Johnnie Lang Jr.

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Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-8
Weight:
193
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Palmetto, Fla.
High School:
Salt Lake City East {Utah}

2019
Played in 12 games with four starts … third on the team in rushing (238), averaging 4.8 yards per carry … third on the team in rushing touchdowns with three … also had eight catches for 54 yards and a touchdown … totaled five kickoff returns for 85 yards (17.0) … led the team in rushing vs. UNI with 60 yards on 14 carries … scored two touchdowns vs. Baylor with a 3-yard rush and 12-yard catch … also had 35 rushing yards vs. Baylor … tallied career bests in carries (16), rushing yards (72) and rushing touchdowns (2) vs. TCU … also had a career-long rush (23) and reception (23) vs. TCU … tallied two rushes for 24 yards vs. Oklahoma.

2018
Played in all 13 games, earning one start … rushed for 79 yards on 22 carries, averaging 3.6 yards per rush … also caught four passes for 30 yards … had seven carries for 22 yards vs. Akron … earned first career start vs. Oklahoma State … caught a nine-yard pass vs. the Cowboys … had 18 yards on four carries and first career touchdown vs. Baylor … ran for a career-high 23 yards vs. Texas.

2017
Played in three games before receiving a medical redshirt … had four carries for five yards.

High School
Led his East High (Salt Lake City, Utah) team to the Class 4A state championship as a senior … played QB in a triple-option attack, rushing for 1,788 yards and 23 TDs to earn first-team Class 4A all-state honors … averaged 12.7 yards per carry and passed for four TDs … missed the first three games of the season … team averaged over 42 points per game in the games he played … rushed for 199 yards and three TDs in the state championship game … as a junior, was a running back at Manatee High School in Bradenton, Fla., leading his team to the state title game and 12-2 record … named Class 8A first-team all-state, All-USA Florida, Herald All-Area Offensive Player of the Year and was third in the balloting for the Class 8A Player of the Year … named All-Southwest Florida MVP … rushed for 2,116 yards, the second-best season total in school history, and 32 TDs … had three TDs in six of 14 games and recorded three 200-yard games … rushed for 1,011 yards and 14 TDs as a sophomore … had offers from Florida State, West Virginia, Arizona and Kentucky after junior season … coached by John Booth (Manatee) and Brandon Matich (East).

Personal
Born Nov. 9, 1996 … son of Lakesha Scott and Johnnie Lang … communications studies major … cousin, Kavious Price, plays football at Kent State.