Chris Johnson
Chris Johnson
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Chris Johnson has played for two head coaches in four seasons at San Diego State. The receipt: 7 tackles against Washington State — Week 2, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at San Diego State, 141 tackles — drafted at #27 overall by Miami.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Sean Lewis. 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
Sean Lewis
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Diego State | 47 | 36 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 59 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 29 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 141 | 101 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 6 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 12 · 2025
W 17–7
vs Boise State
1 PD · 5 SOLO · 6 TOT
How he plays
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joshua Pickett’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to EJ Jackson's senior season at App State (2023).
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