An important member of the Cowboy running back corps ... Provided much needed quality depth while keeping big-play ability in the OSU backfield ... Arrived at OSU in January of 2008 from Butler.
2008 (Junior): Averaged a very healthy 6.2 yards on his 58 carries ... Had a season-high 44-yard run against Missouri State ... Had a 38-yard run against Houston ... Had 13 carries for 138 yards and two scores against Missouri State in a game that saw three Cowboy runners break the 100-yard mark ... Rushed for 66 yards against Houston ... Rushed five times for 34 yards at No. 2 Texas Tech ... Debuted with six carries for 28 yards at Washington State ... Carried eight times for 20 yards vs. Troy ... Ran for a touchdown and 37 yards on six carries against Iowa State.
Junior College: Played on a national championship team at Butler ... Was the MVP of the national title game after turning in a 288-yard, four-touchdown performance ... Rushed for 1,756 yards and 19 touchdowns as a sophomore and 932 yards as a freshman ... An all-conference and all-region selection ... JCfootball.com considered Johnson the second best junior-college running back in the country and the 18th best overall prospect in the two-year ranks ... Rivals tabbed him as the nation's No. 25 junior college prospect and No. 4 nationally at the running back position ... Butler County was 23-1 during his two years.
High School: As a senior was the running back of the year in his district ... A second-team all-county selection ... Ran for more than 1,500 yards each year of high school ... Played on a state quarterfinalist squad as a senior.
Personal: Picked the Cowboys over Ole Miss and Kansas ... Born Feb. 17, 1988, in Fort Pierce, Fla. ... Son of Miselinda Isaac ... Majoring in business.
Johnson's Career Rushing Stats
Year G Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg./G
2008 13 58 367 10 357 6.2 3 44 27.5
Career 13 58 367 10 357 6.2 3 44 27.5
Johnson's Career Receiving Stats
Year G Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Long
2008 13 4 26 6.5 0 16
Career 13 4 26 6.5 0 16
