BJ

Braylon Johnson

DB · Wake Forest · Jr.

Returning to Wake Forest for 2026
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Braylon Johnson

DB · Wake Forest · Jr

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#333 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
Wake Forest
2024
Wake Forest
2025
Wake Forest
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dave Clawson → Jake Dickert. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Virginia Tech7-6HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2024Virginia Tech6-7HC: Brent Pry · Run-leaning
2025Wake Forest9-4HC: Jake Dickert · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Wake Forest38170.50.54----
2024Virginia Tech420.00.0------
2023Virginia Tech630.00.0------
Career48220.50.54----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 9 · 2025

W 13–12

vs SMU

5 TOT  ·  2 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

Wake Forest

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Defensive back · Wake Forest

Returning around him

  • 26% of 2024 offensive production back (Heavy turnover)
  • 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)

2026 Award watch

No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)

Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #74 · 2026 recruiting class #39

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

S

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Hezekiah Masses’s 2024 season.

Florida International · 2024

NFL Rd 5
#2

Ajani Carter

Utah State · 2022

87%
#3

Josh Jobe

Alabama · 2021

All-SEC
86%
#4

Hezekiah Masses

Florida International · 2023

NFL Rd 5
86%
#5

D'Angelo Mandell

BYU · 2021

85%

Matches Hezekiah on

PD rate
Height
Weight

Differs from Hezekiah on

Class year (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Antoine Jackson's junior season at UCF (2025).

UCF · 2025

#2

Chris Graves

Ole Miss · 2025

84%
#3

Cooper DeJean

Iowa · 2023

Consensus All-AmericanNFL Rd 2 · Pk 8
82%
#4

Andru Phillips

Kentucky · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 6
80%
#5

Tayon Holloway

Louisville · 2025

80%

Matches Antoine on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#30 in market ▼ from #23 · 5 books

+50002.0% implied▲ tightened from +6600

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #7799

Final rank
#7799
Avg #8165.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #7799 this season.