Running back for Western Michigan. 2016: 229 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 2 catches.
5′7″ · Miami, FL
The story
2016 running back for Western Michigan. 2016: 229 rushing yards, 4 rushing TD, 2 catches.
Recruiting
RB recruit
No. 2532 nationally · Signed with Western Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonFabian Johnson
A 2-star signing who has since put three seasons on the field at Western Michigan. The receipt on tape: 125 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Kent State, Week 11, 2016.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Western Michigan, 327 rushing yards — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2014–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under P.J. Fleck.
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 29-11 over that span.
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (96th percentile). Concern: carries (0th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 18.7 | 9.1 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 28.8 | 7.8 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 11.8 | 12.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 42.5 | 5.5 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Lance Taylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2016
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Western Michigan | 31 | 229 | 7.4 | 4 | -- |
| 2015 | Western Michigan | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | -- |
| 2014 | Western Michigan | 19 | 64 | 3.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 59 | 327 | 5.5 | 4 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Western Michigan | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2015 | Western Michigan | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2014 | Western Michigan | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 0 | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 22-21@ Northwestern | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-10@ Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 5 | W 49-10@ Central Michigan | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 | 42 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-30vs Northern Illinois | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-0@ Akron | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-31vs Eastern Michigan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 10 | W 52-20@ Ball State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 37-21@ Kent State | 19 | 125 | 6.6 | 1 | 22 | Season-high 125 yds |
| Wk 12 | W 38-0vs Buffalo | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 1 | 11 | |
| Total | 31 | 229 | 8.3 | 4 | 42 |