conference game
123
Scrimmage Yards
85.6 takeover
Win with 123 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
123 scrimmage yards and 23.4 usage.
#4
vs Indiana
Week 9 · W 42-39 · Conference game
121
Scrimmage Yards
84.9 takeover
Win with 121 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
121 scrimmage yards and 30 usage.
#5
@ Minnesota
Week 5 · W 31-24 · Conference game
130
Scrimmage Yards
84.3 takeover
Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
130 scrimmage yards and 27.7 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · Maryland
935 primary output · 60.5 efficiency · 23.2 usage
67.8
#2
2016 Postseason · Maryland
67.4
1,210 primary · 68 efficiency · 17.5 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · Maryland
67.4
1,210 primary · 68 efficiency · 17.5 usage
Milestones
11
100+ rush yards
3
150+ scrimmage yards
5
2+ TD games
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