Andrew Johnson

Height:
5-11
Weight:
215
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
High School:
North Hills HS/University of Miami

Transfer from the University of Miami, enrolling at Akron in January of 2007 ... Returned from a knee injury at the University of Miami to play in the second half of his sophomore season in 2005 ... Suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in December 2004 practice during the Hurricanes’ bowl preparations ... Ran on the Miami track team in spring 2006, recording the team’s top indoor marks in the 55-meters (6.52) and 60-meters (7.01) ... Also ran the opening leg of the 4x100-meter relay that placed third at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Senior (2007): Sat out the 2007 season at the University of Akron per NCAA rules and have one season of eligibility.
Prior to Akron: Spent three seasons playing for the Miami Hurricanes ... Junior (2006): Played in 10 contests, seeing most of his time on the special teams ... Did have five rushes for 34 yards on the season ... Sophomore (2005): Returned 10 months after suffering a torn ACL and played as a backup running back the second half of the season ... For the year, played in six of the last eight games ... Rushed 14 times for 97 yards (6.9 average) ... Did not play in the season’s first four games ... Saw his first action of the year in the fourth quarter versus Duke and ripped off a 46-yard run on his first carry ... Finished the game with four carries for 56 yards ... Saw considerable playing time in the second half at Temple, rushing six times for 13 yards ... Rushed four times for 28 yards at Wake Forest ... Played on special teams in the final three games ... Freshman (2004): Team’s No. 4 tailback ... Played in six games and rushed for 41 yards on 16 carries and scored one touchdown ... Saw his first action as a Hurricane in the second game versus Louisiana Tech, rushing five times for 21 yards ... Played the next week at Houston and carried the ball two times for three yards ... Played on special teams versus Louisville, at NC State and at North Carolina ... In a win over Wake Forest, had season-high seven carries for 17 yards and the first touchdown of his UM career ... Scored the game’s final TD on a three-yard run with 50 seconds remaining ... Was injured in bowl practice on Dec. 17 and did not play in the Peach Bowl versus Florida ... Underwent surgery on Jan. 12 ... at North Hills HS: Widely regarded as one of the nation’s top running back prospects ... Rushed for 3,670 yards and 54 touchdowns in his high school career ... Played his senior season at North Hills HS after beginning his high school career at Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS ... As a senior in 2003, rushed for 1,276 yards on 220 attempts and scored 21 touchdowns ... As a junior, rushed 103 times for 704 yards and eight touchdowns, as he was hindered much of the season by a severe ankle sprain that caused him to miss five games ... As a sophomore, ran for 1,690 yards and scored 23 touchdowns despite missing two games due to an ankle injury (was named All-Conference and third-team All-State) ... Rated the nation’s No. 82 prospect in the nation by Rivals.com and the nation’s No. 9 running back ... Rated the No. 17 prospect on the Rivals.com Midwest Major 50 ... Rated the No. 14 prospect on the Rivals.com Atlantic East Amazing 80 ... Rated the No. 7 prospect on the Rivals.com Pennsylvania Top 50 ... Member of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Fabulous 22 Team ... Member of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Terrific 25 ... Selected to the 2003 Associated Press All-State team ... An accomplished sprinter in track, was the 2003 Pennsylvania scholastic champion in the indoor 60-meter dash (6.90 seconds).

RUSHING    G/GS    Att    Yds   TD   Lg    Avg/C Avg/G
2004 *     6/0     16     41    1    8   2.6    6.8
2005 *     6/0     14     97    0    46    6.9    16.2
2006 *    10/0     5      34    0    24    6.8    3.4
2007 Â Sat out per NCAA transfer rules
TOTAL     22/0     35    168    1    46    4.8    7.6
* - at University of Miami