Kerryon Johnson

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Kerryon Johnson
Auburn Tigers – No. 21
PositionRunning back
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born: (1997-06-30) June 30, 1997 (age 26)
Huntsville, Alabama
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight212 lb (96 kg)
Career history
College
High schoolMadison (AL) Academy
Career highlights and awards
  • USA Today All-American (2014)
  • SEC Player of the Year (2017)
  • First-team All-SEC (2017)

Kerryon Johnson (born June 30, 1997) was an American football running back. He played college football at Auburn.

Early years

Johnson attended Madison Academy in Madison, Alabama. As a senior he rushed 1,659 yards with 25 touchdowns.[1] He committed to Auburn University to play college football.[2][3]

College career

As a freshman at Auburn in 2015, Johnson rushed for 208 yards on 52 carries with three touchdowns.[4] As a sophomore in 2016, he started six of 12 games, recording 895 rushing yards on 182 carries and 11 touchdowns.[5] On January 2, 2018, Johnson announced that we would forgo his senior year and enter the 2018 NFL draft.[6]

References

  1. ^ Boyette, Daniel (January 11, 2015). "Why Auburn commit Kerryon Johnson should win Mr. Football". Huntsville, Alabama: AL.com (Alabama Media Group). Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Hamilton, Gerry (April 15, 2014). "Scout's take: Kerryon Johnson to Auburn". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Black, Ryan (July 31, 2014). "Auburn football: 2015 commit Kerryon Johnson takes realist perspective, undaunted by Tigers' RB depth". Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  4. ^ Green, Tom (August 4, 2016). "Kerryon Johnson ready to be Auburn's No. 1 running back: 'This is who he is'". Alabama Media Group. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  5. ^ Vitale, Josh (August 5, 2017). "Kerryon Johnson says Auburn will 'definitely' have two 1,000-yard rushers this season". Dothan Eagle. Dothan, Alabama. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  6. ^ "Auburn RB Kerryon Johnson to enter the 2018 NFL draft". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2018.

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