#16
Clemson · 2026

Chris Johnson Jr.

RBSenior6' 0", 190 lbsFort Lauderdale, FL
Clemson Tigers5-3 · TDC #54
Snap share
21%
likely 16–47%
Rush yards
136
429th of 1519 in FBS
Yards / carry
3.9
Rush TD
2
266th of 683 in FBS
Receptions
4
1233rd of 2089 in FBS
EPA / play
-0.18
40 plays

Efficiency & Role

EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies

EPA per play by situation

40 plays · -7.2 total EPA · not enough plays to rank yet
All plays-0.18
Passing-0.50
Rushing-0.11
1st down+0.03
2nd down-0.52
3rd down+0.00
Standard downs-0.03
Passing downs-0.64
Jr.RB average

Share of team plays

How often the offense runs through this player. Pass = targets or dropbacks, rush = carries
All plays7%
Pass plays3%
Run plays12%
1st down9%
2nd down8%
3rd down3%
Standard downs8%
Passing downs5%
Jr.RB average

Advanced

Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume

RushingValueFBS rank
Carries27—
Success rate29.6%—
Explosive run rate11.1%—
Stuffed at the line37.0%—
First downs7—
Red-zone carries3—
Goal-line carries1—
ReceivingValueFBS rank
Targets6—
Target share4.5%—
Catch rate50.0%—
Success rate per target16.7%—
Yards per target1.7—
Explosive catches0.0%—
Deep-target rate16.7%—
3rd-down targets2—
Red-zone targets1—

Charting

Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play

Targets
7
4 caught (57%)
Avg. depth of target
1.1
air yards per target
YAC per catch
7.0
28 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-12
of 16 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
14%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted7 targets charted

57% comp1.1 avg. depth7.0 YAC/catch14% 20+ air yds0–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 0–4 air yards: noneLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: 1 targets (14%), 1 caught (100%), 2 yds, 2.0 per target1100% · 2yMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 3 targets (43%), 3 caught (100%), 14 yds, 4.7 per target3100% · 14yRight, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (14%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction34 carries

Left
32%
3.1 YPC · 27% succ.
Middle
53%
5.3 YPC · 50% succ.
Right
15%
0.0 YPC · 0% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.
2025 charting · SMU

2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (4 of Jr.’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.

Charted targets
6
4 caught (67%)
Avg. depth of target
-2.3
air yards per target
YAC per catch
8.0
32 yds after the catch
Air yards caught
-14
of 18 yds on charted catches
Deep targets
0%
20+ air yards

Where he's targeted6 targets charted

80% comp-2.3 avg. depth8.0 YAC/catch0% 20+ air yds1–0 TD–INT
101020203030LOSLeft, Behind air yards: 2 targets (33%), 2 caught (100%), 5 yds, 2.5 per target2100% · 5yLeft, 0–4 air yards: 1 targets (17%), 0 caught (0%), 0 yds, 0.0 per target10% · 0yLeft, 5–9 air yards: noneLeft, 10–14 air yards: noneLeft, 15–19 air yards: noneLeft, 20–29 air yards: noneLeft, 30+ air yards: noneMiddle, Behind air yards: noneMiddle, 0–4 air yards: noneMiddle, 5–9 air yards: noneMiddle, 10–14 air yards: noneMiddle, 15–19 air yards: noneMiddle, 20–29 air yards: noneMiddle, 30+ air yards: noneRight, Behind air yards: 3 targets (50%), 2 caught (67%), 13 yds, 4.3 per target367% · 13yRight, 0–4 air yards: noneRight, 5–9 air yards: noneRight, 10–14 air yards: noneRight, 15–19 air yards: noneRight, 20–29 air yards: noneRight, 30+ air yards: none
fewer more targets
Direction and air yards come from the play-by-play (left / middle / right thirds of the field), so each glow sits in its zone rather than on an exact spot. Hover a zone for detail.

Run direction32 carries

Left
19%
2.3 YPC · 33% succ.
Middle
41%
10.2 YPC · 38% succ.
Right
41%
3.7 YPC · 38% succ.
Share of carries by direction, as the play-by-play calls it. Success: 5+ yards on 1st/2nd down, 3+ on 3rd/4th, or a touchdown. QB scrambles excluded.

Career

4 seasons at 3 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

SeasonTeamGSnapsCarRush ydsY/CRush TDRush SRRecRec ydsRec TDTgt share
2026 so farClemson#54 · 5-3821%351363.9229.6%41604.5%
2025SMU#20 · 9-41228%674797.1440.0%1718015.8%
2024Miami#10 · 10-3106%6315.2050.0%87224.1%
2023Miami#33 · 7-634%11736.61—1202.9%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Chris Johnson Jr.'s team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

Chris Johnson Jr.'s box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

5.6 avg. game scoreBest: 7.4 vs Charleston Southern (Week 7)0 of 5 games at 8.0+
RushingReceivingReturns
WkOpponentResultGame scoreCarYdsY/CTDLongRecYdsY/RTDLongKRKR ydsPRPR ydsTD
1@LSUL 10–51—300.002·····245···
2Georgia SouthernW 22–75.97537.6017·····120···
3North CarolinaW 28–20—200.002·····487···
4@CaliforniaW 24–104.95163.207122.002367···
5MiamiL 13–416.65326.402111010.0010142···
7Charleston SouthernW 37–07.47344.9210166.006143···
8Virginia TechL 16–20—1-2-2.000·····116···
9@Florida StateW 36–243.3530.6021-2-2.000248···
2026 · 8 games5.6351363.92214164.001015368···

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Rushing2026FBS rank
Carries35—
Yards136429th / 1519
Yards / carry3.9—
Touchdowns2266th / 683
Long21—
Receiving2026FBS rank
Receptions41233rd / 2089
Yards161610th / 2074
Yards / catch4—
Touchdowns0—
Long10—
Kick returns2026FBS rank
Returns15—
Yards368—
Average24.5—
Touchdowns0—
Long43—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

GameTeam playsEst. snapsPlays involvedSpecial teamsSnap share
Wk 1 · LSU48~10 (2–19)3221%
Wk 2 · Georgia Southern74~20 (14–26)8127%
Wk 3 · North Carolina66~7 (2–14)2411%
Wk 4 · California65~11 (3–21)6317%
Wk 5 · Miami75~26 (18–34)6135%
Wk 7 · Charleston Southern86~18 (12–23)8121%
Wk 8 · Virginia Tech62~6 (2–12)1110%
Wk 9 · Florida State76~20 (14–26)7226%
Season552118 (86–257)411521%

Position Room

7 RBs on the Clemson roster, ordered by car

#PlayerPosClassCarYdsYPCTDRecEPA/play
8Gideon DavidsonRBSO105528554+0.04
16Chris Johnson Jr.RBSR351363.924-0.18
21Jarvis GreenRBSR321253.90—-0.09
26Jay HaynesRBSR9252.801-0.54
Max WilsonRB7527.401-0.28
24David EziomumeRBJR111111—+2.52
23Peyton StrekoRBSR——————

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes 6+ plays per team game. Clemson depth chart →