Kerryon Johnson

Kerryon Johnson
No. 33 – Detroit Lions
Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1997-06-30) June 30, 1997
Huntsville, Alabama
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 206 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: Madison (AL) Academy
College: Auburn
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 2 / Pick: 43
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • USA Today All-American (2014)
  • SEC Player of the Year (2017)
  • First-team All-SEC (2017)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2018
Rushing attempts: 50
Rushing yards: 286
Rushing touchdowns: 1
Receptions: 13
Receiving yards: 68
Receiving touchdowns: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Kerryon Johnson (born June 30, 1997) is an American football running back for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn.

Early years

Johnson attended Madison Academy in Madison, Alabama. As a senior, he rushed 1,659 yards with 25 touchdowns.[1] He committed to Auburn University to play college football.[2][3]

College career

As a freshman at Auburn in 2015, Johnson rushed for 208 yards on 52 carries with three touchdowns.[4] As a sophomore in 2016, he started six of 12 games, recording 895 rushing yards on 182 carries and 11 touchdowns.[5] As a junior in 2017, Johnson had 1,391 yards on 285 carries.[6]

Collegiate statistics

Rushing Receiving
Year School Conf Class Pos G Rush Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2015 Auburn SEC FR RB 12 52 208 4.0 3 14 159 11.4 0
2016 Auburn SEC SO RB 12 182 895 4.9 11 17 125 7.4 0
2017 Auburn SEC JR RB 12 285 1,391 4.9 18 24 194 8.1 2
Career Auburn 519 2,494 4.8 32 55 478 8.7 2

Professional career

On January 2, 2018, Johnson announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL Draft.[7]

He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round (43rd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[8] He was the sixth running back to be selected that year.[9]

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
5 ft 11 1⁄2 in
(1.82 m)		 213 lb
(97 kg)		 32 1⁄2 in
(0.83 m)		 9 3⁄4 in
(0.25 m)		 4.52 s 1.63 s 2.66 s 4.29 s 7.07 s 40 in
(1.02 m)		 10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)		 11 reps
All values from NFL Draft[10][11]

Johnson made his NFL debut in the season opener against the New York Jets on Monday Night Football. In the 48–17 loss, he had five carries for 17 yards and three receptions for 20 yards.[12] During Sunday Night Football against the New England Patriots in Week 3, Johnson rushed for 101 yards, becoming the first Lions player since Reggie Bush in 2013 to rush for more than 100 yards. The Lions won 26–10.[13]

References

  1. ↑ Boyette, Daniel (January 11, 2015). "Why Auburn commit Kerryon Johnson should win Mr. Football". Huntsville, Alabama: AL.com (Alabama Media Group). Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ Hamilton, Gerry (April 15, 2014). "Scout's take: Kerryon Johnson to Auburn". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  3. ↑ Black, Ryan (July 31, 2014). "Auburn football: 2015 commit Kerryon Johnson takes realist perspective, undaunted by Tigers' RB depth". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  4. ↑ Green, Tom (August 4, 2016). "Kerryon Johnson ready to be Auburn's No. 1 running back: 'This is who he is'". Alabama Media Group. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ Vitale, Josh (August 5, 2017). "Kerryon Johnson says Auburn will 'definitely' have two 1,000-yard rushers this season". Dothan Eagle. Dothan, Alabama. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Auburn running back Kerryon Johnson to enter NFL draft". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  7. ↑ "Auburn RB Kerryon Johnson to enter the 2018 NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  8. ↑ Birkett, Dave (April 27, 2018). "Detroit Lions trade up with Patriots, select RB Kerryon Johnson". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  9. ↑ "2018 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  10. ↑ "NFL Draft Prospect Profile - Kerryon Johnson". nfl.com. March 1, 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Auburn RB Kerryon Johnson : 2018 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Lions' Kerryon Johnson: Leads Lions in carries". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  13. ↑ "Kerryon Johnson ends Lions' 100-yard rushing drought". NFL. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.