Brian Lankford-Johnson: RB · Purdue · #37.
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Brian Lankford-Johnson
Wins in space out of the backfield. Played for two head coaches in two seasons at Purdue. One game to point at: 62 rushing yards against Ohio — Week 2, 2017.
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 28-35vs No. 16 Louisville | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-21vs Ohio | 9 | 62 | 6.9 | 0 | 15 | Season-high 62 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 35-3@ Missouri | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-28vs No. 8 Michigan | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 12 | W 24-15@ Iowa | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 22 | 86 | 3.9 | 0 | 15 |
Week 2 · 2017
W 44-21
vs Ohio
62 rush yds (9 car)
Dominant 23-point win at home against Ohio.
With D. Blough — 235 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 99.6 · J. Schopper — 50 yards per punt · 3 punts · 53 long
The plays that mattered most
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 37.0 | 4.7 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 6.5 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 20.8 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Brohm
Pass share
52.8%
489 pass / 438 run
Plays / game
71.3
13 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
514 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Purdue, 400 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2017
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Darrell Hazell, Gerad Parker, and Jeff Brohm. Multi-era developmental context.
