Duke Johnson

Randy "Duke" Johnson Jr. (born September 23, 1993) is an American football running back who is a free agent.

He placed 5th in the long jump event at the 2010 GMAC Qualifiers, with a jump of 6.60 meters.

In 2011, he placed 4th in the 100 meters at the 3rd Annual Miramar Invitational, recording a career-best time of 10.62 seconds.

He finished 3rd in the 200 meters at the FHSAA 3A District 16, with a time of 22.31 seconds.

He was considered the best all-purpose running back recruit by Rivals.com.

Johnson attended and played college football at the University of Miami from 2012 to 2014.

In his freshman season, he rushed for 947 yards on 139 carries with ten touchdowns and caught 27 passes for 221 yards and one touchdown.

He also threw an additional touchdown in a 41–40 loss to Virginia.

He also played a major role on special teams, where he returned 28 kicks for two touchdowns.

In 2012, Johnson won both the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year and Offensive Rookie of the Year awards.

He became the first Miami Hurricane to win both awards.

In 2013, Johnson joined the Miami indoor track team, posting a personal-best time of 6.92 seconds in the 60 meters at New Mexico Classic.

Johnson's sophomore campaign with the Hurricane's football team came to an abrupt end on November 2, 2013, when he broke his ankle against arch-rival Florida State.

Miami lost that game 41–14.

Through eight games, Johnson rushed for 920 yards on 145 carries, with six touchdowns.

He also had four catches for 77 yards.

Johnson returned from the injury his junior season in 2014 to play in all 13 games.

During the season, he passed Ottis Anderson to become the Hurricanes' all-time rushing yards leader.

He ended the 2014 season with 1,652 yards and 10 touchdowns.

On December 28, 2014, Johnson announced his decision to forgo his remaining eligibility and enter the 2015 NFL Draft.

Johnson attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and performed a few combine drills before sustaining a hamstring injury.

Due to his hamstring, he skipped the three-cone drill and short shuttle and voluntarily chose to skip the bench press.

He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round (77th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.

He played college football at the University of Miami.

Johnson attended Miami Norland Senior High School in Miami Gardens, Florida, where he played football and ran track.

As a sophomore, Johnson ran for 1,540 yards and 25 touchdowns.

In his junior year, he led Norland to a 13–2 record and state runner-up.

After beating the Sammy Watkins-led South Fort Myers 44–28 in the semifinals, Norland lost 44–34 to the unbeaten Tampa Jefferson in the class 3A final.

During his senior year, Johnson compiled 1,957 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns, 14 receptions for 232 receiving yards and three touchdowns, three kickoff returns and one punt return for scores, as he led Miami Norland to 15–0 finish and state Class 5A championship.

In the championship game against Wakulla, he scored five touchdowns.

He was also on the school's track & field team, where he was a standout sprinter and long jumper.

After his junior season, Johnson decided to forgo his senior season and declared for the 2015 NFL Draft.

He finished his college career with 3,519 rushing yards on 526 carries with 26 touchdowns, and had 69 receptions for 719 yards and four touchdowns.

On April 1, 2015, Johnson participated at Miami's pro day and chose to perform the majority of combine drills, but elected to skip the broad jump.

He improved his 40-yard dash (4.51s), 20-yard dash (2.57s), 10-yard dash (1.58s), and vertical jump (35") and also completed the bench press (18), short shuttle (4.16s), and three-cone drill (6.88s). Scouts and team representatives from all 32 NFL teams attended Miami's pro day, including head coaches Mike Tomlin Pittsburgh Steelers, Todd Bowles New York Jets, and Sean Payton New Orleans Saints.

He also attended private workouts and visits with the New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons.

At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Johnson was projected to be a second round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts.

He was ranked as the fourth best running back prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com and NFL analyst Mike Mayock, was ranked the fifth best running back by Sports Illustrated and Scouts Inc., and was ranked the seventh best running back by NFL analyst Charles Davis.

The Cleveland Browns selected Johnson in the third round with the 77th overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft.

Johnson was the sixth running back drafted in 2015.