Photo by Univ. of Texas Athletics

Height	Weight	Arm Length	Hand Size
6'	219 lbs.	32"	9 5/8"

40 Yard Dash	Bench Press	Vertical Jump	Broad Jump	3-Cone Drill	20 Yard Shuttle
4.58 Sec	N/A	31.5"	10'2"	N/A	N/A

​Games	Rush Attempts	Rush Yards	Avg. per carry	Rush Touchdowns	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving Touchdowns
47	392	2190	5.6	23	56	420	3

Pros

• Tremendous size and strength in his build that allows him to punish incoming defenders that make contact with him. 

• Good speed for his size and can break off big runs when he has some daylight

• Very violent and aggressive running back both with and without the ball should give offenses more attitude and toughness.

• Trucks smaller defenders with ease and can run through most arm tackles with his power and aggressive running style. 

• Doesn't get tackled by one guy very often and can drive the pile by churning his legs.

• Former quarterback for Texas means teams can potentially use him on trick plays to great effect.

• Very high football IQ for the position and can pickup an offense quickly.

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• Reliable hands in the passing game and can be effectively on screen routes to pick up yardage

• Best pass blocker in the draft at the running back position due to his days at quarterback.

• Can reliably recognizes incoming blitzers and neutralize them effectively.

• Relishes laying massive hits in blitz pickup and has pancaked more than a few players coming at him.

Cons

• Primarily played a rotational running back role behind Bijan Robinson at Texas.

• Not the most fluid or agile runner with the football and is more of a one-cut back rather than elusive.

• Runs towards contact rather than away from it which is concerning for his overall longevity. 

• Route-running is a work in progress currently in his career and will need heavy coaching in this area to be reliable in the NFL.

• Tall frame makes it difficult to lower pad level opening up more opportunities for defenders to tackle him. 

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• He's all power when attacking the line of scrimmage and can't effectively make defenders miss in the phonebooth.

Overview

The yin to Bijan Robinsons yang at Texas Roschon Johnson did the dirty work for the Longhorns unit that Robinson was to valuable to use in. Johnsons stint at quarterback his freshman and downgrade to running back clearly effected him in a positive way on the football field by learning all the little things and finding a niche quickly on the offense. His do-or-die approach to running the football as well his menacing presence as a blocker is very enticing to teams that need a running back to protect their franchise quarterback. He's a violent running back which will have it's draw backs when it comes to potential availability and longevity in the league but if used sparingly and rotationally, he could be a very effective and highly reliable player in an offense.