#20

Isaiah Johnson

DB · Syracuse · Sr. · #20

Las Vegas — drafted 2019, Rd 4, Pick 27, #129 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Isaiah Johnson

DB · Syracuse · Sr · #20

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1463 national
CFB
College
Syracuse
2022–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2022–2023

2 coaches
2022
Dino Babers
Syracuse
2023
Nunzio Campanile
Syracuse
era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dino Babers → Nunzio Campanile. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Las VegasEntering 8th NFL season

#129Rd 4 · Pick 27
Las VegasEntering 8th NFL season
View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022Syracuse7-6HC: Dino Babers · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Syracuse6-7HC: Nunzio Campanile · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Syracuse58371.00.051--
2022Syracuse47330.00.011--
Career105701.00.062--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2023

W 35–20

at Purdue

5 TOT  ·  4 SOLO  ·  1 PD

How he plays

Play style

Moves between deep coverage and the slot.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Hybrid Nickel

Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.

S

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Zach Ford’s 2023 season.

Zach Ford

84%match

Toledo · 2023

#2

Shyheim Brown

Florida State · 2023

All-ACC
81%
#3

A.J. Thomas

Western Michigan · 2021

80%
#4

Miles Brooks

Georgia Tech · 2023

80%
#5

Jayden Johnson

Arkansas · 2023

79%

Matches Zach on

Class year
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Based on 6 features · 2 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to A.J. Thomas's sophomore season at Western Michigan (2021).

A.J. Thomas

89%match

Western Michigan · 2021

#2

Davison Igbinosun

Ohio State · 2023

All-Big TenNFL Rd 2 · Pk 30
87%
#3

Shavon Revel

East Carolina · 2023

All-AAC
82%
#4

Desmond Igbinosun

Rutgers · 2022

82%
#5

Ephesians Prysock

Arizona · 2023

NFL Rd 4
81%

Matches A.J. on

Class year
PD rate
Weight
Opponent-adjusted stats · sophomore cohort across all seasons

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#30 in market ▼ from #23 · 5 books

+50002.0% implied▲ tightened from +6600