Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025California
LJ Johnson Jr.
RB • 5'10" • 215 lbs • Cypress, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
LJ Johnson Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.3 efficiency.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
20
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
31
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · SMU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas A&M • SMU • California
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
LJ Johnson Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a running back from Cypress, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with California, SMU, and Texas A&M. The clearest part of LJ Johnson Jr.'s career was...
Read the storyLJ Johnson Jr., RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · SMU. LJ Johnson Jr. leans balanced backfield option traits and 36.3 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 1,272
- Rushing yards
- 1,102
- Receiving yards
- 170
- Touchdowns
- 13
Quick Answers
LJ Johnson Jr. quick answers
- Latest team and position
- California · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 1,272
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · SMU
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- High school pipeline
- Cy-Fair · 31 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2025 Scrimmage yards rank
- 126 scrimmage yards · RB 439th (top 60%) · ACC 162nd (top 45%) · National 1,317th (top 48%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 4 | 90 | 76 | 14 | 0 | 22.1 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 5 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 20.3 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 12 | 47 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 60 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 12 | 587 | 544 | 43 | 3 | 60 |
| 2024 Postseason | SMU | 11 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 49.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 11 | 355 | 277 | 78 | 5 | 49.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | California | 7 | 126 | 108 | 18 | 2 | 36.3 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SMU to California | P4 to P4 | 77.5 | Apr 24, 2025 |
LJ Johnson Jr. played RB for Texas A&M, SMU, and California. Across 5 tracked seasons, LJ Johnson Jr. recorded 1,102 rushing yards, 170 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with SMU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
SMU paired 634 primary output with 47.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 36.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across Texas A&M, SMU, California.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
Loss with 39 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · California
Games
7
Scrimmage Yards / G
18
Efficiency
36.3
Usage
10.1
Consistency
60.2
Best Game by takeover score
San Diego State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon State: 22. Texas Southern: 16. Minnesota: 2. San Diego State: 39. Boston College: 7. Duke: 28. North Carolina: 12
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oregon State: 8 by 28.6. Texas Southern: 4 by 60.4. Minnesota: 1 by 20.8. San Diego State: 10 by 40.6. Boston College: 6 by 12.2. Duke: 4 by 58.3. North Carolina: 4 by 33.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins11.8 · Games = 5 · -21.7 vs Losses
Losses33.5 · Games = 2 · +21.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
San Diego State
Best efficiency game
60.4 vs Texas Southern
Player Story
LJ Johnson Jr. story
LJ Johnson Jr. built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a running back from Cypress, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with California, SMU, and Texas A&M. The clearest part of LJ Johnson Jr.'s career was his backfield work: 1,102 rushing yards, 247 carries, 13 rushing touchdowns, and 170 receiving yards across 39 career games in the available record. His career also includes 170 receiving yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives LJ Johnson Jr.'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
Texas A&M
2021-2022
Opening stop
- 2
SMU
2023-2024
Peak year stop
- 3
California
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 90 | 30.6 | 9.5 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Texas A&M | 39 | 33.3 | 4 | -51 |
| 2023 Postseason | SMU | 634 | 47.2 | 15.9 | 595 |
| 2023 Regular Season | SMU | 634 | 47.2 | 15.9 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | SMU | 383 | 44.5 | 13.4 | -251 |
| 2024 Regular Season | SMU | 383 | 44.5 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | California | 126 | 36.3 | 10.1 | -257 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 1 · W 38-14
Win with 128 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
128
Scrimmage Yards
83.6 takeover
128 scrimmage yards and 21.9 usage.
#2
@ Memphis
Week 12 · W 38-34 · Conference game
115
Scrimmage Yards
82.3 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
115 scrimmage yards and 36.8 usage.
#3
vs North Texas
Week 11 · W 45-21 · Conference game
118
Scrimmage Yards
78.5 takeover
Win driven by a workhorse rushing load.
118 scrimmage yards and 30.4 usage.
#4
@ Virginia
Week 13 · W 33-7 · Conference game
92
Scrimmage Yards
73.8 takeover
Win with 92 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
92 scrimmage yards and 25 usage.
#5
vs Prairie View A&M
Week 12 · W 52-3
74
Scrimmage Yards
73.6 takeover
Win with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
74 scrimmage yards and 21.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · SMU
634 primary output · 47.2 efficiency · 15.9 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · SMU
60
634 primary · 47.2 efficiency · 15.9 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · SMU
49.5
383 primary · 44.5 efficiency · 13.4 usage
Milestones
3
100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
1
2+ TD games
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