Running back for Marshall. 2015: 593 rushing yards, 5 rushing TD, 6 catches.
6′1″ · Richlands, VA
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 1422 nationally · Signed with Marshall
Statement game24 car · 272 yds · 4 TDvs Florida Atlantic (FBS) · W 35-16
Top 0.1% rushing yards game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2015 running back for Marshall. 2015: 593 rushing yards, 5 rushing TD, 6 catches.
Devon Johnson
This is his second year in the same backfield at Marshall. The receipt: 170 rush yds, 27 rec yds against Ohio — Week 2, 2015.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Marshall, 2,360 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Doc Holliday — 23-4 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: long run (87th percentile). Strength: yards / carry (86th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 82.8 | 5.3 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 87.3 | 12.5 | 0.7 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 84.7 | 8.4 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Gibson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2015
Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2015
W 45–7
122 rush yds (22 car) · 1 TD
Dominant 38-point win at home against Norfolk State.
With C. Litton — 270 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.5 · 27 rush yds (5 car) · T. Williams — 43 AVG · 65 LONG · 4 NO
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-31vs Purdue | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 1 | 33 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-21@ Ohio | 21 | 170 | 8.1 | 1 | 73 | Season-high 170 yds |
| Wk 3 | W 45-7vs Norfolk State | 22 | 122 | 5.5 | 1 | 22 | |
| Wk 4 | W 36-29@ Kent State | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-10vs Southern Miss | 22 | 82 | 3.7 | 1 | 16 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-17@ Florida Atlantic | 3 | 83 | 27.7 | 1 | 75 | |
| Bowl | W 16-10vs UConn | 10 | 38 | 3.8 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 94 | 593 | 8.4 | 5 | 75 |