Telly Johnson Jr.
Northern Illinois Huskies
69
Depth

Telly Johnson Jr.

Northern Illinois HuskiesRebuilding
RBOffenseDepth
Projected Starter

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Telly Johnson Jr. is the projected starter at RB for Northern Illinois Huskies.

Junior · #45 · 5'11", 215 lbs

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Depth at RB · Northern Illinois Huskies

  1. 14569Telly Johnson Jr.Starter
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The Story

The Workhorse

A 3-star recruit out of Hephzibah, ranked #2,609 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 690 rushing yards, 4 rush TD. That's 31% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 69 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,609 Natl2-Yr Total1,170 rush yds · 8 TDTeam Share31%
Augusta, GA
Jersey
#45
Class
JR
Height
5'11"
Weight
215 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonRush YdsRush TD
20256904
20244804

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8163
National Rank
#2609
High School
Hephzibah
Hometown
Hephzibah, GA

Why this rating?

On a 62-rated offense; 78th-percentile production (×0.76 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 69.

Team offense (SP+)
62
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 78% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.76)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

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

Oct 10LAFAYDS 47
CAR
8
YDS
47
AVG
5.9
TD
1
REC
1
YDS
6
AVG
6.0
TD
0

Final L 28-7

Sep 26LGASTYDS 85
CAR
15
YDS
85
AVG
5.7
TD
1
REC
3
YDS
26
AVG
8.7
TD
0

Final L 35-14

Sep 20LARIZYDS 69
CAR
12
YDS
69
AVG
5.8
TD
0
REC
1
YDS
2
AVG
2.0
TD
0

Final L 42-17

Sep 12LILSTYDS 83
CAR
22
YDS
83
AVG
3.8
TD
1
REC
2
YDS
10
AVG
5.0
TD
0

Final L 28-24

Sep 5LIOWAYDS 16
CAR
8
YDS
16
AVG
2.0
TD
0
REC
2
YDS
3
AVG
1.5
TD
0

Final L 40-0

Telly Johnson Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

Workhorse
690 rush yds · 4 TD · 25% of carries
Usage / Involvement100%
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