Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Western Michigan
Fabian Johnson
RB • 5'7" • Miami, FL, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Fabian Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 59.9 efficiency.
Impact Production
34
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
25
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
50
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Western Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Player Story
Fabian Johnson built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Fabian Johnson's career was his backfield work:...
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- Committed To
- Western Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Fabian Johnson, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan. Fabian Johnson leans balanced backfield option traits and 59.9 efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 398
- Rushing yards
- 327
- Receiving yards
- 71
- Touchdowns
- 4
Quick Answers
Fabian Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Western Michigan · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 398
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
- Top game
- Kent State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Northwestern · Western Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Northwestern · 93 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Class 2016
- 2016 Scrimmage yards rank
- 239 scrimmage yards · RB 304th (top 54%) · Mid-American 79th (top 39%) · National 914th (top 39%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 2014 Postseason | Western Michigan | 7 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 40.5 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 7 | 103 | 64 | 39 | 0 | 40.5 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 9 | 48 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 24.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 9 | 239 | 229 | 10 | 4 | 49.8 |
Related Context
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Fabian Johnson played RB for Western Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Fabian Johnson recorded 327 rushing yards, 71 receiving yards, and 4 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Western Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Western Michigan paired 239 primary output with 59.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 59.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Kent State
Win with 125 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
Games
9
Scrimmage Yards / G
26.6
Efficiency
59.9
Usage
5.5
Consistency
23.7
Best Game by takeover score
Kent State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northwestern: 10. Illinois: 0. Central Michigan: 45. Northern Illinois: 13. Akron: 1. Eastern Michigan: 7. Ball State: 2. Kent State: 125. Buffalo: 36
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northwestern: 2 by 41.7. Central Michigan: 2 by 100. Northern Illinois: 1 by 100. Akron: 1 by 10.4. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 72.9. Ball State: 2 by 10.4. Kent State: 19 by 68.5. Buffalo: 5 by 75
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half13.8 · Games = 5 · -28.7 vs Second Half
Second Half42.5 · Games = 4 · +28.7 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
Kent State
Best efficiency game
100 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/19 | vs Buffalo | W 38-0 | 5 | 36 | 7.20 | 1 | — | — | 7.2 |
| Wed 11/9 | @ Kent State100 rush yards | W 37-21 | 19 | 125 | 6.60 | 1 | — | — | 6.6 |
| Wed 11/2 | @ Ball State | W 52-20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 45-31 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Akron | W 41-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Northern Illinois | W 45-30 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Central Michigan | W 49-10 | 2 | 45 | 22.50 | 1 | — | — | 22.5 |
| Sat 9/17 | @ Illinois | W 34-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | @ Northwestern | W 22-21 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 5 |
Player Story
Fabian Johnson story
Fabian Johnson built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a running back from Miami, FL wearing No. 3, spending time with Western Michigan. The clearest part of Fabian Johnson's career was his backfield work: 327 rushing yards, 59 carries, 4 rushing touchdowns, and 71 receiving yards across 25 career games in the available record. His career also includes 71 receiving yards and 114 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Fabian Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Western Michigan
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Postseason | Western Michigan | 111 | 54.8 | 5.7 | 111 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 111 | 54.8 | 5.7 | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 48 | 44.1 | 2 | -63 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Western Michigan | 239 | 59.9 | 5.5 | 191 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Kent State
Week 11 · W 37-21 · Conference game
Win with 125 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
125
Scrimmage Yards
82 takeover
125 scrimmage yards and 27.1 usage.
#2
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 12 · W 51-7 · Conference game
44
Scrimmage Yards
66.4 takeover
Win with 44 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
44 scrimmage yards and 22.4 usage.
#3
vs Ball State
Week 10 · W 54-7 · Conference game
21
Scrimmage Yards
52.8 takeover
Win with 21 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
21 scrimmage yards and 9.5 usage.
#4
@ Miami (OH)
Week 10 · W 41-10 · Conference game
21
Scrimmage Yards
50.8 takeover
Win with 21 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
21 scrimmage yards and 1.6 usage.
#5
vs Bowling Green
Week 11 · L 27-41 · Conference game
11
Scrimmage Yards
50.7 takeover
Loss with 11 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
11 scrimmage yards and 1.4 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Western Michigan
239 primary output · 59.9 efficiency · 5.5 usage
49.8
#2
2014 Postseason · Western Michigan
40.5
111 primary · 54.8 efficiency · 5.7 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Western Michigan
40.5
111 primary · 54.8 efficiency · 5.7 usage
Milestones
1
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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