Chris Johnson Jr.

RB · #16 · Clemson · SR · 6'0" · 190 · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Transferred from SMU · RB depth chart, 2nd

479 2025 rush yards
5 2025 total TDs
12% Team touch share
16 Explosive plays
29 Career games (1 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2025 SMU13167 479 7.1 17 180 5
2024 Miami (FL)1206 31 5.2 8 72 2
2023 Miami (FL)4011 73 6.6 1 2 1

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 36.8 61
Yards per carry 7.1 95
Receiving yards per game 13.8 82
Total TDs 5 65

Around Chris

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Christopher Vizzina QB · 406 pass yds · 5g
RB Gideon Davidson RB · 260 rush yds · 13g
WR-X Bryant Wesco Jr. WR · 537 rec yds · 7g
WR-Z T.J. Moore WR · 837 rec yds · 13g
WR-SL Naeem Burroughs WR · no college stats
TE Christian Bentancur TE · 215 rec yds · 13g

The situation

Clemson 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 11.0% 47
Red zone TD rate 71.2% 58
Line yards per carry 2.5 50
Sack rate allowed 4.4% 82

2025 Game log

with SMU
WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1East Texas A&M Lions6 44 1
W2 BAY6 2 2 52
W3 @ MOSU6 2 1 76
W4 @ TCU5 2 2 40 1
W6 SYR 1 1 -2 1
W7 STAN5 2 2 138 2
W8 @ CLEM6 5 4 99 1 1
W9 @ WAKE8 2 1 30 1
W10 MIA4 1 1 2
W13 LOU6 1 1 29
W14 @ CAL10 1 1 131 1
W19 ARIZ5 1 1 20 2

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Four-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#254 Terrance Green DL · Cy Woods ORE
#255 Madden Sanker IOL · South Paulding LOU
#256 Chris Johnson Jr. RB · Dillard MIA
#257 Jameial Lyons EDGE · Roman Catholic PSU
#258 Micah Bell CB · Houston Kinkaid ND
RBs in the class
#15 Trey Holly Union Parish LSU
#16 DJay Braswell Washington County SCAR
#17 Chris Johnson Jr. Dillard MIA
#18 Jayden Limar Lake Stevens ORE
#19 John Randle Jr. Heights UTAH
2025 · 61th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 90th pctile of class