Despite injury, Duke Johnson considered an early 2014 Heisma

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Johnson, who is expected to miss spring football after fracturing his right ankle last Nov. 2 at Florida State, is listed by oddsmaker Bovada as a 33-to-1 shot to win the 2014 Heisman Trophy.

Johnson missed five games but still led Miami with 920 rushing yards, with six touchdowns on 145 carries. He also caught four passes for 77 yards and returned 14 kicks for 396 yards. His average of 174.1 all-purpose yards per game would rank fifth nationally if he played enough games (10) to qualify.

The Liberty City native has 3,453 all-purpose yards through two seasons, ranking seventh all-time at UM. He is 941 total yards shy of the all-time program record held by Santana Moss (4,394, set from 1997-2000).

Johnson, whose 1,867 rushing yards ranks 15th in program history, could move into fourth place with a 1,000-yard junior season. He is 1,465 yards from the top of UM’s all-time leading rushing list. The top spot is held by Forest Hill High alum Ottis Anderson (1975-78).

To win the 2014 Heisman, Johnson might have to surpass a few of the names who were in the 2013 race, including Oregon junior quarterback Marcus Mariota, Ohio State senior quarterback Braxton Miller and the winner, Florida State sophomore quarterback Jameis Winston


Florida State QB Jameis Winston 2/1

Ohio State QB Braxton Miller 4/1

Oregon QB Marcus Mariota 4/1

Baylor QB Bryce Petty 15/2

Alabama RB T.J. Yeldon 15/2

UCLA QB Brett Hudley 12/1

Michigan State QB Connor Cook 12/1

Georgia RB Todd Gurley 12/1

South Carolina RB Mike Davis 15/1

Wisconsin RB Melvin Gordon 16/1

Notre Dame QB Everett Golson 25/1

Oklahoma QB Trevor Knight 25/1

Florida State RB Karlos Williams 28/1

Miami RB Duke Johnson 33/1

Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott 40/1

Bowling Green QB Matt Johnson 66/1

Marshall QB Rakeem Cato 66/1



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[jump1cane]

Please God let this horse come back healthy and lad us to the promise land. We've paid our dues over the last few years.

 

[Consigliere]

He is a key part of this team and a leader on offense, we need him 100% for 2014. Team just doesn't look the same without him.

 

[VA_Cane_54]

He gets injuried a lot, but he's been our main workhorse. Having more talent like Yearby and maybe Bo, and the emergence of coley and other youngins will help him stay healthy. Poised to have a HUGE year.

 

[TwentySix]

Lol. Yeldon. What a joke.

 

[Miami82]

I would love to see a 60/40 split run/pass. Get our 3rd down conversion rate up above 50% and stop zone blocking and I could see Duke having a very big year.

 

[TriStarCane]

He has lower odds than Karlos Williams who was third on the depth chart at FSU. What? I know Williams is a beas but is this real?

 

[MiamiVice7]

It's been mentioned, but only 4 catches for someone with his skill set is criminal over the span of a couple of games, let alone 9.

 

[Duval904]

"Johnson, whose 1,867 rushing yards ranks 15th in program history, could move into fourth place with a 1,000-yard junior season."

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