Injuries were the only thing that kept Auburn running back Kerryon Johnson from having 1,200 yards last season according to his position coach Tim Horton.
Johnson already sits atop the depth chart alongside Kamryn Pettway, but Horton identified the junior as someone whose “stock has gone up the last three to four months.”
Horton pointed to Johnson’s full participation in the program’s offseason conditioning program as a key factor.
It’s the first time in three years Johnson isn’t dealing with lingering injuries from the football season. Last year, Johnson had shoulder surgery during the offseason, which kept him out of the weight room and off the field for the majority of spring practice.