Auburn running back Kerryon Johnson will return for the team's SEC opener this weekend.

After missing the last two games with a right hamstring injury, Johnson will be available for Auburn when it hits the road this weekend to play Missouri at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Auburn coach Gus Malzahn announced Tuesday.

Johnson returned to practice in a limited capacity last week, and while he is not fully recovered from the hamstring injury he sustained in the season opener against Georgia Southern, he is healthy enough to contribute.

"I'm not going to say he's 100 percent but he practiced some last week," Malzahn said. "He practiced Sunday and he's ready to play. I'm not going to predict right now, but I can't say right now."

Johnson rushed for 136 yards and a touchdown in the first half of the season opener, and his return will mark the first time this season that the Tigers will have their top-two running backs available, as Kamryn Pettway was suspended for the opener. While Auburn turned to Kam Martin following Johnson's exit against Georgia Southern, the team relied exclusively on Pettway out of the backfield the last two weeks.

Pettway has carried the ball 56 times for 202 yards and three touchdowns over the last two weeks but averaged just 3.61 yards per carry as Auburn's rushing attack has not been up to its typical standard. Johnson's return should help in that regard against a Missouri team that ranks 92nd nationally in rushing defense.

"He's been looking pretty good," linebacker Deshaun Davis said of Johnson. "I think the plan was to get him ready for this week. I don't know if he's actually 100 percent, but you can tell his burst looks a lot better. He's talking confident. He's saying he feels good, so I'm excited to see him play."