Player Dossier

2017-2022

Arkansas State

Johnnie Lang

RB • 5'8" • 186 lbs • Palmetto, FL, USA

Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover

Johnnie Lang leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.1 efficiency.

Usage / Role

53%

Regular offensive contributor

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Impact Production

57

Solid production for a back

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Reliability

42

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

73

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Arkansas State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Unique Seasons
6
Program Path
Iowa State • Arkansas State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Grambling

Player Story

Johnnie Lang built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a running back from Palmetto, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Arkansas State and Iowa State. The clearest part of Johnnie Lang's career was his...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2017 · Rating 0.7994

Manatee · Bradenton, FL

Committed To
Iowa State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Johnnie Lang, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Arkansas State. Johnnie Lang leans balanced backfield option traits and 38.1 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,445
Rushing yards
1,006
Receiving yards
439
Touchdowns
15

Quick Answers

Johnnie Lang quick answers

Latest team and position
Arkansas State · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,445
Tracked sample
6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 50 games
Best season
2022 Regular Season · Arkansas State
Top game
Grambling
Recruit profile
3-star · Manatee · Iowa State
High school pipeline
Manatee · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 2 · Senior
2022 Scrimmage yards rank
657 scrimmage yards · RB 142nd (top 21%) · Sun Belt 32nd (top 12%) · National 285th (top 11%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2017 Regular SeasonIowa State2550018
2018 Regular SeasonIowa State91097930132.2
2019 Regular SeasonIowa State1029223854438.8
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State526224018.8
2021 Regular SeasonArkansas State1235626393250.3
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State12000050.3
2022 Regular SeasonArkansas State12657419238864.8

Related Context

Johnnie Lang played RB for Iowa State and Arkansas State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Johnnie Lang recorded 1,006 rushing yards, 439 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Arkansas State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season

Arkansas State paired 657 primary output with 38.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 38.1 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Iowa State, Arkansas State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Grambling

Win with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · Arkansas State

Games

12

Scrimmage Yards / G

54.8

Efficiency

38.1

Usage

22.2

Consistency

57.5

Best Game by takeover score

Grambling

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Grambling: 147. Ohio State: 19. Memphis: 104. Old Dominion: 52. UL Monroe: 97. James Madison: 1. Southern Miss: 49. Louisiana: 0. South Alabama: 18. Massachusetts: 63. Texas State: 71. Troy: 36

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Grambling: 14 by 93.8. Ohio State: 12 by 16.5. Memphis: 16 by 52.7. Old Dominion: 12 by 39.9. UL Monroe: 23 by 33.5. James Madison: 1 by 10.4. Southern Miss: 19 by 27.1. South Alabama: 11 by 16.5. Massachusetts: 12 by 44.4. Texas State: 17 by 34.7. Troy: 6 by 50

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins102.3 · Games = 3 · +63.4 vs Losses
Losses38.9 · Games = 9 · -63.4 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

12 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Grambling

Best efficiency game

93.8 vs Grambling

Result
Sat 11/26vs TroyL 19-48520401166
Sat 11/19@ Texas StateL 13-1613362.8004354.2
Sat 11/12vs MassachusettsW 35-3310363.6012275.3
Sat 10/29vs South AlabamaL 3-319141.600241.6
Sat 10/22@ LouisianaL 18-38
Sat 10/15@ Southern MissL 19-2018472.600122.6
Sat 10/8vs James MadisonL 20-4211101
Sat 10/1vs UL Monroe2+ TDW 45-2818462.6015514.2
Sat 9/24@ Old DominionL 26-2910353.5002174.3
Sat 9/17@ MemphisL 32-4410414.1006636.5
Sat 9/10@ Ohio StateL 12-4512191.6001.6
Sat 9/3vs Grambling100 rush yardsW 58-3131249.50112310.5

Player Story

Johnnie Lang story

Johnnie Lang built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a running back from Palmetto, FL wearing No. 2, spending time with Arkansas State and Iowa State. The clearest part of Johnnie Lang's career was his backfield work: 1,006 rushing yards, 263 carries, 7 rushing touchdowns, and 439 receiving yards across 50 career games in the available record. His career also includes 439 receiving yards, 1 tackle, and 1,232 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Johnnie Lang'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

    Iowa State

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Arkansas State

    2021-2022

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192020202120212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonIowa State512.23.2
2018 Regular SeasonIowa State10940.75.5104
2019 Regular SeasonIowa State29252.79.6183
2020 Regular SeasonIowa State2631.32.6-266
2021 Regular SeasonArkansas State35643.112.6330
2021 Regular SeasonIowa State35643.112.60
2022 Regular SeasonArkansas State65738.122.2301

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Grambling

Week 1 · W 58-3

Win with 147 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

147

Scrimmage Yards

82.6 takeover

147 scrimmage yards and 18.9 usage.

#2

vs TCU

Week 6 · W 49-24 · Conference game

95

Scrimmage Yards

79.4 takeover

Win with 95 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

95 scrimmage yards and 30.4 usage.

#3

vs Louisiana

Week 8 · L 27-28 · Conference game

71

Scrimmage Yards

72.2 takeover

Loss with 71 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

71 scrimmage yards and 21.6 usage.

#4

@ Memphis

Week 3 · L 32-44

104

Scrimmage Yards

67.9 takeover

Loss with 104 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

104 scrimmage yards and 28.1 usage.

#5

@ Texas

Week 12 · L 10-24 · Conference game

27

Scrimmage Yards

65 takeover

Loss with 27 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

27 scrimmage yards and 9.1 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2022 Regular Season · Arkansas State

657 primary output · 38.1 efficiency · 22.2 usage

64.8

#2

2021 Regular Season · Arkansas State

50.3

356 primary · 43.1 efficiency · 12.6 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Iowa State

50.3

356 primary · 43.1 efficiency · 12.6 usage

Milestones

1

100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

3

2+ TD games