2025 Football Roster

1 Angel Johnson

  • Position Running Back
  • Ht./Wt. 5-9 / 192
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Major Social Sciences
  • Hometown Viborg, S.D.
  • High School Viborg-Hurley HS
  • Prev School South Dakota State

Biography

WASHINGTON STATE
RS-SENIOR (2025): Enrolled in January and participated in spring practice.
 
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
RS-JUNIOR (2024): Appeared in 12 games…rushed for 646 yards and three touchdowns on 91 carries…averaged 7.1 yards-per-carry…caught 15 passes for 181 yards and one touchdown…also averaged 21.9 yards on 14 kickoff returns including a 99-yard touchdown…had a 66-yard touchdown catch at Northern Iowa…had 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Youngstown State…had 81 yards on 14 carries against South Dakota…rushed for 132 yards on seven carries with a 67-yard touchdown run…rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown at North Dakota…had 50 rushing yards and a touchdown along with two catches for 47 yards against Southern Illinois…carried 13 times for 91 yards against Montana.
 
RS-SOPHOMORE (2023): Displayed explosive playmaking ability from the running back position by averaging 8.9 yards per carry ... ranked third on the team with five rushing touchdowns and fourth with 381 rushing yards ... opened season by gaining 48 yards on 10 carries and adding a reception for 6 yards against Western Oregon ... scored on touchdown runs of 21 and 66 yards as part of four-carry, 90-yard performance versus Drake ... broke off a 50-yard touchdown run in Missouri Valley Football Conference opener versus North Dakota ... gained 52 yards on seven carries, including a 4-yard touchdown run that capped the scoring in road win at South Dakota ... tallied career-long 23-yard reception in regular season finale versus Missouri State ... ran for 80-yard touchdown to close out scoring in Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener against Mercer… Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll.

RS-FRESHMAN (2022): Added depth in the Jackrabbit backfield and on special teams ... played in 13 games ... scored lone touchdown of the season on a 2-yard run on first play of fourth quarter in Beef Bowl win over Butler ... carried five times for 32 yards and added 7-yard reception in Hobo Day victory against Indiana State ... gained season-high 35 yards on only three carries, including season-long 21-yard gain, in regular season finale versus Illinois State ... returned kickoff 21 yards in FCS playoff semifinal against Montana State.

FRESHMAN (2021): Redshirted, but played in two games as allowed under NCAA rules to maintain full eligibility ... saw the bulk of his action at running back, gaining 66 yards on 12 carries (5.5 ypc) ... rushed six times for 29 yards in collegiate debut against Lindenwood ... gained 37 yards, including a 15-yard gain, on six carries versus Dixie State… Missouri Valley Football Conference Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL
Provided big plays both offensively and defensively during a standout career for the Viborg-Hurley football program that claimed a state championship in 2019 ... a two-time all-state selection and a member of the 2020 Sioux Falls Argus Leader Elite 45, his career totals included more than 3,400 all-purpose yards and 63 touchdowns as he scored by receiving, rushing and both kickoff and punt returns ... defensively, he was credited with 40 tackles, 11 passes defended and three interceptions his senior season ... also turned in a dominant performance at the 2021 Class B State Track and Field Championships, winning individual titles in the 100 meters, 200 meters and long jump ... set a meet record in the long jump with a leap of 23 feet, 2.75 inches ... also ran on winning 4x100-meter relay.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.