Player Career

Evan Johnson Career Story

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

Player Story

Evan Johnson story

Evan Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Loranger, LA wearing No. 7, spending time with North Texas. The clearest part of Evan Johnson's career was his backfield work: 340 rushing yards, 65 carries, 3 rushing touchdowns, and 83 receiving yards across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with North Texas. 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 83 receiving yards, 12 tackles, and 506 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across North Texas.

The arc is straightforward: Evan 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

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

  1. 1

    North Texas

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonNorth Texas28554.35.9
2017 Regular SeasonNorth Texas28554.35.90
2018 PostseasonNorth Texas10156.34.2-184
2018 Regular SeasonNorth Texas10156.34.20
2019 Regular SeasonNorth Texas2049.52.1-81
2020 Regular SeasonNorth Texas1729.54.1-3

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Lamar

Week 1 · W 59-14

Win with 98 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

98

Scrimmage Yards

76.1 takeover

98 scrimmage yards and 18.2 usage.

#2

vs Rice

Week 9 · W 41-17 · Conference game

30

Scrimmage Yards

71 takeover

Win with 30 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

30 scrimmage yards and 4.5 usage.

#3

vs Incarnate Word

Week 2 · W 58-16

28

Scrimmage Yards

57.4 takeover

Win with 28 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

28 scrimmage yards and 3.5 usage.

#4

vs Troy

Week 1 · L 30-50 · Postseason

57

Scrimmage Yards

53.7 takeover

Loss with 57 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

57 scrimmage yards and 18.2 usage.

#5

vs SMU

Week 1 · W 46-23

24

Scrimmage Yards

52.1 takeover

Win with 24 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

24 scrimmage yards and 3.4 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2017 Postseason · North Texas

285 primary output · 54.3 efficiency · 5.9 usage

51

#2

2017 Regular Season · North Texas

51

285 primary · 54.3 efficiency · 5.9 usage

#3

2018 Postseason · North Texas

41.3

101 primary · 56.3 efficiency · 4.2 usage

Milestones

0

100+ rush yards

0

150+ scrimmage yards

0

2+ TD games