Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
4/20Inside-5 share
4 of the team's 20 inside-the-5 carries (20.0%).
Montrell Johnson
Montrell Johnson: RB · Florida · #1.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Montrell Johnson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Came to Florida by way of Louisiana. First career honor, 2021: All-Sun Belt. One game to point at: 107 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD against Ole Miss — Week 13, 2024.
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.
Florida in the news
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Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-41vs No. 19 Miami | 11 | 106 | 9.6 | 1 | 71 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Samford | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 2 | 16 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-33vs Texas A&M | 7 | -7 | -1.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | W 45-28@ Mississippi State | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 6 | W 24-13vs UCF | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 1 | 34 | |
| Wk 7 | L 17-23@ No. 8 Tennessee | 12 | 85 | 7.1 | 0 | 23 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-16vs No. 21 LSU | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-17vs No. 9 Ole Miss | 18 | 107 | 5.9 | 1 | 16 | Season-high 107 yds |
| Wk 14 | W 31-11@ Florida State | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 1 | 65 | |
| Total | 100 | 593 | 5.9 | 6 | 71 |
Signature game
Week 13 · 2024
W 24-17
vs Ole Miss
107 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD
A close one, won by 7 at home.
With J. Crawshaw — 46.7 yards per punt · 7 punts · 1 inside the 20 · D. Lagway — 180 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 66.5
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 1 · Miami · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +5.78Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 71 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK)
- Week 14 · Florida State · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +5.24Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 65 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK)
- Week 6 · UCF · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.88Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 34 yds to the UCF 22 for a
- Week 7 · Tennessee · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.61Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 23 yds to the TENN 38 for a
- Week 13 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 5 · Q4 · EPA +2.47Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 9 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK)
- Week 13 · Ole Miss · 3rd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.26Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 10 yds to the FLA 40 for a
4 more plays
- Week 4 · Mississippi State · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA −2.24Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 12 yds to the MSST 48 Montrell Johnson Jr. fumbled, forced by Isaac Smith, recovered by MSST Kelley Jones
- Week 2 · Samford · 1st and 7 · Q2 · EPA +2.20Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 7 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK)
- Week 13 · Ole Miss · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.12Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 16 yds to the FLA 41 for a
- Week 14 · Florida State · 2nd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +1.93Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 13 yds to the FSU 44 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
99 of 100 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
42%99 carriesFumble rate
1.0%1 of 100 carries · 1 lostStuffed
0 or fewer yds17%of carries
17 carries
Grind
1–3 yds39%of carries
39 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds23%of carries
23 carries
Explosive
10+ yds20%of carries
20 carries
5 of 5 (100%) converted on 3rd/4th & short (≤2 to go) · 2 of 4 (50%) scored from inside the 5-yard line
5.9 yds/carry on 100 carries · 20% explosive (10+ yds) · 42% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2021Louisiana13-1HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning
2022Florida6-7HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning
2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 56.8 | 5.2 | 0.8 |
| Road3g | 84.0 | 7.2 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 62.2 | 5.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 73.3 | 7.6 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Pass share
42.7%
336 pass / 450 run
Plays / game
60.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
366 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
100 carries and 13 catches in 9 games
About as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
53 · #109 of 310 RBs · 2024
Three-star recruit. Now #109 at the position.
Four seasons, two schools
- 2024 Florida NapierYear 4 · 9 games
- 2023 Florida NapierYear 3 · 12 games
- 2022 Florida NapierYear 2 · 13 games
- Jan 2022 Entered the transfer portalLouisiana to Florida
- 2021 Louisiana NapierYear 1 · 13 gamesAll-conference
- High school De La SalleNew Orleans, LA · Class of 2021Three-star, No. 894 in the 2021 class. Signed with Louisiana.Also from De La Salle: Caden Jones (Florida) and PJ Martin (South Alabama).
Moves
- Transferred from Louisiana to Florida, Jan 5, 2022.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Louisiana and Florida, 3,089 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Honored in a first season.
The week the volume broke through — stacked 1 td vs Tennessee.Tennessee · W 29-162023
2021 13 games
- Signed with LouisianaThree-star, out of De La Salle
- All-Sun Beltsecond
2022 13 games
- Transferred to Floridafrom Louisiana
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coach2021
Louisiana
Played for 1 head coach at 2 schools: Billy Napier.