Dillon Johnson: RB · Washington · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dillon Johnson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Mike Leach and Kalen DeBoer. The first one came in 2023: All-Pac-12. A game that shows it: 256 rushing yards and 11 receiving yards against USC — Week 10, 2023.
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Boom vs consistent · carry-yardage shape
Steady, not spectacular
Just 18.4% of his season rushing yards came on his 5 best carries — remarkably even — and he's stuffed on 11.2% of his carries. 7 carries for 12 yds vs Boise State; 26 for 256 vs USC.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Closer · Q4-with-lead carry share
Not actually a closer
58.7% of carries overall (230/392) → 41.8% of Q4-with-lead carries (41/98) — 92.7% of those in competitive (≤16-pt) games.
Counted from the play-by-play, so a carry or two can differ from the box score.
Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
17 of 23 on 3rd/4th-and-2-or-less (73.9%). 23 of the team's 37 inside-the-5 carries (62.2%).
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington | 233 | 1,195 | 5.1 | 16 | 53 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 90 | 499 | 5.5 | 3 | 40 |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 89 | 485 | 5.4 | 4 | 32 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 51 | 225 | 4.4 | 4 | 11 |
| Career | 463 | 2,404 | 5.2 | 27 | 53 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Washington | 24 | 190 | 7.9 | 0 | 20 |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 47 | 274 | 5.8 | 0 | 38 |
| 2021 | Mississippi State | 65 | 422 | 6.5 | 1 | 26 |
| 2020 | Mississippi State | 36 | 157 | 4.4 | 0 | 10 |
| Career | 172 | 1,043 | 6.1 | 1 | 38 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 56-19vs Boise State | 7 | 12 | 1.7 | 1 | 4 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-7@ Michigan State | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 0 | 45 | |
| Wk 4 | W 59-32vs California | 10 | 66 | 6.6 | 1 | 19 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-24@ Arizona | 16 | 91 | 5.7 | 2 | 28 | |
| Wk 7 | W 36-33vs No. 8 Oregon | 20 | 100 | 5.0 | 1 | 17 | |
| Wk 8 | W 15-7vs Arizona State | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-33@ Stanford | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 1 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-42@ No. 24 USC | 26 | 256 | 9.8 | 4 | 53 | Season-high 256 yds |
| Wk 11 | W 35-28vs No. 13 Utah | 23 | 104 | 4.5 | 1 | 28 | |
| Wk 12 | W 22-20@ No. 10 Oregon State | 16 | 89 | 5.6 | 0 | 43 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-21vs Washington State | 21 | 82 | 3.9 | 1 | 9 | |
| Wk 14 | W 34-31vs No. 5 Oregon | 28 | 152 | 5.4 | 2 | 18 | 152-yard day |
 Bowl | W 37-31vs No. 3 Texas | 21 | 49 | 2.3 | 2 | 7 | |
 Bowl | L 13-34vs No. 1 Michigan | 11 | 33 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Total | 233 | 1195 | 5.1 | 16 | 53 |
Week 10 · 2023
W 52-42
at USC
256 rush yds (26 car) · 4 TD · 2 rec · 11 yds
Edged out USC on the road in a shootout.
With M. Penix Jr. — 256 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 90.5 · G. Gross — 10 points · 43 long · 100 percent on field goals
The plays that mattered most
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
Success rate
55%200 carriesFumble rate
0.9%2 of 233 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer ydsGrind
1–3 ydsChunk
4–9 ydsExplosive
10+ yds5.1 yds/carry on 233 carries · 11% explosive (10+ yds) · 55% success rate.
Situational · Carry shape (PBP, full season)
Yardage DNA
Stuffed (≤0)
Grind (1–3)
Chunk (4–9)
Explosive (10+)
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 61.7 | 3.8 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 118 | 6.9 | 1.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 60.3 | 4.7 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 110 | 5.0 | 1.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalen DeBoer
Pass share
59.5%
575 pass / 391 run
Plays / game
64.4
15 games
Team sack rate
2.0%
597 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons, at Mississippi State and Washington, 2,404 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 45 games over four seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-PAC-12 · 2ND TEAM
All-Pac-12 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Mike Leach and Kalen DeBoer.
