#25

Darius Johnson

Senior running back for NC State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

RB · NC State · Sr. · #25

5′10″ · 205 lb · Hendersonville, TN · Beech

Returning to NC State for 2026

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Next upSat Sep 19 · 12:45 pm ETat VanderbiltFirstBank StadiumVanderbilt by 3

How he plays

Yards / carry: 77th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

rushing yards · 2026

5.5 per carry

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 11 rush yds, vs Richmond

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 running back for NC State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

10 rushing yards in 2025. Then 11 in 2026.

His career, year by year

Darius Johnson

RB · NC State · Sr · #25

Second year in the NC State backfield, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 11 rush yds against Richmond — Week 2, 2026.

11 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 2 CARRIES

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Dave Doeren — 9-6 over that span.

2025NC State8-5HC: Dave Doeren · Balanced

2026NC State1-1HC: Dave Doeren · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort

Box-score percentiles

5 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / carry#4 / 15 · 77th pct

5.5

Rush TDs#13 / 15 · 10th pct

Rush yards#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Long run#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Carries#16 / 15 · 0th pct

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 11.0 YDS/g, 5.5 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Dave Doeren

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	NC State	2	11	5.5	--
2025	NC State	3	10	3.3	--
Career		5	21	4.2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026

W 73–0

vs Richmond

11 rush yds (2 car)

Dominant 73-point win at home against Richmond.

With C. Bailey — 281 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 92.0 · 25 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · J. Scott — 128 rush yds (9 car) · 2 TD

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 2	W 73-0vs Richmond	2	11	5.5	0	6	Season-high 11 yds
Total		2	11	5.5	0	6

The backfield · NC State

#1Jayden ScottRB · Jr.595 rushing yards · 2025
#7Davion GauseRB · Jr.258 rushing yards · 2025
#25Darius JohnsonRB · Sr.10 rushing yards · 2025
#26Isiah JonesRB · Jr.1 game · 2026
#14Jonathan PaylorRB · Jr.1 game · 2026

4 more on the roster · NC State team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology