Murray State University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 26
Demetric Johnson
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 185
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- South Pittsburg, Tenn.
- High School:
- South Pittsburg HS
2016
2015
2014
2013
High School
Personal
- Appeared in 10 games with three starts
- Recorded three solo tackles and forced one fumble
- Rushed for 279 yards and one touchdown in 104 attempts
- Had 31 receptions for 388 yards and three touchdowns
- Returned six kicks for 127 yards
- Had a multiple receiving touchdown game against Tennessee State
2015
- Played in all 11 games
- Made 13 tackles with 11 solo
- Made season-high three tackles against Kentucky Wesleyan and Eastern Illinois
- Recovered a fumble at Western Michigan
2014
- Played in all 12 games
- Made 13 tackles with seven solo
- Made career-high four tackles against Kentucky Wesleyan
2013
- Red-shirted during the 2013 season
High School
- Four-year letterwinner for head coach Vic Grider at South Pittsburg High School
- Earned all-state, all-region and all-district honors after rushing for 1,974 yards and 32 touchdowns
- Averaged 14.6 yards per carry, the highest ever in the Chattanooga area
- Finished as runner-up for Mr. Football
- Also added five interceptions on defense
- Earned all-state, all-region and all-district honors as a defensive back his junior season
- Rushed for over 1,400 yards
- Starter for the Pirates 2010 State Championship team
Personal
- Full name is Demetric Travon Johnson
- Born April 1, 1994
- Son of Telva Jenkins and Linn Rutledge
- Has one brother, Corbin Fitzgerals, and two sisters, Jasmin and Makeya
- Cousins, Terrell Robinson and Antonio Chubb, play football at Chattanooga, while Cousin, Rashawn Weatherspoon, played at Tennessee State
- Plans to major in business administration
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Casey Brockman
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Danny Alfeldt
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Alexa Becker
Tuesday, January 20
2025 Murray State Hall of Fame Inductee Ivan Roe
Tuesday, January 20





































































































