Isaiah Johnson
Isaiah Johnson
Wins his gap play after play. Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 5 tackles, 1 sacks against Duke — Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mack Brown, Freddie Kitchens, and Bill Belichick. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR06 · Starter
Starter. Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina | 37 | 17 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arizona | 8 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Arizona | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 46 | 20 | 5.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2025
W 41–6
vs Richmond
5 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 35-point win at home against Richmond.
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
North Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · North Carolina
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -11 net (20 in / 31 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Carolina · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #31 · 2026 recruiting class #19
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Peyton Price’s 2022 season.
Matches Peyton on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to John Harris's junior season at Ball State (2022).
Matches John on
Background
2025 - Redshirt Junior Season at Carolina Appeared in all 12 games on the defensive line, earning three starts Ended the year with 40 tackles, including 20 solo and 20 assisted Tallied 2.5 tackles for loss and two sacks Also notched a quarterback hurry Logged his first sack of the season against...