Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 41-43vs The Citadel | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 9-41@ Ole Miss | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#2
Jaylon Johnson
Senior defensive lineman on Charlotte's 2026 roster.
6′4″ · 250 lb · Antioch, TN · Cane Ridge
CFB Index 5 · #417 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Charlotte for 2026
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
1 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: at Ole Miss
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Charlotte's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Charlotte in 2025.
Jaylon Johnson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Second year in the Charlotte defensive front, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against The Citadel, Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20258 games
- Signed with Charlotte3-star out of Northwest Mississippi C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Charlotte
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Tim Albin — 1-13 over that span.
2025Charlotte1-11HC: Tim Albin · Balanced, slow tempo
2026Charlotte0-2HC: Tim Albin · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tim Albin
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
5 · #417 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #417 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #52 of 53 American Athletic DLs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. 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.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Charlotte
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Charlotte
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -8 net (19 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Charlotte · Last season: 1-11 · Talent rank #104 · 2026 recruiting class #103
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Byron Turner Jr.’s 2023 season.
Matches Byron on
Weight
TFL rate
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Aidan Hubbard's freshman season at Northwestern (2022).
82%match
Matches Aidan on
Weight
Sack rate
TFL rate
Differs from Aidan on
Class year (lower)
Background
Awards and Honors Athletic Director's Honor Roll (NWMCC, Fall 2024) All-MACCC North Division (2024) At Charlotte Junior, 2025 (10/7): Played in 10 games while making seven starts Finished the season with 20 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss Had a sack and three quarterback hurries while forcing on...
The defensive line · Charlotte
- #9Curtis Simpson4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #51Jamarrion Solomon3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #2Jaylon Johnson1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #85Caleb Irving0 tackles for loss · 2025
- #7D.J. Burgess0 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Charlotte team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology