Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-56@ Ohio State | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 2 | W 41-17vs Stony Brook | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 | Season-high 6 yds |
| Total | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
#20
Johnny Thompson Jr.
Junior running back for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′11″ · 198 lb · Canoga Park, CA · Oaks Christian HS
Transferred Kansas → Ball State for 2026
The numbers
9
rushing yards · 2026
1.5 per carry · 3 catches
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 rush yds, 11 rec yds, at Ohio State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 running back for Ball State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kansas in 2023.
- Transferred from Kansas to Ball State in 2026.
Johnny Thompson Jr.
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 6 rush yds against Stony Brook, Week 2, 2026.
9 RUSH YDS · 0 RUSH TD · 6 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Kansas3-star out of Oaks Christian
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Ball State
2025–2026era →
Mike Uremovich
Ball State
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Neu → Mike Uremovich. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Ball State
2025Kansas
2026Ball State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2025Kansas5-7HC: Lance Leipold · Run-leaning
2026Ball State1-1HC: Mike Uremovich · Pass-leaning
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (7)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.5 YDS/g, 1.5 YPC, 0.0 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Uremovich
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 | Ball State | 6 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas | 19 | 75 | 3.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 30 | 116 | 3.9 | 0 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ball State | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | -- |
| 2025 | Kansas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kansas | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 41–17
vs Stony Brook
Game log
Background
Ball State All-Access (Aug. 21, 2026): Catching up with the running backs Ball State Sports Link (June 30, 2026): Coffee Talk (Johnny Thompson Jr.) Played in four games for the Jayhawks in 2025, carrying 19 times for 75 yards … had four carries for 12 yards in the season opener against Fresno Sta...
The backfield · Ball State
- #4TJ Horton180 rushing yards · 2025
- #2Jalen Bonds77 rushing yards · 2025
- #20Johnny Thompson Jr.75 rushing yards · 2025
- Elijah Jackson17 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Anthony McMullenno box-score line yet
1 more on the roster · Ball State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology