Kermit Johnson

San Francisco 49ers 166th pick

RB · UCLA · 1975–1976

Draft Details

Year

1974

Round

Round 7

Pick

166th overall

Team

San Francisco 49ers

Position

College

UCLA

Kermit Johnson Career Stats

Consensus All-American (1973)
2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1972, 1973)

Career Totals

Rushing attempts	Rushing yards	Rushing TDs
36	124	1

Career History

Southern California Sun (1974)
San Francisco 49ers (1975–1976)

Born: Los Angeles, California, U.S. · Height: 6-1 · Weight: 201 lb

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Kermit Johnson is a former running back out of UCLA, selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 166th overall pick (round 7) in the 1974 NFL Draft. His pro career included stints with the Southern California Sun and San Francisco 49ers.

More from the 1974 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	DAL	Too Tall Jones	DE	Tennessee State
1	1	CIN	Clint Longley	QB	Abilene Christian
1	2	LAC	Bo Matthews	RB	Colorado
1	3	NYG	John Hicks	G	Ohio State
1	4	CHI	Waymond Bryant	OLB	Tennessee State
1	5	BAL	John Dutton	DT	Nebraska
1	6	NYJ	Carl Barzilauskas	DT	Indiana
1	7	LA	J.V. Cain	TE	Colorado
1	8	DET	Ed O'Neil	ILB	Penn State
1	9	SF	Wilbur Jackson	RB	Alabama

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