Jamel Johnson
Jamel Johnson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. This is his third year in the same secondary at TCU. The receipt on tape: 10 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Kansas State, Week 7, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Sonny Dykes.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR07 · Impact starter
Impact starter. Tackle volume for the position among the most productive regulars.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 30–27
vs USC
7 TOT · 6 SOLO · 1 INT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
TCU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · TCU
Returning around him
- 3 TCU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (12 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
TCU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #32 · 2026 recruiting class #47
DNA match
Player DNA
Rover
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Maxen Hook’s 2021 season.
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As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Lewis Carter's junior season at UCF (2025).
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Background
HONORS » Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week (2025, SMU) AT TCU 2025 | JUNIOR (13/13) Was a key piece of the Horned Frog defense as a junior, playing and starting in every game at safety … totaled 96 tackles and three TFLs … also had five interceptions, the most on the team … recorded seven tackl...