Usage Score
9.9
Player Dossier
2016-2017Purdue
Brian Lankford-Johnson
RB • 6'0" • 190 lbs • St. Paul, MN, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Brian Lankford-Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 29.6 efficiency.
Efficiency
29.6
Consistency
47.5
Season Value
27.7
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Purdue
1617
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 2
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Illinois
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Brian Lankford-Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season · Purdue. Brian Lankford-Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 29.6 efficiency.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Purdue paired 404 primary output with 59.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 29.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2017 Regular Season · Purdue
Games
5
Scrimmage Yards / G
19.4
Efficiency
29.6
Usage
9.9
Consistency
47.5
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisville: -1. Ohio: 62. Missouri: 16. Michigan: 17. Iowa: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisville: 1 by 0. Ohio: 9 by 71.8. Missouri: 7 by 19.9. Michigan: 7 by 25.1. Iowa: 1 by 31.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins27 · Games = 3 · +19 vs Losses
Losses8 · Games = 2 · -19 vs Wins
First Half25.7 · Games = 3 · +15.7 vs Second Half
Second Half10 · Games = 2 · -15.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
5 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
71.8 vs Ohio
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Purdue
2016-2017
Opening stop
Season Progression
20162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 404 | 59.6 | 9.3 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 97 | 29.6 | 9.9 | -307 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
Illinois
Win with 139 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
139
Primary metric
139 scrimmage yards and 32.8 usage.
#2
Ohio
62
Primary metric
Win with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
62 scrimmage yards and 15 usage.
#3
Unknown
58
Primary metric
Game with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
58 scrimmage yards and 6.2 usage.
#4
Wisconsin
41
Primary metric
Loss with 41 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
41 scrimmage yards and 13.5 usage.
#5
Northwestern
45
Primary metric
Loss with 45 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
45 scrimmage yards and 11.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by value score
2016 Regular Season · Purdue
404 primary output · 59.6 efficiency · 9.3 usage
54.9
#2
2017 Regular Season · Purdue
27.7
97 primary · 29.6 efficiency · 9.9 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Recruit Profile
3★
Class 2016 · Rating 0.8033
Palm Bay Senior · Melbourne, FL
- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
Career Facts
1
Career teams
2
Seasons tracked
501
Career Scrimmage Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 2 tracked seasons, 16 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.