Short-yardage / goal-line · enumeration
Who gets the tough yard
1/33Inside-5 share
1 of the team's 33 inside-the-5 carries (3.0%).
Rahmir Johnson
Rahmir Johnson: RB · Nebraska · #14.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Rahmir Johnson
Wins in space out of the backfield. The six seasons at Nebraska span three head coaches: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph and Matt Rhule. A game that shows it: 59 rushing yards and 9 receiving yards against Boston College — Bowl, 2024.
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Deployed as a receiver as much as a runner. Value is in space, not between the tackles.
Fans
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
Nebraska in the news
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Career stats
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Game log
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-7vs UTEP | 11 | 50 | 4.5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-10vs Colorado | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 3 | W 34-3vs Northern Iowa | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31vs No. 24 Illinois | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 5 | W 28-10@ Purdue | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wk 6 | W 14-7vs Rutgers | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 8 | L 7-56@ No. 16 Indiana | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-27vs UCLA | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 14 | L 10-13@ Iowa | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 9 | |
 Bowl | W 20-15vs Boston College | 9 | 59 | 6.6 | 1 | 22 | |
| Total | 54 | 260 | 4.8 | 1 | 22 |
Signature game
Week 2 · 2024
W 28-10
vs Colorado
8 rec · 49 yds · 1 TD · 33 rush yds (9 car)
With D. Raiola — 185 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 54.4 · B. Buschini — 50.8 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20
Signature plays
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Colorado · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.59Dylan Raiola pass complete to Rahmir Johnson for 18 yds for a TD (Tristan Alvano KICK)
- Week 1 · Boston College · 4th and 3 · Q4 · EPA +2.06Rahmir Johnson run for 11 yds to the BC 24 for a
- Week 2 · Colorado · 3rd and 9 · Q3 · EPA −1.93Dylan Raiola pass complete to Rahmir Johnson for a loss of 5 yards to the COLO 40
- Week 1 · Boston College · 1st and 4 · Q2 · EPA +1.69Rahmir Johnson 4 Yd Run
- Week 5 · Purdue · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.60Rahmir Johnson run for a loss of 2 yards to the NEB 44
- Week 3 · Northern Iowa · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.57Dylan Raiola pass complete to Rahmir Johnson for 17 yds to the UNI 49 for a
4 more plays
- Week 2 · Colorado · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA −1.56Dylan Raiola pass complete to Rahmir Johnson for a loss of 2 yards to the NEB 49
- Week 1 · Boston College · 2nd and 9 · Q3 · EPA +1.53Dylan Raiola pass complete to Rahmir Johnson for 9 yds to the BC 40 for a
- Week 2 · Colorado · 2nd and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.48Rahmir Johnson run for 11 yds to the COLO 33 for a
- Week 1 · Boston College · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.47Rahmir Johnson run for 22 yds to the BC 2 for a
Rushing profile
Rush profile · Shape, efficiency, and ball security
How he gets his yards, and how often it works
54 of 54 carries matched to play-by-play
Success rate
40%45 carriesFumble rate
1.9%1 of 54 carriesStuffed
0 or fewer yds6%of carries
3 carries
Grind
1–3 yds41%of carries
22 carries
Chunk
4–9 yds41%of carries
22 carries
Explosive
10+ yds13%of carries
7 carries
4.8 yds/carry on 54 carries · 13% explosive (10+ yds) · 40% success rate.
Teams and coaches
2019Nebraska5-7HC: Scott Frost · Run-heavy
2020Nebraska3-5HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning
2021Nebraska3-9HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning
2022Nebraska4-8HC: Scott Frost and Mickey Joseph · Run-leaning
2023Nebraska5-7HC: Matt Rhule · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2024Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 27.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 12.0 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 29.4 | 4.2 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 18.0 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Pass share
49.7%
432 pass / 437 run
Plays / game
66.8
13 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
450 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
54 carries and 21 catches in 10 games
Fewer touches a game than most FBS running backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
40 · #215 of 310 RBs · 2024
Three-star recruit. Now #215 at the position.
Six seasons at Nebraska
- 2024 Nebraska RhuleYear 6 · 10 games
- 2023 Nebraska RhuleYear 5 · 3 games
- 2022 Nebraska FrostYear 4 · 4 games
- 2021 Nebraska FrostYear 3 · 10 games
- 2020 Nebraska FrostYear 2 · 6 games
- 2019 Nebraska FrostYear 1 · 2 games
- High school Bergen CatholicOradell, NJ · Class of 2019Three-star, No. 423 in the 2019 class. Signed with Nebraska.Also from Bergen Catholic: Quincy Porter (Notre Dame), Jordan Thomas (Ohio State), Sydir Mitchell (Wake Forest) and 12 more.
How it ended
Six seasons at Nebraska, 999 rushing yards — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
2019
- Signed with NebraskaThree-star, out of Bergen Catholic
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
3 coaches2019–2021
Nebraska
Played under 3 different head coaches: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph, and Matt Rhule. Multi-era developmental context.