#3

Anthony Johnson

DB · Virginia · Sr. · #3

Virginia 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Anthony Johnson

DB · Virginia · Sr · #3

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Virginia
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
2022
Virginia
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Virginia6-6HC: Bronco Mendenhall · Pass-heavy
2022Virginia3-7HC: Tony Elliott · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Virginia51343.00.0122--
2021Virginia44262.00.053--
Career95605.00.0175--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2022

W 16–9

at Georgia Tech

3 TOT  ·  1 SOLO  ·  2 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Rover

Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.

S

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Nahshon Wright’s 2021 season.

Oregon State · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 36
#2

Tarheeb Still

Maryland · 2021

NFL Rd 5
77%
#3

Ja'Quan Sheppard

Cincinnati · 2022

All-AAC
76%
#4

Tony Grimes

North Carolina · 2021

76%
#5

John Saunders Jr.

Miami (OH) · 2022

All-MAC
71%

Matches Nahshon on

Interceptions
TFL rate
PD rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to John Saunders Jr.'s junior season at Miami (OH) (2022).

Miami (OH) · 2022

All-MAC
#2

Davison Igbinosun

Ohio State · 2024

All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 30
80%
#3

Ja'Quan Sheppard

Cincinnati · 2022

All-AAC
80%
#4

Nahshon Wright

Oregon State · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 36
78%
#5

Quinton Newsome

Nebraska · 2022

77%

Matches John on

Class year
Tackle volume
Weight

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#30 in market ▼ from #23 · 5 books

+50002.0% implied▲ tightened from +6600