Roschon Johnson

"Time for the stats to match the hype"

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Draftniks remember the excitement that they had for Johnson as the future B-back of the backfield after a few powerful runs. Johnson didn't do anything to emerge when David Montgomery left. Perhaps Johnson was unjustly ignored. Perhaps he's just not that compelling. I like what I saw from Kyle Monangai's pre-draft film more than Johnson's tape. Johnson offers more as a receiver right now, but D'Andre Swift has that role. 

This could be a tight competition that Johnson ultimately loses. Stay tuned. 

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D’Andre Swift is a good player and not a small one at 212 pounds. But Roschon Johnson is bigger at 225 pounds, had 198 fewer carries than Swift last season, and still finished with the same amount of rush touchdowns (6). Johnson kept pace with Swift in touchdowns because the former coaching staff designated him the goal-line running back. There is reason to believe Ben Johnson will do the same thing this year. The last time Ben Johnson coached Swift was in Detroit in 2022. He was the offensive coordinator and gave Jamaal Williams 262 carries for 1,066 yards and 17 touchdowns that year. Now let’s compare Williams and Roschon Johnson. Williams: fourth round NFL selection, 6’ 0” tall, 212 pounds, 4.59 40-yard dash, 30” vertical, and 10’ 03” broad jump. Roschon Johnson: fourth round NFL selection, 6’ 0” tall, 225 pounds, 4.58 40-yard dash, 31.5” vertical, and 10’ 02” broad jump.