Wofford College Athletics

Walter Payton Award candidate . . . Starts his senior season as the sixth-ranked rusher in school history with 2,588 career yards . . . Has a career average of 6.1 yards per carry, fourth-best in the nation in the NCAA FCS . . . Is a three-time team rushing leader . . . Has nine career 100-yard rushing games . . . Possesses a tremendous amount of speed and power . . . One of the more talented backs in the nation . . . Was an impact player as a true freshman as he led the Terriers in rushing and provided a punch to the offense . . . An exceptional athlete and a powerful runner . . . Has all the attributes of a great back including great hands and quick feet . . . Explosive with outstanding vision and strength . . . Very elusive . . . Versatile enough to play either fullback or halfback in Wofford’s system . . . 2006: Started 10 of 11 games at halfback as a junior . . . The only game he did not start was on senior day when Terrance Ware took the opening snap . . . Led the Terriers in rushing with 730 yards on 115 carries . . . Posted three 100-yard rushing games including 120 yards vs. Coastal Carolina (Sept. 9), 129 yards vs. South Carolina (Sept. 16) and 103 yards vs. Western Carolina (Oct. 28) . . . Also led the team with 13 kickoff returns . . . His first carry of the season resulted in a career-long 73-yard scoring jaunt vs. South Carolina State (Sept. 2) . . . Scored on a 28-yard run vs. Coastal Carolina and added a non-scoring 62-yard carry vs. South Carolina (Sept. 16) . . . Made a season-best 65-yard kickoff return vs. The Citadel (Oct. 7) and had a 62-yarder vs. Elon (Oct. 21) . . . Recorded a season-best 191 all-purpose yards vs. Coastal Carolina . . . Named Wofford’s Best Offensive Back following the season . . . Was ninth in the SoCon in rushing, eighth in all-purpose yards and third in kickoff return average . . . Averaged 39.5 yards on two kickoff returns vs. Elon (Oct. 21), the second-highest average by a SoCon player in 2006 . . . 2005: Was not enrolled in school . . . 2004: Led the Terriers in rushing with 1,035 yards, the most rushing yards by a Terrier running back in 25 years . . . Finished second in the SoCon in rushing, trailing only Elon’s John Taylor (1,069 yards) . . . Earned first team All-SoCon honors from the league media and second team from the coaches . . . Finished ninth in the league in both total offense and scoring . . . Was fifth in the SoCon in scoring with 60 points . . . His 36 carries vs. Elon (Oct. 9) was the second-most by a conference rusher in 2004 . . . It also was a school record for carries in a game . . . Posted four 100-yard rushing games . . . Season and career-high of 183 yards vs. Elon (Oct. 9) . . . Also gained 156 against Chattanooga (Oct. 2), 135 vs. The Citadel (Oct. 30) and 132 against Gardner-Webb (Nov. 6) . . . His 183 yards vs. Elon was the second-best effort in the league in 2004 . . . Named to the National Football Gazette second team All-Southeast region team as a running back and third team as a return specialist . . . Led the Terriers with a 28.3 kickoff return average on 12 returns . . . 2003: Named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year in leading the Terriers with 823 yards rushing . . . It was the highest total by a Wofford freshman since quarterback Shawn Graves ran for 1,483 yards in 1989 . . . His nine touchdowns placed second on the team and among the SoCon leaders . . . Also ranked among the SoCon’s best with 1,228 all-purpose yards . . . Had at least one run of 31 yards or more five times in a six-game stretch (Oct. 18-Nov. 29) . . . After rushing for 25 yards on three carries in his collegiate debut at Air Force (Aug. 30), scored a pair of touchdowns the next week in a 35-13 win over South Carolina State (Sept. 13) . . . With J.R. McNair injured, he then moved to fullback against Georgia Southern (Sept. 20) and scored all three Terrier touchdowns in a 20-14 regionally-televised victory . . . His final score was a game-winning 24-yard touchdown reception from Trey Rodgers . . . Earned SoCon Freshman of the Week and Wofford Player of the Week honors for his performance in that game as well as the 28-14 win over East Tennessee State (Nov. 8) that clinched the SoCon title outright for Wofford . . . Recorded his first career 100-yard game in that contest as he had a pair of scoring runs in rushing for 101 yards on 12 attempts, including a season-long 44-yard gain . . . Rushed for a career-high 106 yards on just 11 attempts in the 31-10 opening-round playoff victory over North Carolina A&T (Nov. 29) . . . Came back the next week with 86 yards on 16 attempts in a 34-17 quarterfinal-round win over Western Kentucky (Dec. 6) . . . Also ran for a two-point conversion in the victory over the defending national champion Hilltoppers . . . Had a 35-yard touchdown run on a 4th-and-2 play on Wofford’s opening drive to spark a 38-6 win at Western Carolina (Oct. 18) . . . Also had a 17-yard catch against the Catamounts . . . Ran for 89 yards and a touchdown on 10 attempts in the 42-16 rout of The Citadel (Nov. 1) . . . Totaled 22 knockdown blocks with a season-best five coming in wins over Georgia Southern and Elon (Oct. 11) . . . Was also the Terriers’ top kickoff returner with a 19.2 average on 18 attempts . . . Had a season-long 29-yard return in the 24-14 win over Appalachian State (Oct. 25) that also saw him record a 20-yard pass reception and rush for 43 yards on six carries . . . High School: Graduated from Fitzgerald High in 2003 . . . Two-time all-region and all-state selection . . . Was also the Area Offensive Player of the Year . . . Rushed for 992 yards, a 7.9 per carry average . . . Added 27 receptions for 539 yards in addition to 499 yards on kickoff returns . . . Totaled 2,030 all-purpose yards and 25 touchdowns . . . Ran for 991 yards with a 9.2 per carry mark as a junior . . . Had 27 catches for 403 yards . . . Averaged 22.6 yards on 16 punt returns . . . Totaled 28 touchdowns and 1,394 all-purpose yards . . . Three-year letterman in football, basketball and baseball . . . Recipient of an Atlanta Journal-Constitution Scholar-Athlete Award . . . Personal: Born Jan. 8, 1985 in Douglas, GA . . . Son of Simuel and Angela Kay Johnson . . . Philosophy major.