Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
9/19Inside-5 share
9 of the team's 19 inside-the-5 carries (47.4%).
Johnston White
Johnston White: RB · Arkansas State · #30.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Johnston White
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Four seasons in the Arkansas State backfield to date. One game to point at: 73 rushing yards and 41 receiving yards against Louisiana — Week 8, 2017.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arkansas State | 94 | 430 | 4.6 | 3 | 34 |
| 2016 | Arkansas State | 105 | 472 | 4.5 | 5 | 50 |
| 2015 | Arkansas State | 99 | 614 | 6.2 | 14 | 56 |
| 2014 | Arkansas State | 95 | 514 | 5.4 | 6 | 27 |
| Career | 393 | 2,030 | 5.2 | 28 | 56 |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arkansas State | 14 | 132 | 9.4 | 0 | 31 |
| 2016 | Arkansas State | 7 | 64 | 9.1 | 0 | 31 |
| 2015 | Arkansas State | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2014 | Arkansas State | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | 11 |
| Career | 30 | 235 | 7.8 | 1 | 31 |
Sacks without a box score
There is no official box score for these seasons, so this sack count comes from the play-by-play.
- 2015: 1 sack
How we counted this
Each sack is credited to the player named on the play, and a sack shared by two players counts as half for each. We checked the same method against the official box scores for 2016 to 2019: it lands within half a sack for about 9 in 10 players. Tackles and passes defended are not shown for these seasons because the same check does not hold for them. Source: SportsDataverse play data.
Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 36-43@ Nebraska | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-3vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 | |
| Wk 6 | W 43-25@ Georgia Southern | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 7 | W 51-17vs Coastal Carolina | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 8 | W 47-3vs Louisiana | 13 | 73 | 5.6 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 73 yds |
| Wk 9 | W 37-21@ New Mexico State | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 1 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | L 19-24@ South Alabama | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-12vs Texas State | 9 | 46 | 5.1 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 13 | W 67-50@ UL Monroe | 11 | 64 | 5.8 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 14 | L 25-32vs Troy | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 0 | 33 | |
 Bowl | L 30-35vs Middle Tennessee | 9 | 23 | 2.6 | 0 | 9 | |
| Total | 94 | 430 | 4.6 | 3 | 34 |
Signature game
Week 8 · 2017
W 47-3
vs Louisiana
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 13 · UL Monroe · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +2.94Johnston White run for 34 yds for a TD, (Justice Hansen pass to Blake Mack for Two-Point Conversion)
- Week 9 · New Mexico State · 2nd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.68Johnston White run for 8 yds for a TD, (Sawyer Williams KICK)
- Week 9 · New Mexico State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −2.66Johnston White run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line ARKANSAS ST Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the ArkSt 35
- Week 14 · Troy · 2nd and 6 · Q4 · EPA +2.54Johnston White run for 33 yds to the ArkSt 44 for a
- Week 8 · Louisiana · 3rd and 1 · Q1 · EPA +2.45Johnston White 1 Yd Run
- Week 14 · Troy · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +1.89Justice Hansen pass complete to Johnston White for 21 yds to the ArkSt 46 for a
4 more plays
- Week 8 · Louisiana · 2nd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +1.72Johnston White run for 16 yds to the LaLaf 44 for a
- Week 1 · Middle Tennessee · 4th and 1 · Q2 · EPA +1.43Johnston White run for 4 yds to the MTnSt 3 for a
- Week 8 · Louisiana · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.38Johnston White run for 9 yds to the ArkSt 43
- Week 7 · Coastal Carolina · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.38Justice Hansen pass complete to Johnston White for 31 yds to the CCaro 21 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
94 of 94 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
46%85 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds14%of carries
13 carries
Grind
1–3 yds34%of carries
32 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds45%of carries
42 carries
Explosive
10+ yds7%of carries
7 carries
7 of 8 (88%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 1 of 9 (11%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
4.6 yds/carry on 94 carries · 7% explosive (10+ yds) · 46% success rate.
Teams and coaches
4 seasons under Blake Anderson — 31-20 over that span.
2014Arkansas State7-6HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2015Arkansas State9-4HC: Blake Anderson · Run-heavy
2016Arkansas State8-5HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning
2017Arkansas State7-5HC: Blake Anderson · Balanced, fast tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 51.2 | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 30.2 | 4.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 25.4 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 50.5 | 5.1 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
52.9%
511 pass / 455 run
Plays / game
80.5
12 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
556 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2017
94 carries and 14 catches in 11 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Arkansas State
- 2017 Arkansas State AndersonYear 5 · 11 games
- 2016 Arkansas State AndersonYear 4 · 11 games
- 2015 Arkansas State AndersonYear 3 · 13 games
- 2014 Arkansas State AndersonYear 2 · 12 games
- 2013 Arkansas State HarsinYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
How it ended
Four seasons at Arkansas State, 2,030 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coaches2013
Arkansas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Bryan Harsin → Blake Anderson. Worth noting in scheme + development context.