Senior cornerback on NC State's 2025 roster.
5′11″ · 191 lb · Covington, GA · Alcovy
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 story
Senior cornerback on NC State's 2025 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
The full story, with sourcesJamel Johnson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Everett Withers and Dave Doeren. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Pittsburgh, Week 9, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
Career arc
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-17vs East Carolina | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-31vs Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 33-45@ Duke | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 21-23vs Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 6 | W 56-10vs Campbell | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-36@ Notre Dame | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 34-53@ Pittsburgh | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | W 48-36vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-41@ Miami | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 35–31
vs Virginia
2 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Edged out Virginia at home in a shootout.
With C. Bailey — 200 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.0 · 44 rush yds (6 car) · 2 TD · C. Noonkester — 49.8 yards per punt · 4 punts · 1 inside the 20
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (91st percentile). Concern: qb hurries (22nd percentile).
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.
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
27tackles this season27 tackles · 1 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road4g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 3.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dave Doeren
Pass share
44.9%
89 pass / 109 run
Plays / game
66.0
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
101 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #15 of 19 ACC CBs
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.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Player DNA
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kaleb Ford-Dement’s 2023 season.
Matches Kaleb on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Alexander Smith's junior season at Wisconsin (2023).
Matches Alexander on
Player DNA