Is Donovan Johnson starting?
Donovan Johnson is No. 5 on the Michigan Wolverines depth chart at RB.
Redshirt freshman · #26 · 6'0", 215 lbs
See full Michigan Wolverines depth chart ›Depth at RB · Michigan Wolverines
- 12387Jordan MarshallStarter
- 2562Savion Hiter
- 32462Bryson Kuzdzal
- 43652Tomas O'Meara
- 52652Donovan JohnsonYou
Michigan Starting Lineup
Top running backs in the Big Ten
The Story
The Story
A 3-star recruit out of IMG Academy, ranked #478 nationally coming out of high school.
- Jersey
- #26
- Class
- RS FR
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
Donovan Johnson is currently behind Jordan Marshall at RB on the Michigan depth chart, a Big Ten team rated 82 overall this season.
Recruiting Profile
- Stars
- ★★★☆☆3-star
- Composite
- 0.8900
- National Rank
- #478
- High School
- IMG Academy
- Hometown
- Bradenton, FL
Why this rating?
On a 80-rated offense; 50th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 52 after depth penalty. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.
2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.
2026 Game Log
Sep 19WUTEPYDS -2
- CAR
- 1
- YDS
- -2
- AVG
- -2.0
- TD
- 0
Final W 52-17
| OPP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | WUTEP | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
Donovan Johnson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
The People's Ratings
Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.