Johnny Thompson Jr.

RB · #20 · Ball State · JR · 5'10" · 193 · Canoga Park, CA

Transferred from KU · RB depth chart, 3rd

75 2025 rush yards
0 2025 total TDs
3% Team touch share
7 Career games (0 starts)

Career

SeasonTeamGPGSCarries Rush yds YPC Rec Rec yds TD
2025 Kansas4019 75 3.9 0
2024 Kansas305 32 6.4 0

2025 Percentile vs RBs

Rush yards per game 18.8 34
Yards per carry 3.9 23
Total TDs 0 0

Around Johnny

Projected 2026 starters · 2025 production
QB Tyler Mizzell QB · no college stats
RB TJ Horton RB · 180 rush yds · 10g
WR-X Elisha Durham WR · no college stats
WR-Z Donovan Hamilton WR · 244 rec yds · 12g
WR-SL Jabari Smith Jr. WR · 166 rec yds · 9g · at FAU
TE Tate Hoover TE · 9 rec yds · 12g

The situation

Ball State 2025 offense ›
Explosive play rate 9.0% 12
Red zone TD rate 59.0% 10
Line yards per carry 1.4 1
Sack rate allowed 15.4% 0

2025 Game log

with Kansas
WkOpponentCar Tgt Rec Yds TD RZ opps
W1 FRES4 12
W1Wagner Seahawks9 39 5
W4 WVU6 24

Recruiting

2023 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2023 board
#1062 Chase Martin LB · Thousand Oaks BSU
#1062 Dominic Rivera OT · Olmsted Falls RUTG
#1062 Johnny Thompson Jr. RB · Oaks Christian KU
#1062 Zion Taylor WR · Norcross GT
#1062 Vance Bolyard TE · Northern Guilford DUKE
RBs in the class
#68 Brandon Johnson Highland ARIZ
#69 TJ Washington Jr. Wylie East IOWA
#70 Johnny Thompson Jr. Oaks Christian KU
#71 Jay Haynes Handley CLEM
#72 Bill Davis Riverside Academy ULL
2025 · 34th pctile of RBs
Recruit · 61th pctile of class