There is a memorable scene in the Cardinals’ All or Nothing documentary in which running backs coach Stump Mitchell tells David Johnson, then a rookie, that he should be a Hall of Famer once his playing days are over.
The statement seemed hyperbolic at the time but now seems realistic, and Mitchell’s impressive crystal ball wasn’t done there. He was also the first to broach the idea of Johnson accumulating 1,000 rushing yards and 1,000 receiving yards in the same season, a feat only accomplished by Roger Craig and Marshall Faulk.
Johnson said he was so consumed by transitioning to the NFL as a rookie that he didn’t pay the idea much attention when Mitchell first brought it up.