Player Career

Kerryon Johnson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Kerryon Johnson story

Kerryon Johnson built his college career from 2015 through 2017 as a running back from Huntsville, AL wearing No. 21, spending time with Auburn. The clearest part of Kerryon Johnson's career was his backfield work: 2,494 rushing yards, 519 carries, 32 rushing touchdowns, and 478 receiving yards across 36 career games in the available record. His career also includes 14 passing yards, 478 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Kerryon Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Auburn

    2015-2017

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201520152016201620172017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 PostseasonAuburn36745.69.2
2015 Regular SeasonAuburn36745.69.20
2016 PostseasonAuburn1,02051.627.4653
2016 Regular SeasonAuburn1,02051.627.40
2017 PostseasonAuburn1,5855140.6565
2017 Regular SeasonAuburn1,5855140.60

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Ole Miss

Week 6 · W 44-23 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

227

Scrimmage Yards

91.5 takeover

227 scrimmage yards and 46.2 usage.

#2

vs Georgia

Week 11 · W 40-17 · Conference game

233

Scrimmage Yards

87.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

233 scrimmage yards and 54 usage.

#3

vs LSU

Week 4 · W 18-13 · Conference game

161

Scrimmage Yards

84.1 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

161 scrimmage yards and 38.2 usage.

#4

vs UL Monroe

Week 5 · W 58-7

146

Scrimmage Yards

79.6 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

146 scrimmage yards and 29.6 usage.

#5

vs UL Monroe

Week 12 · W 42-14

151

Scrimmage Yards

76.3 takeover

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

151 scrimmage yards and 37.9 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · Auburn

1,585 primary output · 51 efficiency · 40.6 usage

81.2

#2

2017 Regular Season · Auburn

81.2

1,585 primary · 51 efficiency · 40.6 usage

#3

2016 Postseason · Auburn

65.6

1,020 primary · 51.6 efficiency · 27.4 usage

Milestones

11

100+ rush yards

6

150+ scrimmage yards

7

2+ TD games