Rod Johnson

Photo by: V.L. Duffy

Class:
Junior
Position:
A-Back
Ht. / Wt.:
5-11 / 198
Hometown:
Ninety Six, S.C.
High School:
Ninety Six

SOPHOMORE (2017): Appeared in seven games for the Bulldogs … Rushed 20 times for 171 yards and two scores and caught one pass for an 18-yard touchdown … Opened the season with three rushes for 15 yards against Newberry … Set his season high for rush attempts at home against Mercer with five for 40 yards … The following week against fifth-ranked Wofford, had four rush attempts for 32 yards and his first rushing touchdown of the season … In a 20-14 win at Chattanooga, matched his season high of five rush attempts and set his season high of 58 rushing yards … Against the Mocs, had a season-long rush of 32 yards and also had one rushing touchdown … Had one reception on the year for an 18-yard touchdown in the second game of the season at Presbyterian.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2016): Appeared in nine games with two starts … Rushed 37 times for 320 yards and five touchdowns and caught four passes for 37 yards … Touchdowns total tied for 3rd on team … Scored career-high three rushing touchdowns on six carries and totaled 69 rushing yards in 37-14 victory at Western Carolina … Three rushing touchdowns tied for highest single-game output in SoCon and for 18th in FCS in 2016 … Rushed for career-high 76 yards and one touchdown on four carries and added nine-yard reception in 38-14 win at North Greenville … Gained 66 yards and one touchdown on seven carries in addition to 12-yard reception in 31-24 win at Gardner-Webb … Had eight-yard carry in 22-14 victory vs. No. 5 Chattanooga … Gained 20 yards on four carries in 24-21 win at Wofford … Rushed three times for 12 yards in 45-10 victory vs. ETSU … Recorded career-long 15-yard reception and rushed five times for 48 yards at North Carolina … Caught one pass and rushed seven times for 21 yards in second round of FCS Playoffs vs. No. 19 Wofford.

FRESHMAN (2015): Appeared in two games … Rushed four times for 40 yards and one touchdown in season-opening 69-0 win vs. Davidson … Also saw action at Georgia Southern … Missed rest of season due to injury and was granted medical redshirt.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered all four years in football and track and field and earned three in baseball … Named to All-Lakelands Team and Lakelands Player of the Year following junior and senior seasons … Selected to play in Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas … Won county championship in long jump.

PERSONAL: Son of Rod Johnson and Nicole Brown.