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South Dakota State University Athletics
2024 Football Roster
Johnson, Amar
Jersey Number 3
Amar Johnson
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 205
- Position:
- Running Back
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- O'Fallon, Mo.
- High School:
- Chaminade College Prep
- Major:
- Business Economics
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
HONORS AND AWARDS
2022: Teamed with Isaiah Davis for a potent 1-2 rushing attack ... ranked second on the team with 744 rushing yards, averaging 5.7 yards per carry ... rushed seven times for 42 yards and also returned a kickoff for 17 yards in Missouri Valley Football Conference opener at Missouri State ... took on featured back role in second half of comeback win at North Dakota State during the regular season, carrying 12 times for 89 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown run, and catching two passes for 19 yards to share team's Offensive Player of the Week Award ... NDSU game started a streak of four consecutive games in which he ran for a touchdown ... tallied 71 yards on 14 carries at North Dakota and rushed 10 times for 75 yards against Indiana State to close out October ... came up big in the postseason, scoring a pair of touchdowns — one rushing (38 yards) and one receiving (5 yards) — in semifinal victory over Montana State as he was again named an Offensive Player of the Week award winner ... set career high with 126 rushing yards on only nine attempts in national championship game against North Dakota State, scoring on a 32-yard run in the second quarter that gave the Jackrabbits the lead for good and adding a career-long 55-yard burst on the final drive of the opening half
2021: Served as the team's primary backup running back for most of the regular season ... played in all 15 games ... finished third on the squad in rushing with 427 yards after averaging five yards per carry ... gained season-high 105 yards on 15 carries, including a season-best 28-yard run, in home opener against Lindenwood ... scored first collegiate touchdown on a 1-yard run in the third quarter versus Lindenwood ... capped the scoring in shutout win at Indiana State with a 22-yard touchdown run as he picked up 44 yards on nine carries ... also recorded a season-long 34-yard reception versus Indiana State ... rushed 18 times for 87 yards and a touchdown in convincing road win at Youngstown State ... notched longest kickoff return of the season — 29 yards — at South Dakota ... gained 64 yards on 14 carries and added a 16-yard kickoff return in Football Championship Subdivision playoff quarterfinal at Villanova
BEFORE SDSU: Earned first-team all-state recognition as both a junior and senior, turning in consecutive 1,000-yard seasons at Chaminade College Prep ... conference offensive player of the year in 2020 ... also was a two-time all-league selection as a kick returner
HONORS AND AWARDS
- All-Missouri Valley Football Conference First Team (2023)
- MVFC Honor Roll (2021, 2022)
2022: Teamed with Isaiah Davis for a potent 1-2 rushing attack ... ranked second on the team with 744 rushing yards, averaging 5.7 yards per carry ... rushed seven times for 42 yards and also returned a kickoff for 17 yards in Missouri Valley Football Conference opener at Missouri State ... took on featured back role in second half of comeback win at North Dakota State during the regular season, carrying 12 times for 89 yards, including a 16-yard touchdown run, and catching two passes for 19 yards to share team's Offensive Player of the Week Award ... NDSU game started a streak of four consecutive games in which he ran for a touchdown ... tallied 71 yards on 14 carries at North Dakota and rushed 10 times for 75 yards against Indiana State to close out October ... came up big in the postseason, scoring a pair of touchdowns — one rushing (38 yards) and one receiving (5 yards) — in semifinal victory over Montana State as he was again named an Offensive Player of the Week award winner ... set career high with 126 rushing yards on only nine attempts in national championship game against North Dakota State, scoring on a 32-yard run in the second quarter that gave the Jackrabbits the lead for good and adding a career-long 55-yard burst on the final drive of the opening half
2021: Served as the team's primary backup running back for most of the regular season ... played in all 15 games ... finished third on the squad in rushing with 427 yards after averaging five yards per carry ... gained season-high 105 yards on 15 carries, including a season-best 28-yard run, in home opener against Lindenwood ... scored first collegiate touchdown on a 1-yard run in the third quarter versus Lindenwood ... capped the scoring in shutout win at Indiana State with a 22-yard touchdown run as he picked up 44 yards on nine carries ... also recorded a season-long 34-yard reception versus Indiana State ... rushed 18 times for 87 yards and a touchdown in convincing road win at Youngstown State ... notched longest kickoff return of the season — 29 yards — at South Dakota ... gained 64 yards on 14 carries and added a 16-yard kickoff return in Football Championship Subdivision playoff quarterfinal at Villanova
BEFORE SDSU: Earned first-team all-state recognition as both a junior and senior, turning in consecutive 1,000-yard seasons at Chaminade College Prep ... conference offensive player of the year in 2020 ... also was a two-time all-league selection as a kick returner
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