Efficiency & Role
EPA = expected points added per play. Compared with every FBS RB who qualifies
Advanced
Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Rushing | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 92 | — |
| Success rate | 45.7% | 155th / 332 |
| Explosive run rate | 22.8% | 24th / 332 |
| Stuffed at the line | 19.6% | 252nd / 332 |
| First downs | 33 | — |
| Red-zone carries | 14 | — |
| Goal-line carries | 4 | — |
| Receiving | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Targets | 14 | — |
| Target share | 6.5% | — |
| Catch rate | 71.4% | — |
| Success rate per target | 28.6% | — |
| Yards per target | 3.0 | — |
| Explosive catches | 0.0% | — |
| Deep-target rate | 0.0% | — |
| 3rd-down targets | 4 | — |
| Red-zone targets | 3 | — |
Charting
Where Jr.'s plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
Where he's targeted16 targets charted
Run direction101 carries
2025 charting · Northern Illinois
2025 season. ESPN's play-by-play only has throw and catch spots for part of 2025 (3 of Jr.’s games here), so treat the maps as a sample.
Where he's targeted6 targets charted
Run direction43 carries
Career
3 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Car | Rush yds | Y/C | Rush TD | Rush SR | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | Tgt share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Northern Illinois#133 · 0-8 | 8 | 57% | 103 | 574 | 5.6 | 5 | 45.7% | 12 | 45 | 0 | 6.5% |
| 2025 | Northern Illinois#119 · 3-9 | 12 | 38% | 124 | 712 | 5.7 | 4 | 31.6% | 16 | 97 | 0 | 10.0% |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois#69 · 8-5 | 6 | 23% | 103 | 480 | 4.7 | 4 | 45.5% | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Telly Johnson Jr.'s team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Telly 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
| Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Car | Yds | Y/C | TD | Long | Rec | Yds | Y/R | TD | Long |
| 1 | @ Iowa | L 0–40 | 4.0 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Illinois State | L 24–28 | 6.6 | 22 | 83 | 3.8 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | @ Arizona | L 17–42 | 6.2 | 12 | 69 | 5.8 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | @ Georgia State | L 14–35 | 7.6 | 15 | 85 | 5.7 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 17 |
| 6 |  Air Force | L 7–28 | 6.6 | 8 | 47 | 5.9 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | @ Wyoming | L 23–41 | 8.0 | 16 | 139 | 8.7 | 1 | 28 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 |  Hawai'i | L 21–56 | 1.4 | 14 | 63 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 9 | @ UNLV | L 24–31 | 7.0 | 8 | 72 | 9.0 | 1 | 24 | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 · 8 games | 5.9 | 103 | 574 | 5.6 | 5 | 28 | 12 | 45 | 3.8 | 0 | 17 | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Rushing | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Carries | 103 | — |
| Yards | 574 | 57th / 1519 |
| Yards / carry | 5.6 | 66th / 312 |
| Touchdowns | 5 | 82nd / 683 |
| Long | 28 | — |
| Receiving | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Receptions | 12 | 600th / 2089 |
| Yards | 45 | 1198th / 2074 |
| Yards / catch | 3.8 | — |
| Touchdowns | 0 | — |
| Long | 17 | — |
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 4438th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 2 | — |
| Lost | 2 | — |
| Recovered | 0 | — |
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
| Game | Start | Team plays | Est. snaps | Plays involved | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Iowa | ✓ RB | 55 | ~29 (20–38) | 10 | · | 53% |
| Wk 2 · Illinois State | ✓ RB | 65 | ~46 (39–51) | 25 | · | 71% |
| Wk 3 · Arizona | — | 67 | ~40 (34–44) | 13 | · | 60% |
| Wk 4 · Georgia State | — | 73 | ~45 (38–50) | 18 | · | 62% |
| Wk 6 · Air Force | — | 43 | ~21 (14–27) | 9 | · | 49% |
| Wk 7 · Wyoming | ✓ RB | 73 | ~47 (40–52) | 19 | · | 64% |
| Wk 8 · Hawai'i | — | 49 | ~32 (22–41) | 15 | 1 | 65% |
| Wk 9 · UNLV | — | 74 | ~22 (15–29) | 10 | · | 30% |
| Season | 3 GS | 499 | 282 (224–348) | 119 | 1 | 57% |
Position Room
6 RBs on the Northern Illinois roster, ordered by car
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Car | Yds | YPC | TD | Rec | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Telly Johnson Jr. | RB | JR | 103 | 574 | 5.6 | 5 | 12 | +0.12 |
| 24 | Elijah Porter | RB | SO | 54 | 233 | 4.3 | 2 | 6 | -0.09 |
| 20 | Jaiduan Cranford | RB | FR | 9 | 67 | 7.4 | 0 | — | +0.27 |
| Triston White | RB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | -0.30 | ||
| 30 | Da'sean Howard | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Reginald Craig | RB | FR | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Northern Illinois depth chart →