Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2023Army
Markel Johnson
RB • 5'8" • 202 lbs • Allenhurst, GA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Markel Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.4 efficiency.
Impact Production
15
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
14
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
24
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Army
2223
Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Army
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colgate
Player Story
Markel Johnson built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a running back from Allenhurst, GA wearing No. 27, spending time with Army. The clearest part of Markel Johnson's career was his backfield work: 294...
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- Committed To
- Army
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Markel Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Army. Markel Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 53.4 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 335
- Rushing yards
- 294
- Receiving yards
- 41
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Markel Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Army · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 335
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Army
- Top game
- Colgate
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Northwestern · Army
- High school pipeline
- Northwestern · 15 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 27 · Junior
- 2023 Scrimmage yards rank
- 124 scrimmage yards · RB 423rd (top 60%) · FBS Independents 38th (top 49%) · National 1,324th (top 51%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Army | 7 | 211 | 211 | 0 | 2 | 52.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Army | 6 | 124 | 83 | 41 | 0 | 45.2 |
Related Context
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Markel Johnson played RB for Army. Across 2 tracked seasons, Markel Johnson recorded 55 passing yards, 294 rushing yards, and 41 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Army.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Army paired 211 primary output with 49.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 53.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2023 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: UTSA
Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Regular Season · Army
Games
6
Scrimmage Yards / G
20.7
Efficiency
53.4
Usage
6.8
Consistency
49.1
Best Game by takeover score
UTSA
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Delaware State: 32. UTSA: 55. Syracuse: 16. Holy Cross: 21. Coastal Carolina: 0. Navy: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Delaware State: 6 by 55.6. UTSA: 8 by 43.2. Syracuse: 8 by 20.8. Holy Cross: 2 by 93.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins21.6 · Games = 5 · +5.6 vs Losses
Losses16 · Games = 1 · -5.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
UTSA
Best efficiency game
93.8 vs Holy Cross
Player Story
Markel Johnson story
Markel Johnson built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a running back from Allenhurst, GA wearing No. 27, spending time with Army. The clearest part of Markel Johnson's career was his backfield work: 294 rushing yards, 55 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 41 receiving yards across 13 career games in the available record. His career also includes 55 passing yards, 41 receiving yards, and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Markel Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Army
2022-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20222023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | Army | 211 | 49.2 | 8.3 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | Army | 124 | 53.4 | 6.8 | -87 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colgate
Week 7 · W 42-17
Win with 76 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
76
Scrimmage Yards
77.4 takeover
76 scrimmage yards and 16.4 usage.
#2
@ Massachusetts
Week 13 · W 44-7 · Conference game
67
Scrimmage Yards
69 takeover
Win with 67 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
67 scrimmage yards and 17.2 usage.
#3
@ UTSA
Week 3 · W 37-29
55
Scrimmage Yards
58.2 takeover
Win with 55 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
55 scrimmage yards and 11 usage.
#4
vs Navy
Week 15 · W 20-17
40
Scrimmage Yards
52.3 takeover
Win with 40 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
40 scrimmage yards and 12.2 usage.
#5
vs Delaware State
Week 2 · W 57-0
32
Scrimmage Yards
48.5 takeover
Win with 32 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
32 scrimmage yards and 11.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Army
211 primary output · 49.2 efficiency · 8.3 usage
52.1
#2
2023 Regular Season · Army
45.2
124 primary · 53.4 efficiency · 6.8 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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