David Johnson (running back)

David Johnson
Northern Iowa Panthers No. 7
Position Running back
Class Senior
Career history
College
Personal information
Date of birth December 16, 1991
Place of birth Clinton, Iowa
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 224 lb (102 kg)

David Johnson (born December 16, 1991) is an American football running back. He played college football at Northern Iowa.

Early years

Johnson attended Clinton High School in Clinton, Iowa, where he was a three-sport star in football, track and basketball. He played as a running back and defensive back for the River Kings high school football team. He set numerous school records including touchdowns in a season, career receptions, career receiving yards, career and single-season total offense and single game record for touchdowns. As a senior, Johnson led Clinton to an 11-1 record while accounting for a school-record 42 touchdowns. For his efforts, he was selected 2009 Outstanding Offensive Player for Clinton. In four seasons, Johnson compiled an impressive 4,682 rushing yards (on 5.4 YPC) and 49 rushing touchdowns to go along with 1,734 receiving yards and another 14 receiving scores. As if that wasn't enough, Johnson took up kick returning as a senior, averaging 36.5 yards per attempt and even took one back for a touchdown. He was invited to play at the 2010 Shrine Bowl All-Star Game, where he showed excellent vision and speed.[1] Academically, Johnson maintained over a 3.0 GPA throughout high school.

In track & field, Johnson was a two-time Drake and state qualifier. He earned second-place finishes in both the 4x200 and 4x400 relays at the 2009 Drake Relays, while also recording a personal-best time of 11.03 seconds in the 100-meter dash.[2] At the 2009 Iowa State T&F Championships, he took ninth in the preliminary rounds of the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.34 seconds.[3] Also a starter on the basketball team, Johnson was named second-team All-conference as a junior. He helped lead the River Kings to the state tournament during his senior season, where he averaged a team-best 15.7 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. He was a first-team All-league selection in the Mississippi Athletic Conference and a third-team All-state pick by the Iowa Newspaper Association. He was also a second-team All-state selection by the Des Moines Register.

He committed to the University of Northern Iowa to play college football.[4]

College career

Johnson attended Northern Iowa from 2010 to 2014. After redshirting in 2010, he played in 13 games, with five starts, as a redshirt freshman in 2011. He had 179 rushes for 822 yards with nine rushing touchdowns and also had 33 receptions for 422 yards and three touchdowns. As a sophomore in 2012, Johnson started seven of 12 games. He finished the year with 1,021 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns. As a junior, Johnson started 10 of 11 games. He rushed for 1,286 yards on 222 carries.[5][6] As a senior, Johnson rushed for 1,553 yards on 287 carries with 17 rushing touchdowns.[7] During the season, he set numerous school records, including career rushing yards, career rushing touchdowns and career all-purpose yards.[8]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 1 in 224 lb 4.50 s 4.27 s 6.82 s 41.5 in 10 ft 7 in 25 reps
All values from NFL Combine

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bleedinggreennation.com/2015/1/28/7920009/nfl-draft-2015-david-johnson-northern-iowa-running-back
  2. ↑ http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/downloads1/115917.htm?ATCLID=3728441&SPSID=71588&SPID=8142&DB_OEM_ID=15700
  3. ↑ http://ia.milesplit.com/meets/55092/results/93727
  4. ↑ Johnson is the one who didn’t get away
  5. ↑ David Johnson's determination puts the hammer down on UNI foes
  6. ↑ Johnson looking more and more like NFL prospect
  7. ↑ Honors continue for Panthers’ Johnson
  8. ↑ David Johnson’s monster night helps UNI advance

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