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2018 Football Roster

23 Isaiah Johnson

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 215
  • Class Senior
  • Major Kinesiology & Sports Studies
  • Hometown Clarksville, Tenn.
  • Highschool Rossview

Biography

Awards
2018: Second Team All-OVC
2017: Second Team All-OVC

2018 (SENIOR):
Played in ten games missing the Murray State game due to injury... started nine of the ten games at running back rushing for a team-high 708 yards which ranked fourth in the Ohio Valley Conference... earned second team All-OVC honors... participated in the Spiral FCS Scout Bowl following season and earned Offensive MVP honors in the post-season event... rushed for a season high 187 yards with three touchdowns on 23 carries against Austin Peay earning OVC Offensive Player of the Week honors for the performance... had 161 yards rushing at Tennessee Tech while adding 100-yard rushing efforts at Eastern Kentucky (128) and Southeast Missouri (105)... had seven rushing touchdowns... added 30 receptions for 215 yards... early in season was on kick return team with nine returns for 228 yards (25.3 yards per return)... added four tackles on special teams... 

2017 (JUNIOR): Played in all 11 games making ten starts at running back... earned second team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors... ranked fourth in the OVC with 683 rushing yards... scored five touchdowns with first EIU touchdown in the season opener at Indiana State... rushed for a season high 236 yards on 32 carries and one touchdown at Murray State, total was the eighth best single game rushing total in EIU history... was named the OVC Offensive and Newcomer of the Week after Murray State game... finished season with 107 yards on 16 carries with a touchdown... added 11 receptions for 56 yards... 

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Rushed for 1,064 yards and 14 touchdowns as a sophomore earning first team All-CCCAA Junior College honors... ranked third in both rushing yards and touchdowns scored... named the Moorpark Male Athlete of the Year in 2016-17...  As a freshman in 2015 rushed for 780 yards and nine touchdowns...

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Rossview High School in Clarksville, Tenn. and was the school leader in career rushing yards and touchdowns with 4,040 yards and 43 career touchdowns. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2017Junior

    Running Back
    6'1" 215 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2018Senior

    Running Back
    6'1" 215 lbs
    23
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