Running back for Michigan. 2015: 271 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 6 catches.
6′1″ · Ann Arbor, MI
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 954 nationally · Signed with Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2016 running back for Michigan. 2015: 271 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 6 catches.
Drake Johnson
Two seasons at Michigan, two different head coaches: Brady Hoke and Jim Harbaugh. The receipt on tape: 68 rush yds, 31 rec yds against Maryland, Week 5, 2015.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Michigan, 632 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2015
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Jim Harbaugh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: long run (8th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2015 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 14.7 | 3.4 | 0.3 |
| Road4g | 45.8 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 31.0 | 5.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 21.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
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 18 · 2015
W 41–7
at Florida
Game log · Week-by-week
2015 season · 10 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Oregon State | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-7vs UNLV | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-0vs BYU | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-0@ Maryland | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 1 | 20 | Season-high 68 yds |
| Wk 6 | W 38-0vs Northwestern | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 29-26@ Minnesota | 10 | 55 | 5.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 10 | W 49-16vs Rutgers | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 1 | 10 | |
| Wk 11 | W 48-41@ Indiana | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-42vs Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bowl | W 41-7@ Florida | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 1 | 17 | |
| Total | 54 | 271 | 4.1 | 4 | 20 |