Ethan Johnson
Ethan Johnson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Ethan Johnson has played for two head coaches in four seasons at App State. All-Sun Belt in 2025 made it three straight seasons on the honors list. One game to point at: 10 tackles against Arkansas State — Week 14, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
Career Arc
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Sun Belt
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Shawn Clark → Dowell Loggains. 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
Dowell Loggains
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 3 · RecognizedR09 · All-Conference HM / 2nd team
All-Conference HM / 2nd team. Conference recognition has started.
Recognition
Production
Trophy Case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE
All-Conf mention (2025)
All-Sun Belt
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 20–13
vs Lindenwood
2 PD · 0 TFL · 1 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
App State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · App State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (38 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
App State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #79 · 2026 recruiting class #59
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kaylin Moore’s 2024 season.
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As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Kaylin Moore's senior season at UCLA (2024).
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