COLLEGE – (2008) Named preseason first-team All-America by NationalChamps.net ... Named preseason second-team All-America and preseason first-team All-WAC in Phil Steele’s 2008 College Football Preview... Named the Blue Ribbon College Yearbook preseason Offensive Player of the Year in the WAC, and to the preseason All-WAC team ... Received preseason All-WAC honors from Athlon Sports ... Needs 1,059 yards to become Boise State’s all-time leading rusher ... Needs six rushing touchdowns to set school record for career rushing touchdowns.

(2007) Named first-team All-Western Athletic Conference as junior ... Finished season rushing for 1,041 yards and 16 touchdowns on 207 carries despite missing two games with bruised kidney and most of Sheraton Hawai’i Bowl with injured ankle ... Became just fourth running back in school history to rush for more than 1,000 yards in two separate seasons and just the third to do it in back-to-back seasons ... Moved into fourth in career rushing with 3,417 yards while ranked second in career touchdowns (46) and rushing touchdowns (45), fourth in scoring (278 points), fifth in rushing attempts (599), and third in 100-yard games (14) ... Finished season 13th all-time in WAC in rushing while ranked fourth in rushing touchdowns, sixth in touchdowns scored, and 17th in points scored ... Caught 25 passes for 312 yards and one touchdown during regular season .... Named WAC Offensive Player of Week after rushing for 205 yards, gaining 256 all-purpose yards, and scoring three touchdowns against Nevada ... Rushed for 100 or more yards in five of 10 games he played in during regular season ... Had 128 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries in season opener against Weber State ... Gained 111 yards rushing and had three touchdowns while finishing with 191 all-purpose yards with 80 yards receiving against Southern Miss ... Rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries at Utah State and gained 108 yards and two touchdowns against Idaho ... Had 158 all-purpose yards and a touchdown against New Mexico State with 85 yards rushing and 73 yards receiving ... Rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns at Hawai’i ... Scored two touchdowns against San Jose State in return from kidney injury ... Named preseason third-team All-America by NationalChamps.net ... Picked as member of preseason All-WAC team by Sporting News and Blue Ribbon Yearbook.

(2006) As a sophomore named first-team All-America by SI.com and CBS SportsLine.com ... Named second-team All-America by Sporting News ... Named third-team All-America by Associated Press ... Named first-team All-WAC ... Finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy voting ... Named a semifinalist for Doak Walker Award ... One of 10 “Players to Watch” for 2006 Walter Camp Player of Year Award ... Finished regular season leading nation in scoring (12.67 ppg) and touchdowns (25) while ranked second in country in rushing (142.83 ypg), fourth in rushing yards, and fifth in all-purpose yards (147.42 ypg) ... Led WAC in rushing and scoring while finishing second in all-purpose yards and ninth in total offense (142.83 ypg) ... Set Boise State single-season rushing record with 1,713 yards on 277 carries ... Five touchdowns scored against Oregon State tied school record for most in one game ... Scored four touchdowns each against Idaho and New Mexico State ... Had four of top 61 rushing games in country with 240 yards against Oregon State (eighth), 192 yards at New Mexico State (38th), 183 yards at Idaho (46th), and 178 yards against Hawaii (61st) ... Finished with nine 100-yard rushing games ... Also had 149 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries against San Jose State despite suffering partially collapsed lung in second quarter ... Had 147 yards and three touchdowns against Nevada on 29 carries in Broncos’ BCS bowl-clinching win in season finale after missing the previous game ... Had 136 yards and two touchdowns against Fresno State ... Rushed for 119 yards against Wyoming ... Had 100 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries in Boise State’s 43-42 overtime win over Oklahoma in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl ... Scored famous two-point conversion to win Fiesta Bowl ... Had 92 yards and one touchdown on 14 carries against Louisiana Tech, 89 yards and two touchdowns on 13 carries against Sacramento State, and 88 yards on 14 carries against Utah ... Averaged 6.2 yards per carry while catching eight passes for 55 yards ... Named Walter Camp Football Foundation National 1-A Offensive Player of Week, CollegeSportReport.com 1-A Performer of Week and WAC Offensive Player of Week after win against Oregon State ... 240 yards rushing against OSU was the third most in school history, the 10.9 yards per carry average against Beavers was eighth most for a single game, and 261 yards of all-purpose offense tied for ninth in school history ... Named WAC Offensive Player of Week after rushing for 178 yards and two touchdowns in 41-34 win over Hawai’i ... Named to Sporting News Preseason All-WAC Team.

(2005) Finished freshman season second on team in rushing with 663 yards and four touchdowns ... Led Broncos in rushing in seven of 13 games, including first five ... Rushed for 103 yards and one touchdown at Louisiana Tech ... Had 85 yards on 16 carries against Bowling Green ... Rushed for 84 yards on 12 carries with a touchdown against Nevada ... Finished with 78 yards on 16 carries against Portland State ... Rushed for 72 yards on 10 carries at Oregon State ... Also scored touchdowns against San Jose State and New Mexico State ... His 663 yards rushing was the fourth-most in school history by a freshman, trailing only Cedric Minter (877), Chris Thomas (818), and Terry Zahner (724).
(2004) Redshirted ... Originally signed with Boise State in February 2004.

HIGH SCHOOL – A 2004 graduate of Damien High School in San Dimas, California ... Finished stellar career with 3,627 yards rushing and 45 touchdowns in three seasons ... Named Inland Valley Offensive Player of Year, L.A. Times All-San Gabriel Valley first team, San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area first team, Daily Bulletin Inland Valley All-Area Team, All-Sierra League MVP, and CIF Division II first-team all-league as senior ... Was also team captain ... Set Damien High records in career rushing yards, season rushing yards (1,751 yards) and points scored (282) ... As a senior rushed for school-record 1,751 yards (7.9 yards per carry) and 23 touchdowns on 220 carries ... Also had 66 tackles, two interceptions, four fumble recoveries and six sacks on defense ... As a junior named CIF Division II first-team all-league, All-CIF Division II as strong safety, All-San Gabriel Valley first team, to All-Inland Valley team, L.A. Times All-Area Team, and San Gabriel Valley Tribune All-Area team after rushing for 1,397 yards (6.2 yards per carry) and 18 touchdowns on 225 carries ... Also caught 15 passes for 353 yards ... As a sophomore named CIF Division II second team after rushing for 479 yards (4.9 per carry) on 98 carries and catching 13 passes for 194 yards ... Also lettered in track and field, earning All-Sierra League and All-CIF honors while competing in 100 meters, 200 meters and 4 x 100-meter relay ... High school coach was Scott Morrison.

MAJOR – General Business Management

BOISE STATE VARSITY LETTERS EARNED – Three

JOHNSON’S CAREER STATISTICS

Rushing
YEAR    G    ATT.    YARDS    TDs    YPC    LONG
2005     13    119       663         4        5.6        46
2006     12    277     1,713       25       6.2       59
2007     11    207     1,041       16       5.0        72
Totals    36    603     3,417       45      5.7        72

Receiving
YEAR    G    REC.    YARDS    TDs    YPC    YPG
2005     13     4            21          0         5.3     1.6
2006     12     8            55          0         6.9     4.6
2007     11    25          312         2        12.5    28.4
Totals    36    37         388          2        10.5    10.8