Name: Chris Johnson
Height: 5’11″
Weight: 195
40 Time: 4.24
Position: RB
College: East Carolina
Birthdate: September 23, 1985
Hometown: Orlando, FL

Combine

• 4.24 40 time at combine

NFL Draft Scouting Report

Emerged as a potential day one pick with excellent season … Great athlete, who has been used as a WR in the past … Added some weight and power for his Senior year … Great speed … Quick feet … All American in 2007 … Decent receiver … Returns kickoffs … great 40 time at the combine solidified his day one status.

College career

Senior Year

v BSU (Hawaii Bowl): 68 yard TD as he ran through a tackle and then broke away down the sideline … Eluded three tackles on 11 yard run up the middle … Bounced outside and cutback on edge to break 46 yard run … Cutback and vision on screen pass down sideline for 18 yard TD … Monster first half with 181 yards, but was slowed in second half … 11 yard catch on the outside … Playing despite hand injury … Spun out of a tackle for 16 … Good kickoff return to the 46 outside … Lost first fumble of the year on run to the edge and it was returned for the tying TD with 1:25 left … Moved pile on ensuing kickoff out to the 39 as ECU drove for the winning kick … Finished up with 223 yards rushing and 408 all purpose yards, both Hawaii Bowl records

Junior Year

Had a team-best 972 all-purpose yards (314 rushing, 176 receiving and 482 kickoff return) after successfully bouncing back from off-season neck surgery that forced him to miss spring practice … Played in 12 games and made five starts (Navy, UAB, Memphis, West Virginia and USF) … Selected to the All-Conference USA (first-team) squads as a kick return specialist … Ranked fourth among all C-USA kick returners average (23.0) and stood 43rd nationally … Named C-USA Special Teams Player-of the-Week (10/30) for efforts against Southern Miss that included a career-best 96-yard kickoff return for a TD that also garnered national recognition by ESPN … Set a new school record for receiving yards by a running back (768) with his 15-yard grab against N.C. State in the first quarter … Led team in kick return yards (482) … Recorded at least one reception in nine of 12 games played … Posted only 100-yard rushing effort of the year against Memphis (106) … Scored four touchdowns (Navy/1, Memphis/2 and Rice/1) … Season-long rush of 43 yards came against Rice … Led team in rushing four times … Had 18-game consecutive start streak snapped due to toe injury (Virginia) … vs. Navy (9/2): Accounted for 54 all-purpose yards (16 return, 28 rushing, 10 receiving) … Three-yard TD run in the second quarter marked the third straight game with a ground score … Had one catch for eight yards … vs. UAB (9/9): Rushed for a team-best 51 yards on 12 carries … Had runs of 16 (1st quarter), 11 (2nd) and 20 (4th) … Had 112 all-purpose yards (54 return, 51 rushing and 7 receiving) … Returned kicks for 19 and 35 yards … vs. Memphis (9/16): Carried the ball 22 times for a game high 106 yards … Rushed for a pair of touchdowns (from six and five yards out) … Returned two kickoffs for 52 yards … Finished the game with 180 all-purpose yards (106 rush, 22 receiving and 52 return) … vs. WVU (9/23): Carried the ball just five times (turf toe) for seven yards … Did not serve as ECU’s kickoff returner … vs. UVA (10/7): DNP-INJ (toe) … vs. Tulsa (10/14): Returned to action but experienced limited action, carrying the ball four times for 11 yards … Had one reception for nine yards … Returned a pair of kickoffs for 26 yards (19 and seven) … vs. SMU (10/21): Caught five balls for 45 yards … Picked up just one rushing yard on one attempt … Returned three kickoffs for 78 yards, including a then career-long 51-yarder return to open the second half … vs. USM (10/28): Had 136 all-purpose yards to lead all players … Booked first career kickoff return TD (96 yards), which also ranked as the sixth longest kick return in school history … Received national recognition by ESPN as one of its “Top 10 Plays-of-the- Day” … Had one rush for six yards while also catching a pair of passes for 20 yards … vs. UCF (11/4): Rushed five times for 16 yards … Returned one kickoff for 13 yards … vs. Marshall (11/11): Picked up 70 all-purpose yards … Had five receptions which included a season-long 17-yarder in the second quarter … vs. Rice (11/18): Racked up a team-high 12 rushing attempts and gained 83 yards … Broke off a season-long 43-yard TD scamper in the third quarter … Returned one kickoff for 23 yards … vs. N.C. State (11/25): Had one reception for 15 yards in the first quarter and added a single rushing attempt (-2 yards) … Returned two kickoffs for 25 yards (13, 12) … vs. USF (12/23): Caught one pass for eight yards in a start at the Papajohns.com Bowl … Returned four kickoffs for 58 yards … Finished the contest with 66 all-purpose yards.

