Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson
Erases the deep middle of the field. Chris Johnson has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Middle Tennessee. The receipt: 9 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Three seasons at Middle Tennessee, 35 tackles — drafted at #27 overall by Miami.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rick Stockstill → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
Miami2026 NFL rookie season
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
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 | Middle Tennessee | 18 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 14 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 17 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 32–25
vs Tennessee Tech
1 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Javhari Bourdeau’s 2020 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jayvon Henderson's junior season at South Alabama (2025).
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