#28

Ja'len Johnson

S · Louisiana · Jr. · #28

Louisiana 2021 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Ja'len Johnson

S · Louisiana · Jr · #28

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Louisiana
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Louisiana13-1HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021Louisiana21110.50.0------
Career21110.50.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2021

W 28–27

at Arkansas State

2 SOLO  ·  2 TOT

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.

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 2021 production profile sits closest to Chris Bell’s 2021 season.

Chris Bell

80%match

New Mexico State · 2021

#2

Trey Jones III

Central Michigan · 2021

67%
#3

Devin Kirkwood

UCLA · 2021

66%
#4

Tra Fluellen

Middle Tennessee · 2021

66%
#5

L.J. Wallace

Tulsa · 2021

65%

Matches Chris on

Class year
Tackle volume
Weight

Differs from Chris on

TFL rate (lower)
Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jacobe Johnson's sophomore season at Oklahoma (2024).

Oklahoma · 2024

#2

Coleman Bryson

Minnesota · 2023

91%
#3

Davyn Flenord

South Alabama · 2021

90%
#4

Mason Ellis

Kansas · 2025

89%
#5

Nate Ritchie

Utah · 2023

88%

Matches Jacobe on

Class year
Height
PD rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#30 in market ▼ from #23 · 5 books

+50002.0% implied▲ tightened from +6600