Jaylen Johnson

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-9
Weight:
195
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Baxley, Ga.
High School:
Appling County HS

2025: Saw action in two games...had three carries for 24 yards and a 22-yard long vs. South Carolina State (9/20)...had a 12-yard carry vs. UTSA (11/6).

2024: Appeared in one game at Charlotte (11/16), running six times for 33 yards.

2023: Saw action in one game this season...a redshirt season.

APPLING COUNTY HS: Posted 2,365 yards (7.3 ypc) and 29 touchdowns running the football and 36 total touchdowns at Appling County High School…added 18 receptions for 373 yards and four touchdowns, 506 yards in kickoff returns (23.0 ypr) and 337 punt return yards (28.1 ypg) to total 3,581 all-purpose yards…nine career 100-yard rushing games…carried the ball 199 times for 1,335 yards and 21 touchdowns with five 100-yard games in his senior season…also caught 10 passes for 181 yards and two touchdowns…averaged 29.4 yards on five kickoff returns with a touchdown and had a 67-yard punt return touchdown…missed a large chunk of his junior season season (2021) with a back injury, but returned to the field in late October and immediately stood out with a pair of 100-yard, two-touchdown performances in his remaining four games… burst onto the recruiting scene as a sophomore, when he gained more than 1,000 all-purpose yards…ran for 591 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore and tallied 1,122 all-purpose yards…rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals…chose USF over offers from Arkansas, Louisville, Michigan State, Ole Miss, NC State, Florida State, South Carolina, Tennessee, UCF, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Stanford, ECU, and Coastal Carolina among others.

PERSONAL: Earned USF Athletics Honor Roll recognition in the fall of 2025.

JOHNSON’S CAREER HIGHS
Rushes 6, at Charlotte (11/16/24)
Rushing Yards 33, at Charlotte (11/16/24)
Long Rush 22, vs. South Carolina State (9/20/25)