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4 Kobe Johnson

  • Position Running Back
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 188
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lawrenceville, Ga.
  • High School Discovery HS

Biography

* 2019 MVFC All-Newcomer Team
* 2019 MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week
* 2022 MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
* 2020-21, 2021, 2022 MVFC Honor Roll

2022 SEASON (SENIOR):
Played in 13 of 15 games...Made eight starts at running back including the last five of the season...Led the Bison with 129 rushing attempts and 961 yards...Second on the team with 7.4 yards per carry and nine touchdowns...Rushed for 115 yards in the win over North Dakota in the final game of the regular season...Career-high 206 yards and two TDs in the NCAA second round playoff win over Montana...Had 136 yards and a career-high three TDs in the NCAA semifinal win over Incarnate Word...Made his only career touchdown reception in the 21-18 win at Southern Illinois...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll...Earned the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award.

2021 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in all 15 games including two starts at running back...NDSU's second-leading rusher with 671 yards on 105 attempts...Averaged 6.4 yards per carry...Scored three touchdowns...Also caught eight passes for 85 yards...Career-high 155 rushing yards on five carries against Indiana State, including a 97-yard TD that set a school-record for the longest rush from scrimmage...Had two 100-yard rushing games including the national championship victory over Montana State with four carries for 106 yards including a 76-yard TD...Season-high 13 carries in the regular-season finale against South Dakota...Named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll for the second straight year.

2020-21 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in the first six games of the season including four straight starts before missing the rest of the spring with an injury...Third on the team with 61 carries and fourth with 271 rushing yards...Averaged 4.4 yards per carry...Scored two touchdowns...Career-high 16 carries for 114 yards in the spring opener against Youngstown State...Also caught at least one pass in five of six games...Finished the year with six receptions for 52 yards...Career-high two catches for 27 yards at Southern Illinois...Named to the MVFC Honor Roll.

2019 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Selected to the MVFC All-Newcomer Team...Played in 14 of 16 games and made two starts at running back...Did not play against South Dakota State or Nicholls...One of four 600-yard rushers on the Bison...Carried 86 times for 660 yards and four touchdowns...Led all Bison backs with 7.7 yards per carry...Caught two passes totaling 24 yards...Averaged a team-high 25.4 yards on nine kickoff returns...His 94-yard touchdown at Youngstown State tied for sixth-longest kickoff return in school history...MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week after putting up 241 all-purpose yards at YSU...Had three kick returns for 138 yards and rushed six times for a season-high 103 yards including a 75-yard score against the Penguins...Impressed in his collegiate debut with six carries for 63 yards against Butler in the season opener, then rushed for 101 yards at Delaware two weeks later...Finished fifth on the Bison with 913 all-purpose yards.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2019 graduate of Discovery High School...Three-year starter...Played wide receiver and running back for coach Efrem Hill, a former NFL receiver...First team all-region and second team all-county performer...Had 54 catches for 848 yards and rushed 52 times or 402 yards with nine touchdowns and 1,600 all-purpose yards his senior year...Career totals include 1,300 receiving yards, 600 rushing yards and 505 kick return yards...Rivalries of Gwinnett all-star game MVP...Selected to the Georgia vs. Florida all-star game...State track meet qualifier...2018 regional champion in the 100- and 200-meter dashes.

PERSONAL: Majoring in physical education...Son of Mondella Myles and Eric Johnson...Has two sisters, Ayana and Trinity, and two brothers, Titus and Terric.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2019Freshman

    Running Back
    5'9" 177 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2020Sophomore

    Running Back
    5'9" 180 lbs
    24
  • 4

    2021Junior

    Running Back
    5'9" 188 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2022Senior

    Running Back
    5'9" 188 lbs
    4