Bronco Running Back Malcolm Johnson: Boise State's Future Star Back

Malcolm Johnson may be just one of 22 quality players that Boise State signed on February 4th (LOI signings of 2009), but he is a running back—a record setting RB from the state of Oregon that the Ducks and Beavers missed out on.

Johnson will redshirt this season while he attempts to bulk up and work on his speed. Not that MJ needs to work on his speed much as he boasts of being in the range of a 4.5 40-yard, but it is just his style; not to boast but get better.

Malcolm Johnson has been incredible running the 6A record against Centennial with a 458-yard performance. Numbers like that are difficult to say the least no matter who one is or whom that person is playing against.

Malcolm runs consistently hard—he just has the instinct and the power. MJ is 6'1" and 185 lbs of solid muscle. That is good size for a running back, and he may get bigger and faster yet—Johnson has made that a goal?

This guy is going to be a handful for defenses regardless if he gets bigger or not. MJ has the ability to stiff-arm defenders out of his path and not drop any speed doing so. Bronco fans are pumped to see this ones debut.

Due to the supporting cast for Bronco backs Jeremy Avery and D.J. Harper there simply is no need to rush Malcolm. Thus MJ will have the honor of coming out in 2010 for RB coach Keith Bhonapha—in Avery and Harper's senior year.

The running game coach Pete is taking seriously placing Bhonapha in charge, going after Malcolm to commit, addressing specific patterns that also commit to the success of the running game.

Because of those changes Avery and Harper and their supporting cast of backs will do much better this '09 season, but by 2010 those guys will be primed for success and MJ will be added to the rotation and may simply be the star on the "Blue."

The Broncos play Oregon State in 2010 and no doubt that game will be special for Malcolm. Bronco Fans believe that game will also be special for them. Young Malcolm seems to be unlike (style wise) any present or former back BSU has ever had.

Malcolm Johnson has an elusive style and is perfectly balanced going along with his 4.5 40 speed. Johnson may very well be the finest running back to ever sign with Boise State—and that would be saying a lot as Avery and Harper are fantastic backs and prior to them it was Forsey and Ian Johnson.

One thing for sure Bronco fans are anticipating outstanding games from MJ and when it first happens that will be another story.