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Ty Johnson Buffalo Bills · #26

Running Back · 5' 10", 210 lbs · Cumberland, MD · Age 29

Ty Johnson is a Running Back for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 186th overall, 2019. In 2026 he ran for 3 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns, adding 6 receptions.

Running BackDrafted 186th overall8-yr veteran
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Buffalo Bills · #26 · Running Back
Ty Johnson
Season avg3 rush yds · 0 td · 6 rec
Career avg1,219 rush yds · 7 td · 125 rec
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
3rush yds
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6rec
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Scouting report

Ty Johnson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Running Back · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Ty Johnson is a Running Back for the Buffalo Bills, drafted 186th overall, 2019. In 2026 he ran for 3 rushing yards and 0 touchdowns, adding 6 recepti
C-
Rushing
B
Receiving
C
Scoring
C-
Rushing volume
Average · offense
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Scoring
Solid · offense
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B+
Receiving
Excellent · offense
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C+
All-purpose
Strong · offense
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B+
Volume share
Excellent · offense
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Act II

Where Ty Johnson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #545 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
243Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Ty Johnson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Rushing
3 YDS
drill in ↓
C-
Scoring
0 TD
drill in ↓
A+
Receiving
59 YDS
drill in ↓
A-
All-purpose
62 YDS
drill in ↓
The engine

How the model sees Ty Johnson

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
97
rush yds
13–181
1
td
0–2
13
rec
6–20
155
rec yds
65–245
10
games
4–16
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the rush yds line vs last season
Last season 3 → projected 97 rush yds
Baseline (recency-weighted)
+100.7
Age curve
-6.2
Net vs last season+94.4 rush yds
Everything it reads
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8 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 29 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 17 / 2
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Ty Johnson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGRushTDRecRec ydsScrim
201916273024109382
2020200000
202116238234372610
20221716011288248
2023101320762194
202417213118284497
202517200324263463
2026 in progress · 2 games23065962
Career971,21971251,2372,456
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Buffalo Bills built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

12–5proj record
86off index
99def index
+51net
95%playoff odds
60roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A- (86), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 78, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 12–5 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Ty Johnson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1997-09-17

The beginning

Ty Johnson is a Running Back for the Buffalo Bills, in his 8th NFL season.

Buffalo Bills

Turning pro

Drafted 186th overall, 2019 as a Running Back.

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Ty Johnson is a Buffalo Bills running back, drafted 186th overall, 2019.

Chapter

Across 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has rushed for 1,219 yards and 7 touchdowns and caught 125 passes.

Chapter

Most recently he ran for 3 yards with 0 touchdowns and added 6 receptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
5' 10"
Weight
210 lbs
Draft
186th overall, 2019
Born
Cumberland, MD
Age
29
Jersey
#26
Background

Ty Johnson is from Cumberland, MD and is 29 years old. He was drafted 186th overall, 2019 and plays running back at 5' 10", 210 lbs.

Over 8 seasons (2019–2026) he has run for 1,219 yards and 7 touchdowns while adding 125 catches. Johnson is currently on the Buffalo Bills roster.

The person

Ty Johnson is a committee and depth back who has amassed 2,456 scrimmage yards and 7 rushing touchdowns over 8 seasons (2019–2026).

Rushing1,219 career rushing yards and 7 touchdowns.
Receiving back125 receptions for 1,237 yards out of the backfield.
Best seasonRan for 273 yards in 2019.
Draft pedigree186th overall, 2019.
Durability97 career games played.
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FAQ

Ty Johnson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Ty Johnson, answered.

What position does Ty Johnson play?
Ty Johnson is a Running Back for the Buffalo Bills.
When was Ty Johnson drafted?
Ty Johnson was drafted 186th overall, 2019.
How many seasons has Ty Johnson played?
8 (2019–2026).
What are Ty Johnson's career stats?
He has rushed for 1,219 yards and 7 touchdowns and caught 125 passes.
Ty Johnson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Depth chart
RB2
behind the starter
Snap share
28%
of offensive snaps
Target share
5%
WOPR 0.08
Rush share
1%
of team carries

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Weekly matchups

Fantasy points allowed by position · 2026 schedule · Balladex
Next matchup
@ HOU
Week 1 · Tough
Season outlook
54
avg matchup score (0–100)
Smash / Tough
5 / 6
weeks favorable / tough
Playoff weeks
65
Wk 15–17 outlook
W1 @ HOUW2 vs DETW3 vs LACW4 vs NEW5 @ LAW6 @ LVW7 · BYEW8 vs BALW9 @ MINW10 @ NYJW11 vs MIAW12 vs KCW13 @ NEW14 @ GBW15 vs CHIW16 @ DENW17 @ MIAW18 vs NYJ

Each week grades Ty Johnson's opponent by the fantasy points that defense allowed to his position (2025), tiered Smash → Avoid. A transparent Balladex model estimate; see the full weekly matchups grid.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
8
since 2019
Games missed
0
listed Out
Lower-body
5
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
2
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk3 · Hamstring2026 Wk2 · Hamstring (Questionable)2026 Wk1 · Hamstring (Questionable)2025 Wk20 · Ankle (Questionable)2025 Wk19 · Ankle (Questionable)2024 Wk19 · Knee

Home surface: a_turf (artificial turf). Artificial turf is associated with higher rates of non-contact lower-body injuries — ankle, foot and knee — in NFL studies. It is not linked to concussion risk, which is contact-driven.

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 6 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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