Plays with physicality and has a powerful running style
Runs with purpose and force
Aggressive and violent when running between the tackles
Is a committed runner whose style is tenacious and determined
Has great change of direction
Can sell fades and fakes
Can evade tackles with misdirection and can get defenders to bite
Can fabricate his own space as a creative runner
Is incredibly instinctual
Has unbelievable footwork in short areas
His strength and power give him great contact balance
Simply bounces off tacklers using his strength and balance to create opportunities
Can bounce out of contact to pick up extra yardage
His vision is superb
Has patience behind the line and waits for lanes to open
Has the instant burst to hit running lanes and the footwork to explode through them
Has the ability to catch the ball out of the backfield and is a threat as a receiver
His catch radius is big enough and his receiving ability is good enough to compete as a check-down option and he can get it done in the flat
Simply outstanding in pass protection
Has the strength, power and know-how to deal with rushers.
His awareness and football IQ allows him to pick up his reads and he has the frame and technique to deal with blitzers.
WEAKNESSES
Does not have the breakaway long speed that others do
Needs more time to refine his route-running skills. Didn’t display much in his routes at Texas and teams will need to get him up to speed that way
Isn’t the most flexible and bendy of players meaning he can not sink his hips
It means his stop/start ability is not instant when he is in open space and he can play too upright
Has had a low volume of touches but that may mean his best ball is still ahead of him
SUMMARY
Roschon Johnson may have been the backup at Texas to Bijan Robinson, but his play is deserving of so much more hype. He is a powerful runner who rushers with intent and purpose. He was underutilised in college and his low volume of carries will mean his best years are still ahead of him. Johnson can do it all as a complete running back and he is ready to step out of the shadows and rightly make a name for himself. Am RB who should demand day 2 attention, do not sleep on how good Johnson is simply because he was a backup.
