Player Career

Josh Johnson Career Story

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

Player Story

Josh Johnson story

Josh Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a running back from Opelika, AL wearing No. 8, spending time with UL Monroe. The clearest part of Josh Johnson's career was his backfield work: 1,685 rushing yards, 307 carries, 16 rushing touchdowns, and 183 receiving yards across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with UL Monroe. 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 183 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UL Monroe.

The arc is straightforward: Josh 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

    UL Monroe

    2017-2020

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2017201820192020
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonUL Monroe0
2018 Regular SeasonUL Monroe6635.65.466
2019 Regular SeasonUL Monroe1,42065.730.51,354
2020 Regular SeasonUL Monroe38243.829.2-1,038

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Georgia State

Week 11 · W 45-31 · Conference game

Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.

176

Scrimmage Yards

90.2 takeover

176 scrimmage yards and 30 usage.

#2

@ Louisiana

Week 14 · L 30-31 · Conference game

161

Scrimmage Yards

86.3 takeover

Loss with 161 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

161 scrimmage yards and 25.4 usage.

#3

vs Grambling

Week 1 · W 31-9

173

Scrimmage Yards

82.2 takeover

Win with 173 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

173 scrimmage yards and 16.9 usage.

#4

vs Coastal Carolina

Week 13 · W 45-42 · Conference game

130

Scrimmage Yards

81.1 takeover

Win with 130 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

130 scrimmage yards and 36.4 usage.

#5

@ Liberty

Week 6 · L 7-40

62

Scrimmage Yards

78.1 takeover

Loss with 62 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

62 scrimmage yards and 35.7 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2019 Regular Season · UL Monroe

1,420 primary output · 65.7 efficiency · 30.5 usage

82.1

#2

2020 Regular Season · UL Monroe

58.6

382 primary · 43.8 efficiency · 29.2 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · UL Monroe

30.3

66 primary · 35.6 efficiency · 5.4 usage

Milestones

7

100+ rush yards

3

150+ scrimmage yards

5

2+ TD games