Sophmore Year

Started all 11 games at the tailback slot … Topped team in rushing with 684 yards on 176 carries (3.9 ypc) while scoring six ground TDs …Second on unit in receiving with 35 catches (356 yards/10.2 ypr) … On the other end of two scoring passes (Rice, Memphis) … Racked up 459 kickoff return yards on 21 bring-backs … Team leader in all-purpose yards with 1,499 (136.3 ypg) … Established a new ECU career record for most receptions by running back (67) … Authored a team-high total of eight “big plays” (20+ yards) – five rushing and three receiving … Recipient of team’s Janet Overton Decal Award (45) … vs. Duke (9/3): Led the team in rushing with 65 yards on 20 attempts … Longest run from scrimmage came on a 24-yard scamper … Also registered four receptions for 48 yards … Set a then-career-long with a 33-yard reception … vs. Wake Forest (9/17): Carried the ball 13 times for a gain of 102 yards (7.8 ypc) … Added a third-quarter touchdown run which fueled ECU’s comeback bid … Made three catches for 29 yards out of the backfield and racked up 253 all-purpose yards … vs. WVU (9/24): Picked up a game-high 92 rushing yards on 22 carries … Gained 66 ground yards in the first 30 minutes vs. Mountaineers … Second on the team with a career-high seven receptions for 39 yards … vs. USM (10/1): Led team with 70 yards rushing on 18 carries … Also returned four kickoff returns for 100 total yards, the longest on a 37-yard breakout … Topped offense in receiving with five grabs for 41 yards … vs. Rice (10/8): Racked up a career high 129 receiving yards, which included a personal-long 81-yard TD catch from James Pinkney late in the fourth period … Led the team in carries (13) but gained just thee yards … Saw action on the Pirates’ special teams with one kickoff return for 27 yards … With his 129 receiving yards – combined with Aundrae Allison (109) to become the first teammates to record duo 100-yard receiving games since October 23, 1999 (Lamont Chappel/100 and Marcellus Harris/109) … vs. SMU (10/15): Carried the ball 25 times for 63 yards … vs. Memphis (10/22): Booked five receptions for 40 yards and rushed six times for a gain 22 yards in a limited Pirate ground game … Returned two kickoffs for a total of 53 yards, with the longest being a 28-yarder that set up the Pirates’ offense at the ECU 31 for the game’s opening drive … vs. UCF (10/29): Had nine totes for 56 yards as well as grabbing two receptions for five yards … vs. Tulsa (11/12): Led unit in rushing with 53 yards on 10 carries … His 39-yard gain established a new season-long … Did not make a catch out of the backfield, halting his consecutive games with a reception streak at 18 … vs. Marshall (11/19): Carried the ball 18 times for 106 yards, his third career triple-digit rushing effort …Scored a career-high three touchdowns (2, 2, 16) … Hauled in one Pinkney pass for a gain of 21 yards … vs. UAB (11/26): Closed out the season with 52 yards on 22 attempts … Scored on a 10-yard run as the first quarter expired… Notched 60 kickoff return yards on three attempts.

Freshman Year

Enjoyed high-impact true freshman season, playing in all 11 games while making seven starts (Wake Forest, Louisville, Tulane, Southern Miss, USF, Memphis and N.C. State) … Selected to the Conference USA All-Freshman squad as a running back and kickoff return specialist … Chosen as program’s “Outstanding Newcomer-of-the-Year” … Led the Pirates in rushing yards (561), kickoff return yards (765) and all-purpose yards (1,562) … Ranked 74th in KOR and 24th in all-purpose yards (nationally) … Also recorded team-highs with 134 carries (4.2 ypc) and rushing touchdowns (two vs. Tulane, one each against Wake Forest, Army and Memphis) … Averaged 20.7 yards per kickoff return (37 attempts) … Set a total of eight ECU freshman single game or single-season records … Ranked as ECU’s second-leading receiver with 32 catches for 236 yards (7.4 ypc, 21.5 ypg) … On receiving end of two scoring tosses (Southern Miss and USF) … Rushed for seven yards on a pair of carries vs. WVU … Averaged 20 yards per kickoff return (5-100) against Mountaineers in collegiate debut … Rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown vs. Wake Forest … 86-yard jaunt vs. Demon Deacons was the second-longest rush ever by an ECU freshman and seventh longest overall … Returned two kickoffs for 42 yards (21.0 ypr) against Wake Forest … Led Pirates in rushing with 29 yards against Cincinnati … Returned three kickoffs for 74 yards, including a career-long 39-yarder versus the Bearcats … Started at tailback against Louisville carrying the ball 20 times for 65 yards … Returned seven kickoffs for a total of 132 yards (18.8 avg.) against the Cardinals … Set career-highs in carries (31), yards rushing (158) and touchdowns (2) in win over Tulane … Set then-career-highs in receptions (7), yards receiving (73), long reception (29) and receiving touchdowns (1) against Southern Miss … Carried the ball 12 times for 39 yards and a touchdown in win over Army (zero kickoff returns) … Ran the ball eight times for 22 yards (team-best 23-yard single carry gain) and caught two passes for 18 yards against Houston …. Returned two kickoffs for 53 yards (26.5 avg.) vs. the Cougars … Collected 212 all-purpose yards against USF (63 rushing, 58 receiving, 90 kickoff returns) … Scored Pirates’ only offensive touchdown versus USF with an 18-yard touchdown reception … Rushed for 43 yards on 13 carries, caught six passes for 43 yards and returned two kickoffs for 43 yards versus Memphis … Held to just 15 rushing yards (13 carries) and eight receiving yards (two catches) in season finale vs. N.C. State but racked up a season-high 144 kickoff return yards (6 attempts/24.0 ypr) against the Wolfpack … Caught a pass in 10 straight games – the longest active streak on the squad … Inked with the Pirate program as a wide receiver during the traditional signing period in February.

High school career

An All-Orange County selection as a senior … Earned MVP honors for play during the Orange County All-Star Game … Rated among the top 100 players in state of Florida by Super-Prep Magazine … Rushed for more than 1,000 yards as a junior … Scored eight touchdowns during senior year despite missing four games … Recorded prep power numbers of 265 (clean-lift) and 315 (bench-press) … Timed at 10.62 in the 100-meter sprint … Ran anchor leg on fastest 4×100 relay team in the nation and won Golden South and Golden West national titles in track.