Player Dossier

2021-2024

Bowling Green

Jamal Johnson

RB • 5'10" • 200 lbs • Frankfort, IL, USA

Explosive all-purpose backBig-play efficiency

Jamal Johnson leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 65.2 efficiency.

Usage / Role

23%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

22

Developing production for a back

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Reliability

15

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

24

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Bowling Green

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Bowling Green
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Akron

Player Story

Jamal Johnson built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Frankfort, IL wearing No. 6, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of Jamal Johnson's career was his backfield work:...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2021 · Rating 0.793

Lincoln-Way East · Frankfort, IL

Committed To
Bowling Green
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2021

Jamal Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Bowling Green. Jamal Johnson leans explosive all-purpose back traits and 65.2 efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Scrimmage yards
1,007
Rushing yards
600
Receiving yards
407
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Jamal Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
Bowling Green · RB
Career Scrimmage Yards
1,007
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 7 entries · 41 games
Best season
2024 Postseason · Bowling Green
Top game
Akron
Recruit profile
2-star · Lincoln-Way East · Bowling Green
High school pipeline
Lincoln-Way East · 21 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 6 · Senior
2024 Scrimmage yards rank
417 scrimmage yards · RB 226th (top 32%) · Mid-American 46th (top 21%) · National 553rd (top 21%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesScrimmageRush YdsRec YdsTDOverall
2021 Regular SeasonBowling Green1121869149147.2
2022 PostseasonBowling Green915150047.4
2022 Regular SeasonBowling Green924823216047.4
2023 PostseasonBowling Green823203035.7
2023 Regular SeasonBowling Green8867610035.7
2024 PostseasonBowling Green13251411064.2
2024 Regular SeasonBowling Green13392174218264.2

Related Context

Jamal Johnson played RB for Bowling Green. Across 4 tracked seasons, Jamal Johnson recorded 600 rushing yards, 407 receiving yards, and 4 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Bowling Green.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason

Bowling Green paired 417 primary output with 65.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2024 Postseason role shape

backfield-heavy usage with 65.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2024 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Fordham

Win with 54 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2024 Postseason · Bowling Green

Games

13

Scrimmage Yards / G

32.1

Efficiency

65.2

Usage

8.3

Consistency

67.8

Best Game by takeover score

Fordham

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Arkansas State: 25. Fordham: 54. Penn State: 47. Texas A&M: 35. Old Dominion: 16. Akron: 11. Northern Illinois: 43. Kent State: 44. Toledo: 52. Central Michigan: 17. Western Michigan: 6. Ball State: 20. Miami (OH): 47

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arkansas State: 6 by 46.5. Fordham: 4 by 100. Penn State: 6 by 82.6. Texas A&M: 7 by 24. Old Dominion: 4 by 16.7. Akron: 3 by 38.2. Northern Illinois: 3 by 100. Kent State: 5 by 73.3. Toledo: 7 by 81. Central Michigan: 2 by 70.8. Western Michigan: 1 by 62.5. Ball State: 3 by 69.4. Miami (OH): 6 by 82.6

Split Comparison

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

Wins29.1 · Games = 7 · -6.4 vs Losses
Losses35.5 · Games = 6 · +6.4 vs Wins

Game Log

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

13 games

Featured metric

Scrimmage Yards

Top game by takeover score

Fordham

Best efficiency game

100 vs Northern Illinois

Result
Fri 12/27vs Arkansas StateL 31-383144.7003114.2
Fri 11/29vs Miami (OH)L 12-283361203117.8
Sat 11/23@ Ball StateW 38-133206.7006.7
Wed 11/13vs Western MichiganW 31-1316606
Wed 11/6@ Central MichiganW 23-132178.5
Sat 10/26@ ToledoW 41-2655410.8002-27.4
Sat 10/19vs Kent StateW 27-65448.8
Sat 10/12vs Northern IllinoisL 7-1734314.3
Sat 10/5@ AkronW 27-203113.7003.7
Sat 9/28vs Old DominionL 27-3010003164
Sat 9/21@ Texas A&ML 20-26210.5005345
Sat 9/7@ Penn StateL 27-345469.201117.8
Thu 8/29vs FordhamW 41-1745413.5

Player Story

Jamal Johnson story

Jamal Johnson built his college career from 2021 through 2024 as a running back from Frankfort, IL wearing No. 6, spending time with Bowling Green. The clearest part of Jamal Johnson's career was his backfield work: 600 rushing yards, 110 carries, 1 rushing touchdown, and 407 receiving yards across 41 career games in the available record. His career also includes 407 receiving yards, 4 tackles, and 61 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Jamal Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Bowling Green

    2021-2024

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

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SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2021 Regular SeasonBowling Green21861.45.4
2022 PostseasonBowling Green26344.713.145
2022 Regular SeasonBowling Green26344.713.10
2023 PostseasonBowling Green10953.54.6-154
2023 Regular SeasonBowling Green10953.54.60
2024 PostseasonBowling Green41765.28.3308
2024 Regular SeasonBowling Green41765.28.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Akron

Week 5 · W 31-28 · Conference game

Win with 77 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

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Scrimmage Yards

76.9 takeover

77 scrimmage yards and 25.9 usage.

#2

vs Fordham

Week 1 · W 41-17

54

Scrimmage Yards

74.5 takeover

Win with 54 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

54 scrimmage yards and 8.2 usage.

#3

@ Tennessee

Week 1 · L 6-38

44

Scrimmage Yards

72.7 takeover

Loss with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

44 scrimmage yards and 6.3 usage.

#4

@ Toledo

Week 9 · W 41-26 · Conference game

52

Scrimmage Yards

71.2 takeover

Win with 52 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

52 scrimmage yards and 12.7 usage.

#5

vs Akron

Week 8 · W 41-14 · Conference game

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Scrimmage Yards

68.6 takeover

Win with 32 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.

32 scrimmage yards and 2 usage.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2024 Postseason · Bowling Green

417 primary output · 65.2 efficiency · 8.3 usage

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#2

2024 Regular Season · Bowling Green

64.2

417 primary · 65.2 efficiency · 8.3 usage

#3

2022 Postseason · Bowling Green

47.4

263 primary · 44.7 efficiency · 13.1 usage

Milestones

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100+ rush yards

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150+ scrimmage yards

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2+ TD games