#21

Chasen Johnson

CB · USC · R-Jr. · #21

Returning to USC for 2026
R-Jr. · Sanford, Fla. → Seminole HS / UCF
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Chasen Johnson

CB · USC · So · #21

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1150 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2024–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted (yet)

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024UCF4-8HC: Gus Malzahn · Run-heavy
2025USC9-4HC: Lincoln Riley · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025USC110.00.0------
2024UCF18140.50.02----
Career19150.50.02----

How he plays

Play style

Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.

CFB Index positional classification

2026 Outlook

USC

2026 Depth chart

Projected starter

Cornerback · USC

Returning around him

  • 37% of 2024 offensive production back (Moderate turnover)
  • 3 USC players drafted to NFL
  • Transfer portal: -13 net (9 in / 22 out)

2026 Award watch

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

USC · Last season: 9-4 (AP #16) · Talent rank #17 · 2026 recruiting class #1

DNA match

Player DNA

Cover Corner

Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.

CB

His 2024 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Johnson’s 2022 season.

Arizona State · 2022

#2

Dezz Ricks

Texas A&M · 2024

79%
#3

Nic Jones

Ball State · 2021

NFL Rd 7
79%
#4

Jackson Vick

NC State · 2024

78%
#5

Ashton Stamps

LSU · 2023

77%

Matches Isaiah on

PD rate
Weight
Tackle volume

Differs from Isaiah on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Zabien Brown's freshman season at Alabama (2024).

Zabien Brown

96%match

Alabama · 2024

#2

Donte Small

App State · 2021

95%
#3

Zaquan Patterson

Miami · 2024

93%
#4

Exodus Ayers

Oregon State · 2024

89%
#5

Jeremiah Charles

Nebraska · 2024

88%

Matches Zabien 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 #9683

Final rank
#9683
Avg #10185.0
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #9683 this season.

Background

2026: Johnson returns healthy and looks to compete for playing time at cornerback as a redshirt sophomore in 2026. 2025: Johnson, who transferred from UCF to USC in the summer of 2025, saw action in 2 games (Georgia Southern and Purdue) at cornerback as a sophomore in 2025. He suffered a season e...

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