Player Dossier

2009-2012

East Carolina

Rio Johnson

QB • 6'2" • Atlanta, GA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Rio Johnson is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.7 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

11%

Rotational offensive role

lowfeatured

Impact Production

31

Developing production for a quarterback

lowelite

Reliability

43

Sporadic game-to-game production

lowhigh

Star Power

37

Limited ceiling signals so far

limitedstar

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · East Carolina

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
East Carolina
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Southern Miss

Player Story

Rio Johnson built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Rio Johnson's career was his passing role: 592...

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3★

Recruit Profile

Class 2009 · Rating 0.8356

Sandy Creek · Tyrone, GA

Committed To
East Carolina
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2009

Rio Johnson, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · East Carolina. Rio Johnson is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.7 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
573
Passing yards
592
Touchdowns
3

Quick Answers

Rio Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
East Carolina · QB
Career Total Offense
573
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 6 games
Best season
2012 Regular Season · East Carolina
Top game
Southern Miss
Recruit profile
3-star · Sandy Creek · East Carolina
High school pipeline
Sandy Creek · 52 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster
No. 7 · Class 2012
2012 Total offense rank
447 total offense · QB 174th (top 58%) · Conference USA 35th (top 32%) · National 362nd (top 28%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2009 Regular SeasonEast Carolina00000-
2010 Regular SeasonEast Carolina00000-
2011 Regular SeasonEast Carolina4126157-31052.6
2012 Regular SeasonEast Carolina244743512367.6

Related Context

Rio Johnson played QB for East Carolina. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rio Johnson recorded 592 passing yards, -19 rushing yards, and 3 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with East Carolina.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season

East Carolina paired 447 primary output with 62.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2012 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 62.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: South Carolina

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure. It landed in the 50th percentile of the selected season.

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2012 Regular Season · East Carolina

Games

2

Primary Metric / G

223.5

Efficiency

62.2

Usage

5.7

Consistency

95.5

Best Game by takeover score

South Carolina

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12

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. App State: 254. South Carolina: 193

Volume vs Efficiency

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Split Comparison

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Wins254 · Games = 1 · +61 vs Losses
Losses193 · Games = 1 · -61 vs Wins

Game Log

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

2 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

South Carolina

Best efficiency game

65.7 vs App State

Result
Sat 9/8@ South CarolinaL 10-48182919362.10358.7
Sat 9/1vs App State3+ TDW 35-13284324265.12165.7212616

Player Story

Rio Johnson story

Rio Johnson built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Atlanta, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with East Carolina. The clearest part of Rio Johnson's career was his passing role: 592 passing yards, 2 touchdown passes, and 101 attempts across 6 career games in the available record. That gives Rio Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    East Carolina

    2009-2012

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 Regular SeasonEast Carolina0
2010 Regular SeasonEast Carolina00
2011 Regular SeasonEast Carolina12676.423.3126
2012 Regular SeasonEast Carolina44762.25.7321

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Southern Miss

Week 10 · L 28-48 · Conference game

Loss with 47 yards of offense and 82.9 efficiency.

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Total Offense

78.8 takeover

47 total offense with 82.9 efficiency.

#2

@ South Carolina

Week 2 · L 10-48

193

Total Offense

67.3 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

193 total offense with 58.7 efficiency.

#3

@ Houston

Week 6 · L 3-56 · Conference game

63

Total Offense

65.6 takeover

Loss with 63 yards of offense and 45 efficiency.

63 total offense with 45 efficiency.

#4

vs App State

Week 1 · W 35-13

254

Total Offense

59.5 takeover

Win with 254 yards of offense and 65.7 efficiency.

254 total offense with 65.7 efficiency.

#5

@ Memphis

Week 7 · W 35-17 · Conference game

9

Total Offense

53 takeover

Win with 9 yards of offense and 91.7 efficiency.

9 total offense with 91.7 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2012 Regular Season · East Carolina

447 primary output · 62.2 efficiency · 5.7 usage

67.6

#2

2011 Regular Season · East Carolina

52.6

126 primary · 76.4 efficiency · 23.3 usage

#3

2009 Regular Season · East Carolina

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

1

3+ TD games

4

Above avg efficiency