2024 Football Roster

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1 Montrell Johnson Jr.

  • Position Running Back
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-11.25
  • Weight 216
  • Hometown New Orleans, La.
  • High School De La Salle
  • Instagram trelll.3
  • Twitter Trellll_3
  • Season at UF 3rd
  • Prev School Louisiana

Biography

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COLLEGIATE HONORS
  • NFL Combine Participant (2025)
  • East-West Shrine Bowl Participant (2025)
  • Sun Belt Freshman of the Year (2021)
  • Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week (2021)
ACADEMIC HONORS
  • Earned his bachelor's degree in Education Sciences (Fall 2024)
  • NFF Hampshire Honor Society (2025)
  • Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society (Spring 2024)
  • Two-time SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2024)
2024 SEASON: Started at running back in eight of 10 games played with 100 carries for 593 yards (5.9 YPC, 65.9 YPG) and six touchdowns on top of 13 catches for 64 yards… Finished career leading all active SEC rushers with 33 career rushing scores... Surpassed 3,000 career rushing yards in Week 14 at FSU
  • vs. No. 19 Miami: Started and rushed for 106 yards on 11 carries (9.6 YPC) highlighted by a 71-yard touchdown scamper, eclipsing 2,500 career rushing yards and 100-plus in a game for the ninth time in his career
  • vs. Samford: Rushed for two touchdowns to reach 30 career rushing scores, finishing with 15 carries for 67 yards and two receptions for nine yards
  • vs. Texas A&M: Led the backfield with seven carries and was limited to -7 yards rushing
  • at Mississippi State: Carried 15 times for 68 yards and caught three passes for 22 yards to finish with 90 scrimmage yards
  • vs. UCF: Scored his fourth rushing TD of the campaign, carrying 10 times for 54 yards and matching his career high with six receptions for 24 yards
  • at No. 8 Tennessee: Ran the ball 12 times for 85 yards (7.1 YPC) and caught one pass for eight yards before exiting due to injury
  • vs. Kentucky: Saw no action (injury)
  • vs. No. 2 Georgia: Saw no action (injury)
  • at No. 5 Texas: Missed game due to injury
  • vs. No. 21 LSU: Returned from a three-game absence and carried twice for 14 yards
  • vs. No. 9 Ole Miss: Rushed for a season-high 107 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries, surpassing 100 yards on the ground for the 10th time in his career and eighth time as a Gator… 20th rushing touchdown in Orange & Blue (32nd of career) proved to be the winning score that gave UF a 24-17 lead over the Rebels with 7:40 in the fourth quarter
  • at Florida State: Eclipsed 3,000 career rushing yards and scored his 33rd career rushing touchdown (35th total) with 99 ground yards on 10 carries in his second-straight start
  • Gasparilla Bowl vs. Tulane: Appeared on two kick returns in the victory
2023: Started the first 11 games this season and played in all 12… Led the team in rushing yards (817) for the second straight season, averaged 5.4 yards per carry and 68.0 yards per game, scored six touchdowns (five rushing and one receiving). Caught a career-high 30 passes for 236 yards… Recorded sixth 100-yard rushing game as a Gator with 107 rushing yards and a touchdown on 18 attempts for an average of 5.9 yards per carry… Averaged 7.1 yards per carry on 12 attempts for 85 yards and a catch for 12 yards at No. 9 Missouri (Nov. 18)... Registered 70 yards rushing and 65 yards receiving at No. 18 LSU (Nov. 11)... Had 12 carries for 39 yards and two three catches for 17 yards against Arkansas (Nov. 4)... Logged nine attempts for 82 yards for an average of 9.1 per attempt with a long of 48 yards vs. No. 1 Georgia (Oct. 28)... Had 11 carries for 50 yards and an average of 4.5 per carry with three catches for 23 yards at South Carolina (Oct. 14)... Rushed for 138 yards on 18 carries for an average of 7.5 per attempt and one rushing touchdown to go with three catches for 25 yards vs. Vanderbilt (Oct. 7)... Totaled 43 yards on 10 attempts at Kentucky (Sept. 30)... Ran for 63 yards on 16 carries against Charlotte (Sept. 23)... Had a multi-score game with a receiving and rushing touchdown vs. No. 11 Tennessee… Paced the team with 119 rushing yards on 15 carries and added two touchdowns in the win against McNeese (Sept. 9)... Started at running back in the season opener at No. 14 Utah (Aug. 31) and rushed three times for six yards to go along with three receptions for 41 yards.
 
2022: Appeared in all 13 games this season, starting nine games. Made Gator debut in the home opener vs. Utah (Sept. 3)… Finished the season with 155 rushes for 841 yards and 10 touchdowns… Rushed 11 times for 14 yards vs. Oregon State in the Las Vegas Bowl (Dec. 17)… Recorded 17 rushes for 85 yards and a touchdown at Florida State (Nov. 25)… Recorded 11 rushes for 32 yards and one reception for three yards and a touchdown at Vanderbilt (Nov. 19)… Recorded 24 rushes for 161 yards and a touchdown and one reception for six yards vs. South Carolina (Nov. 12)… Recorded 22 rushes for 100 yards and a touchdown in addition to two receptions for 20 yards at Texas A&M (Nov. 5)… Recorded 11 rushes for 24 yards and one reception for seven yards vs. Georgia (Oct. 29)… Recorded 13 rushes for 57 yards and two touchdowns in addition to two catches for five yards vs. LSU (Oct. 15)… Recorded eight rushes for 86 yards and a touchdown in addition to one catch for five yards vs. Missouri (Oct. 8)… Recorded five rushes for 24 yards and a touchdown vs. Eastern Washington (Oct. 2)… Recorded eight rushes for 18 yards and a touchdown at Tennessee (Sept. 24)… Recorded six rushes for 103 yards and a touchdown vs. USF (Sept. 17)… Recorded seven rushes for 62 yards and one reception for three yards vs. Kentucky (Sept. 10)… Recorded 12 rushes for 76 yards and a touchdown as well as one reception for 14 yards vs. Utah (Sept. 3).

Prior to Florida
2021 at Louisiana: Played in all 14 games... Team-leader in rushing touchdowns (12) and second on the team in rushing yards (838)... Averaged 5.2 yards per carry... Posted back-to-back 100-yard plus rushing games against App State (Oct. 12) and Arkansas State (Oct. 21)... Ran for 150 yards with a 99-yard rushing touchdown vs. Arkansas State, becoming the 13th player in the NCAA history to accomplish the feat... Named Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Week after rushing for four touchdowns vs. Ohio (Sept. 16)... Three multi touchdown performances... Posted 98 yards on the ground against Georgia State (Nov. 4) and 84 vs. Ohio... Caught six passes for 53 yards... Scored a rushing touchdown in the New Orleans Bowl vs. Marshall (Dec. 18)... Selected to the Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award Watch List.

High School
Ranked the No. 48 running back in the country according to 247sports.com... Attended De La Salle and led them to its second appearance in the State Championship his senior year... Ran for 182 yards and four touchdowns against St. Thomas Moore... Named a Sports Illustrated All-American candidate prior to his senior season... Held other offers from Tennessee, Virginia and Arizona. 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2022Sophomore

    RB
    5'11" 218 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Junior

    RB
    5'11" 215 lbs
    2
  • 1

    2024Senior

    Running Back
    216 lbs
    1

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