Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Michigan
Drake Johnson
RB • 6'1" • Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Drake Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a back
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Indiana
Player Story
Drake Johnson built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Ann Arbor, MI wearing No. 20, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Drake Johnson's career was his backfield work: 641...
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- Committed To
- Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Drake Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2014 Regular Season · Michigan. Drake Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 748
- Rushing yards
- 641
- Receiving yards
- 107
- Touchdowns
- 10
Quick Answers
Drake Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Michigan · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 748
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2014 Regular Season · Michigan
- Top game
- Indiana
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Pioneer · Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Pioneer · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 20 · Class 2016
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39.7 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 6 | 372 | 361 | 11 | 4 | 69.4 |
| 2015 Postseason | Michigan | 10 | 68 | 58 | 10 | 2 | 57 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 10 | 299 | 213 | 86 | 4 | 57 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Drake Johnson played RB for Michigan. Across 5 tracked seasons, Drake Johnson recorded 18 passing yards, 641 rushing yards, and 107 receiving yards. His top tracked season came in 2014 with Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season
Michigan paired 372 primary output with 65 efficiency.
Supporting note
2015 Postseason role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 46.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2016 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Win with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2015 Postseason · Michigan
Games
10
Scrimmage Yards / G
36.7
Efficiency
46.4
Usage
10.6
Consistency
52.7
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 68. Oregon State: 3. UNLV: 28. BYU: 40. Maryland: 99. Northwestern: 3. Minnesota: 55. Rutgers: 55. Indiana: 2. Ohio State: 14
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 8 by 85.4. Oregon State: 1 by 31.3. UNLV: 5 by 58.3. BYU: 6 by 60.3. Maryland: 14 by 62.2. Northwestern: 2 by 15.6. Minnesota: 10 by 57.3. Rutgers: 8 by 52.8. Indiana: 4 by 5.2. Ohio State: 2 by 35.4
Split Comparison
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Wins39.2 · Games = 9 · +25.2 vs Losses
Losses14 · Games = 1 · -25.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
85.4 vs Florida
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1/1 | @ Florida2+ TD | W 41-7 | 6 | 58 | 9.70 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8.5 |
| Sat 11/28 | vs Ohio State | L 13-42 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 |
| Sat 11/14 | @ Indiana | W 48-41 | 4 | 2 | 0.50 | 0 | — | — | 0.5 |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Rutgers | W 49-16 | 7 | 27 | 3.90 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 6.9 |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Minnesota | W 29-26 | 10 | 55 | 5.50 | 0 | — | — | 5.5 |
| Sat 10/10 | vs Northwestern | W 38-0 | 2 | 3 | 1.50 | 1 | — | — | 1.5 |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Maryland2+ TD | W 28-0 | 13 | 68 | 5.20 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 7.1 |
| Sat 9/26 | vs BYU | W 31-0 | 5 | 26 | 5.20 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6.7 |
| Sat 9/19 | vs UNLV | W 28-7 | 5 | 28 | 5.60 | 0 | — | — | 5.6 |
| Sat 9/12 | vs Oregon State | W 35-7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 |
Player Story
Drake Johnson story
Drake Johnson built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a running back from Ann Arbor, MI wearing No. 20, spending time with Michigan. The clearest part of Drake Johnson's career was his backfield work: 641 rushing yards, 116 carries, 8 rushing touchdowns, and 107 receiving yards across 17 career games in the available record. His career also includes 18 passing yards and 107 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Drake Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Michigan
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Michigan | 9 | 46.9 | 3.3 | 9 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Michigan | 372 | 65 | 18.6 | 363 |
| 2015 Postseason | Michigan | 367 | 46.4 | 10.6 | -5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Michigan | 367 | 46.4 | 10.6 | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Michigan | 0 | — | — | -367 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Indiana
Week 10 · W 34-10 · Conference game
Win with 122 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
122
Scrimmage Yards
86.6 takeover
122 scrimmage yards and 28.1 usage.
#2
@ Maryland
Week 5 · W 28-0 · Conference game
99
Scrimmage Yards
79.2 takeover
Win with 99 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
99 scrimmage yards and 26.4 usage.
#3
vs Maryland
Week 13 · L 16-23 · Conference game
94
Scrimmage Yards
71.9 takeover
Loss with 94 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
94 scrimmage yards and 24.1 usage.
#4
@ Ohio State
Week 14 · L 28-42 · Conference game
85
Scrimmage Yards
65.9 takeover
Loss with 85 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
85 scrimmage yards and 26.2 usage.
#5
@ Florida
Week 1 · W 41-7 · Postseason
68
Scrimmage Yards
63.3 takeover
Win with 68 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
68 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2014 Regular Season · Michigan
372 primary output · 65 efficiency · 18.6 usage
69.4
#2
2015 Postseason · Michigan
57
367 primary · 46.4 efficiency · 10.6 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Michigan
57
367 primary · 46.4 efficiency · 10.6 usage
Milestones
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100+ rush yards
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150+ scrimmage yards
4
2+ TD games
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