Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 15-10@ TCU | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 35-3vs East Tennessee State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-28@ Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#94
Isaiah Johnson
Redshirt senior defensive lineman on North Carolina's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 320 lb · Camden, NJ · Chandler
CFB Index 66 · #89 of 330 interior linemenLow confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 0.5 TFL, 4 tackles, vs TCU
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Redshirt senior defensive lineman on North Carolina's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arizona in 2022.
Isaiah Johnson
Wins his gap play after play. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 4 tackles against East Tennessee State — Week 2, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Arizona3-star out of Chandler
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022
North Carolina
2024era →
Freddie Kitchens
North Carolina
2025–2026era →
Bill Belichick
North Carolina
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mack Brown, Freddie Kitchens, and Bill Belichick. Multi-era developmental context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Carolina | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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 | 55 | 23 | 5.5 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Isaiah Johnson's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 15–10
at TCU
0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles · 1 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 on the road.
With B. Edwards — 232 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 77.2 · -4 rush yds (7 car) · A. Burrell — 41.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 2 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Arizona5-7HC: Jedd Fisch · Pass-leaning
2024Arizona4-8HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
2025North Carolina4-8HC: Bill Belichick · Balanced, slow tempo
2026North Carolina2-1HC: Bill Belichick · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bill Belichick
Pass share
46.9%
84 pass / 95 run
Plays / game
59.7
3 games
Team sack rate
6.5%
92 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
66 · #89 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #89 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #17 of 73 ACC DLs
How the All-ACC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
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
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Peyton Price’s 2022 season.
Matches Peyton on
TFL rate
Height
Weight
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).
86%match
NFL Rd 7
Matches John on
Class year
Sack rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Isaiah Johnson
Background
2025 Redshirt Junior Season at North 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…
The defensive line · North Carolina
- #9Melkart Abou-Jaoude12 tackles for loss · 2025
- Isaiah Johnson2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Jaylen Harvey1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Xavier Lewis0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Leroy Jackson0 tackles for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · North Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology