Player
Roschon Johnson
RB · Bears
A three-year carry arc from 81 → 55 → 2 is a clear indicator of role erosion, not injury luck — it reflects a deliberate depth-chart rebuild around Swift and Monangai that has effectively ended Johnson's Chicago tenure.
3 seasons in Chicago — touches dropped from 81 carries to 55 to just 2.
TrendRoschon Johnson by season
| Yr | Gms | Car | RYds | RTD | Rec | RecYds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 | 81 | 352 | 2 | 34 | 209 |
| 2024 | 13 | 55 | 150 | 6 | 16 | 104 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnson came in as the Texas power-back complement to Khalil Herbert/D'Onta Foreman and earned 81 carries as a rookie. Year 2 specialized him further — fewer carries (55) but 6 rushing TDs as a goal-line specialist.
Then 2025 reset the depth chart. Swift and rookie Kyle Monangai own the workload — Johnson has just 2 carries through 6 rostered weeks.
Why it matters. A three-year carry arc from 81 → 55 → 2 is a clear indicator of role erosion, not injury luck — it reflects a deliberate depth-chart rebuild around Swift and Monangai that has effectively ended Johnson's Chicago tenure.
2024: #1 TD rate among RBs with 50+ carries — 10.9% (6 TDs on 55 carries).
Rare2024 RB rushing TD rate — 50+ carries (top 5)
| RB | Car | TD | TD% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roschon Johnson | 55 | 6 | 10.9% |
| James Cook | 207 | 16 | 7.7% |
| Jeremy McNichols | 55 | 4 | 7.3% |
| David Montgomery | 185 | 12 | 6.5% |
| Jahmyr Gibbs | 250 | 16 | 6.4% |
Among the 70 RBs with 50+ carries in 2024, Johnson's 10.9% TD-per-carry rate ranked #1. The next-best RB — James Cook — was 3.2 percentage points behind at 7.7%.
The Week 5 vs Carolina line (10 carries, 25 yards, 2 TDs) was the most-Roschon game of his career — short, brutal, decisive.
Why it matters. Leading all qualifying RBs in TD rate on a full 55-carry sample is not noise — it reflects the Bears using him surgically in goal-line packages where he converted at an elite clip, even as his overall role shrank.
Rookie debut: 6 catches for 35 yards and a rushing TD in Week 1 of 2023.
MilestoneJohnson's first NFL game was the 2023 Week 1 vs Green Bay opener — 5 carries for 20 yards and a TD, plus 6 catches for 35 yards. 17.5 PPR points as a rookie debut.
That receiving usage never came back at scale (34 catches in 2023, 16 in 2024, 0 in 2025), as the Bears shifted toward Swift's three-down profile and Monangai's contact-balance carries.
Why it matters. A 17.5-PPR-point rookie debut hinted at a three-down role that never materialized — the Week 1 receiving volume was misleading for what Johnson would become (a pure goal-line specialist by Year 2).
Career 138 carries for 519 yards (3.8 YPC) — the Texas power back the Bears never fully unlocked.
ComparisonRoschon Johnson career totals
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Career carries | 138 |
| Career rushing yards | 519 |
| Career YPC | 3.8 |
| Career rushing TDs | 8 |
| Career receptions | 50 |
| Seasons | 3 |
Three years of Bears football have produced 138 carries for 519 yards (3.8 YPC), 8 TDs, 50 catches. The 4th-round pick out of Texas was supposed to be the punishing 2nd-back complement; he's instead become the position room's odd-man-out as Chicago drafted and developed a younger RB in Monangai.
The 6-TD 2024 sample is the resume he carries into 2026 free agency — a proven goal-line finisher with the #1 RB TD rate in 2024 among qualified backs.
Why it matters. A career 3.8 YPC on 138 carries is below-average volume production, but 8 TDs shows how the Bears deployed him selectively at the goal line — his value was never in volume, making his 2024 TD efficiency the only real selling point for the next team.
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