Carlos Johnson
Carlos Johnson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Four seasons at South Alabama, two different head coaches: Kane Wommack and Major Applewhite. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Ohio, Week 2, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at South Alabama, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kane Wommack → Major Applewhite. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Alabama | 19 | 9 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Alabama | 16 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | South Alabama | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | South Alabama | 10 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 48 | 19 | 7.5 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2024
W 87–10
vs Northwestern State
2 TOT
Dominant 77-point win at home against Northwestern State.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to DJuan Matthews’s 2021 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Peyton Zdroik's senior season at Air Force (2025).
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