Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 73-3vs VMI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
Brennan Johnson is a safety at Virginia Tech who has played in 1 of Virginia Tech's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 5.
Virginia Tech is 6-2.
Played for two head coaches at Virginia Tech: Brent Pry and James Franklin. One game to point at: 1 tackle against VMI — Week 1, 2026.
1 tackle · 0 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Virginia Tech | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 17 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 18 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Game log
Signature game
Teams and coaches
2025Virginia Tech3-9HC: Brent Pry and Philip Montgomery · Run-leaning
2026Virginia Tech6-2HC: James Franklin · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
48.9%
277 pass / 289 run
Plays / game
70.8
8 games
Team sack rate
9.0%
290 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
1 tackle in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #24 of 25 ACC Ss
How the All-ACC base rate is computed
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Two seasons at Virginia Tech
2026 is in progress.
- 2026 Virginia Tech FranklinYear 2 · 1 game
- 2025 Virginia Tech PryYear 1 · 8 games
- High school Highland SpringsHighland Springs, VA · Class of 2025Three-star, No. 1,629 in the 2025 class. Signed with Virginia Tech.Also from Highland Springs: Takye Heath (Virginia Tech), Khristian Martin (Fresno State) and Tomondrey Braxton (Bowling Green).
2025 8 games
- Signed with Virginia TechThree-star, out of Highland Springs
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
3 coaches2025
Brent Pry, then Philip Montgomery
Virginia Tech
Played under 3 different head coaches: Brent Pry, Philip Montgomery, and James Franklin. Multi-era developmental context.