Kobe Johnson

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-9
Weight:
190
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Lawrenceville, Ga.
High School:
Discovery
Prev School:
North Dakota State

Awards and Honors

Doak Walker Award Watch List (2023)

at Colorado State

Graduate, 2024 (13/0):
• Saw action in all 13 games with majority of snaps coming on special teams fielding 19 kicks and nine punts
• Carried the ball 11 times for seven yards
• Threw a touchdown pass at Air Force - a 23 yard toss to tight end Vince Brown II
• Recorded a season-long 33 yard return in the comeback win against Utah State
• Returned a punt for a an 82-yard touchdown against New Mexico

Redshirt Senior, 2023 (4/1):
• Rushed 44 times for 128 yards and one touchdown
• Returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown against Washington State
• Scored his lone touchdown at Utah State
• Suffered an injury at Utah State and did not play the rest of the season

Before Colorado State

• Spent four seasons (2019-22) at North Dakota State where he played in 48 games over his career with 16 starts
• Rushed for 2,563 yards on 381 attempts with 18 touchdowns in his Bison career to go along with 197 yards and one touchdown on 21 receptions
• Enjoyed a career-best year in 2022 as a senior with 129 carries for 961 yards and nine rushing touchdowns
• Had a 206-yard rushing performance vs. Montana in 2022, a career-high as well as two other 100-yard games
• Has seven 100-yard games in his career
• Won two national championships
• One of three transfers from North Dakota State to join the Rams in 2023

Personal/High School

• Played for coach Efrem Hill
• Played wide receiver and running back and was a three-year starter
• First team All-Region and second team All-County
• Posted 402 yards on 52 carries and 848 yards on 54 receptions as a senior
• Parents are Eric Johnson and Mondella Myles
• Has four siblings, brothers Titus and Terric, and sisters Ayana and Trinity