48 Mekhai Johnson
48 - Mekhai Johnson
Height: 5-11
Weight: 220
Year: Gr.
Hometown: Dorchester, Mass.
High School: Marist College / Canterbury School
Position: RB
Major: OPTM
gp 11
yds 635
yds/g 57.7
td 8

Tusculum (2022): All-South Atlantic Conference Mountain Division first team running back and second team return specialist... Led the Pioneers in rushing yards (635), touchdown carries (8), total touchdowns (9), scoring (54) and all-purpose yards (970)... His eight rushing touchdowns were sixth in the conference while his 4.9 points per game average was listed 11th in the league... 10th in the SAC averaging 88.18 all-purpose yards per game while rushing yards and rushing yards per game average (57.7 ypg) were both sixth in the league... Ran for a season-high 104 yards on 18 carries at Mars Hill (Nov. 5), which included a pair of touchdown runs... Finished the season with 10 receptions for 172 yards and a TD catch... 78-yard TD reception against Emory & Henry (Oct. 22) is tied for the 14th-longest catch in program history... Averaged 27.7 yards on his six kickoff returns while posting over 100 all-purpose yards in four games including three in a row from Oct. 22 – Nov. 5... Signed with the Edmonton Elks of the Canadian Football League.

Marist College: Played in 33 games at the NCAA Division I school In Poughkeepsie, N.Y. where he amassed 2,833 all-purpose yards and scored 12 career touchdowns... Rushed for 863 yards on 159 carries and 8 touchdowns... 26 career receptions for 184 yards and 2 TD... 75 career kickoff returns for 1,786 yards (23.81 ypc) and 2 TD returns over 90 yards... Coached by Jim Parady... Four-time PFL Special Teams Player of the Week... Three-time NCAA FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week.

Marist (2021): PFL Special Teams Player of the Year... Played in 10 games where he posted 63 rushes for 284 yards (4.5 ypc) and four touchdowns... 16 catches for 138 yards and a TD... 21 kickoff returns for 495 yards (23.57 ypr)... Earned Pioneer Football League All-Conference first team honors as a return specialist and running back.

Marist (2020): Season canceled due to COVID.

Marist (2019): Recorded four appearances... Rushed for 222 yards on 47 attempts... 16 carries for 125 yards including a 54-yard TD in come-from-behind win vs Stetson (Sep. 14).

Marist (2018): Played in nine contests and rushed for 349 yards on 48 carries (7.3 ypc)... Rushed for a career-best 170 yards on 17 carries at Morehead State (Oct. 27) including three touchdowns covering 81, 19 and one yard... 21 kickoff returns for 520 yards... Five returns for 112 yards at Bryant (Sep. 15)... Posted three kickoff returns over 50 yards on the season including a 55-yarder at Columbia (Oct. 6).

Marist (2017): Appeared in 10 games in his rookie season... 28 kickoff returns for 648 yards (23.14 ypr)... 90-yard kickoff return for a TD vs Jacksonville (Sep. 23)... Finished the game with 140 kickoff return yards on three returns... Posted five kickoff returns in back-to-back games vs Columbia (Oct. 7) and Valparaiso (Oct. 13)... PFL Rookie of the Week.

High School: Attended Belmont (Mass.) HS and Canterbury School in New Milford, Conn... Coached by Yann Cumin (Belmont) and Thomas Taylor (Canterbury)... First Team NESPAC Class B All-New England, Middlesex League All-Star… Named Team Offensive MVP twice, and League Offensive MVP once… Two-year team captain… Seven-time Boston Herald and three-time Boston Globe Player of the Week... Belmont Stats: Rushed for 2,000 yards in his senior season for 27 TD.

Personal: Born Apr. 7, 1998 in Boston, Mass... Future plans: Play professional football and entrepreneurship.

