Senior defensive tackle for Nevada. 2021: 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 9 tackles.
6′2″ · 275 lb · Las Vegas, NV
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 2168 nationally · Signed with Nevada
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle for Nevada. 2021: 1.5 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 9 tackles.
Amir Johnson
Amir Johnson has been at Nevada through two head coaches in three seasons. His first career honor landed in 2023: All-Mountain West. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against UNLV, Week 9, 2021.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Nevada, 21 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jay Norvell → Vai Taua. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Choate
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
First team in his league at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2021
W 41–31
at Boise State
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 49-10vs Idaho State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 41-31@ Boise State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 51-20vs UNLV | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-24vs San José State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 39-41vs Air Force | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 52-10@ Colorado State | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |