2024 Football Roster
Roster
Johnnie Daniels
- Position:
- RB
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Crystal Springs, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Crystal Springs HS (Copiah-Lincoln CC)
Career Honors
2024 SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
Career Notes
Played in 12 career games with zero starts … Following the 2024 season, Daniels has 540 yards on 108 carries with four touchdowns.
2024 (Junior Season)
Played in 12 games with zero starts … On the year, Daniels had 540 rushing yards on 108 carries with four touchdowns … Averaged 5.0 yards per carry and 45.0 yards per game … Had eight receptions for 76 yards … Eastern Kentucky (8/31): Had five carries for 21 yards … at Arizona State (9/7): Ran the ball three times for one yard ... Toledo (9/14): Ran the ball 10 times for 59 yards ... Also had three receptions for 38 yards ... Rushed the ball 10 times for 59 yards ... Had a long rush of 15 yards ... Added three receptions for 38 yards and had a long reception of 21 yards ... Led the Bulldogs in rushing for the first time in his career ... Florida (9/21): Ran the ball 14 times for 77 total yards and a touchdown ... Scored his first collegiate touchdown ... His 77 rushing yards are the most by a Bulldog in a game to this point in the season ... His 77 rushing yards were a new season-high ... Second-straight game leading the team in rushing ... at Texas (9/28): Ran the ball 15 times for 75 yards ... Caught one pass for three yards ... Led the team in rushing for a third-straight game ... His 15 carriers were a season high ... at Georgia (10/12): Ran the ball nine times for 29 yards … Set a new career longest rush with a 19-yard carry in the third quarter ... Texas A&M (10/19): Ran the ball 13 times for a total of 50 yards ... Caught one pass for a three-yard loss ... Recorded a season-long 25-yard rush ... Arkansas (10/26): Ran the ball 11 times for 42 yards ... Also caught one pass for 29 yards ... His 29-yard reception is the longest reception of his career ... UMass (10/2): Ran the ball six times for 92 yards and a touchdown ... Averaged 15.3 yards per carry ... His 36-yard touchdown carry is the longest rush of his career ... His 92 rushing yards are a season-high ... at Tennessee (11/9): Ran the ball 10 times for a total of 63 yards and a touchdown … Caught one pass for five yards … Has a rushing touchdown in back-to-back games ... Missouri (11/23): Ran the ball six times for 21 total yards … at Ole Miss (11/29): Had 10 yards on six carries … Added one reception for four yards.
2022-23 (Copiah-Lincoln C.C.)
No. 1 ranked JUCO running back according to 247Sports … 3-star recruit by 247Sports and On3 … Committed to Mississippi State on Nov. 29, 2023 … Was the first commit for first time head coach Jeff Lebby … Earned NJCAA All-Region 23 honors in 2023 … MACCC South Offensive Player of the Year … Was named to the All-MACCC First Team … Earned NJCAA Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 15 following a 4 touchdown performance with a career-high 163 yards rushing … Rushed for 1,253 yards on 183 carries while scoring 15 touchdowns … Averaged 104.4 yards per game and 6.8 yards per carry … Had a long rush of 88 yards … Led the MACCC in all mentioned rushing statistical categories … Also had 23 receptions for 209 yards and two touchdowns … Led the NJCAA in touchdowns and was second in yards, yards per game … Scored four rushing touchdowns in a single game twice … Helped led Co-Lin to a 10-2 overall record, just the second 10-win season in program history … In 2022 as a freshman, Daniels appeared in seven games … Rushed for 485 yards and two scores … Averaged 69.3 yards per game in 2022.
High School
Prepped at Crystal Springs High School under the direction of head coach Tim McNair … Was invited to the 2021 Under Armour All-American Camp Series with high school teammate and current Bulldog, Trevion Williams … Had an impressive prep career rushing for 4,407 yards on 428 carries with 56 rushing touchdowns … He also 580 receiving yards on 40 receptions with five receiving scores … Had three 1,000+ yards seasons with a career-best 1,387 yards as a sophomore … Scored 18 touchdowns in a single-season twice … Four sport athlete in high school, playing football, basketball and baseball while also running track … Had a PR 100m time of 11.2 … Had scholarships offers from Memphis, Samford and Alcorn State.
Personal
Born Nov. 27, 2022 ... Parents are Teresa and Johnnie ... Chose Mississippi State over Arkansas State, Louisiana Tech and others
Social Media
X/Twitter – @Jdaniels__2
Instagram – j.2_fast
Career-Highs Entering 2025
Rushing Attempts: 15, at Texas (09/28/2024)
Rushing Yards: 92, vs. UMass (11/02/2024)
Rushing Touchdowns: 1, 4x, last at Tennessee (11/09/2024)
Receptions: 3, vs. Toledo (09/14/2024)
Receiving Yards: 38, vs. Toledo (09/14/2024)
Longest Reception: 29 yards, vs. Arkansas (10/26/2024)
