Former running back at Maryland. 2018: 506 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 6 catches.
5′10″ · 212 lb · Cumberland, MD
The story
Former running back at Maryland. 2018: 506 rushing yards, 3 rushing TD, 6 catches.
Ty Johnson
Four seasons at Maryland, three different head coaches: Randy Edsall, D.J. Durkin and Matt Canada. One game to point at: 132 rush yds, 1 tackles against Rutgers — Week 7, 2018.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Maryland, 2,635 rushing yards — drafted at #186 overall by Detroit.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Randy Edsall, D.J. Durkin, and Matt Canada. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
DetroitEntering 8th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
Elite: yards / carry (96th percentile). Strength: long run (94th percentile). Concern: rec yards (15th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 65.2 | 7.7 | 0.4 |
| Road4g | 45.0 | 5.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | YPC | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 72.5 | 7.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 23.7 | 5.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Locksley
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2018
Splitting first-team reps — starts some weeks, rotates others.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2018
W 34–29
vs Texas
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 34-29vs Texas | 11 | 30 | 2.7 | 0 | 11 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-14@ Bowling Green | 12 | 124 | 10.3 | 1 | 32 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-35vs Temple | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 4 | W 42-13vs Minnesota | 11 | 123 | 11.2 | 1 | 81 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-42@ Michigan | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | 4 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-7vs Rutgers | 9 | 132 | 14.7 | 1 | 65 | Season-high 132 yds |
| Wk 8 | L 0-23@ Iowa | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 10 | |
| Wk 9 | W 63-33vs Illinois | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Wk 11 | L 32-34@ Indiana | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 | 15 | |
| Total | 66 | 506 | 6.7 | 3 | 81 |