Recent Games
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14
Statistics category Overall Conf
Rushes 100 89
Yards 635 586
Yards per game 57.7 65.1
Yards per rush 6.3 6.6
Touchdowns 8 6
Fumbles - -
Fumbles lost - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 6 21 3.5 9 2 - -
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 5 28 5.6 14 0 - -
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 2 2 1.0 2 0 - -
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 9 92 10.2 37 1 - -
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 8 78 9.8 47 1 - -
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 13 77 5.9 19 0 - -
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 14 38 2.7 15 0 - -
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 8 78 9.8 38 1 - -
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 13 81 6.2 26 1 - -
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 18 104 5.8 44 2 - -
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 4 36 9.0 31 0 - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 1 5 5.0 5 0 - -
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 0 0 - 0 0 - -
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 3 23 7.7 15 0 - -
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 1 3 3.0 3 0 - -
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 1 78 78.0 78 1 - -
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 1 20 20.0 20 0 - -
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 1 15 15.0 15 0 - -
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 2 28 14.0 15 0 - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 1 40 40.0 40 0 - - - - -
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 1 21 21.0 21 0 - - - - -
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 1 40 40.0 40 0 - - - - -
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 2 46 23.0 32 0 - - - - -
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 1 16 16.0 16 0 - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 1 21 - - - 21
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 1 28 - - 40 68
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 1 2 5 - - 7
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 1 92 0 - - 92
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 1 78 23 - 21 122
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 1 77 3 - - 80
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 1 38 - - 40 78
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 1 78 78 - - 156
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 1 81 20 - 46 147
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 1 104 15 - - 119
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 1 36 28 - 16 80
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 12 2 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 6 1 0 - - - - - - 0 0 0
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 6 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 12 1 1 - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 6 1 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 12 2 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 1 St. Augustine's W, 70-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Chowan W, 23-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wingate L, 27-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at Catawba W, 50-17 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 29 at Barton W, 14-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 8 Carson-Newman W, 34-6 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at UVA Wise W, 10-9 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Emory & Henry W, 35-9 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Erskine W, 49-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 at Mars Hill L, 34-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 34-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 11 100 635 57.7 6.3 8 47 - -
Total 11 100 635 57.7 6.3 8 47 - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 11 10 0.9 172 15.6 17.2 1 78
Total 11 10 0.9 172 15.6 17.2 1 78
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 6 163 27.2 0 40 - - - - -
Total 6 163 27.2 0 40 - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 11 635 172 - 163 970 88.2
Total 11 635 172 - 163 970 88.2
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 54 4.9 8 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
Total 54 4.9 8 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 100 635 57.7 6.3 8 47 - -
Conference 9 89 586 65.1 6.6 6 47 - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 42 259 51.8 6.2 4 38 - -
Away 6 58 376 62.7 6.5 4 47 - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 76 493 61.6 6.5 6 47 - -
Losses 3 24 142 47.3 5.9 2 44 - -
-
September 5 30 221 44.2 7.4 4 47 - -
October 4 48 274 68.5 5.7 2 38 - -
November 2 22 140 70.0 6.4 2 44 - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 10 0.9 172 15.6 17.2 1 78
Conference 9 10 1.1 172 19.1 17.2 1 78
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 4 0.8 106 21.2 26.5 1 78
Away 6 6 1.0 66 11.0 11.0 0 15
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 6 0.8 124 15.5 20.7 1 78
Losses 3 4 1.3 48 16.0 12.0 0 15
-
September 5 4 0.8 28 5.6 7.0 0 15
October 4 3 0.8 101 25.3 33.7 1 78
November 2 3 1.5 43 21.5 14.3 0 15
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 5 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
September 5 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total 6 163 27.2 0 40 - - - - -
Conference 5 123 24.6 0 40 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 46 23.0 0 32 - - - - -
Away 4 117 29.3 0 40 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 5 147 29.4 0 40 - - - - -
Losses 1 16 16.0 0 16 - - - - -
-
September 2 61 30.5 0 40 - - - - -
October 3 86 28.7 0 40 - - - - -
November 1 16 16.0 0 16 - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 635 172 - 163 970 88.2
Conference 9 586 172 - 123 881 97.9
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 259 106 - 46 411 82.2
Away 6 376 66 - 117 559 93.2
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 8 493 124 - 147 764 95.5
Losses 3 142 48 - 16 206 68.7
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September 5 221 28 - 61 310 62.0
October 4 274 101 - 86 461 115.3
November 2 140 43 - 16 199 99.5
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 54 4.9 8 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
Conference 42 4.7 6 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 30 6.0 4 1 0 - - - - - - 0
Away 24 4.0 4 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 42 5.3 6 1 0 - - - - - 0 0
Losses 12 4.0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
-
September 24 4.8 4 0 0 - - - - - 0 0
October 18 4.5 2 1 0 - - - - - - 0
November 12 6.0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 11 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 9 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
September 5 0 0 0.0 .0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -