Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 13-20vs Tarleton State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-56@ Nebraska | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#2
JoJo Johnson
Senior cornerback for Bowling Green. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 188 lb · Merrillville, IN · Merrillville HS
CFB Index 74 · #67 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Bowling Green 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
1
interception · 2026
9 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 5 tackles, at Nebraska
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback for Bowling Green. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Indiana in 2023.
- 1 interception in 2025. Then 1 in 2026.
JoJo Johnson
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. JoJo Johnson has played for three head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Tarleton State — Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20235 games
- Signed with Indiana3-star out of Iowa Western C.C.
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2024
Bowling Green
2025–2026era →
Eddie George
Bowling Green
Coaching transition mid-career: Scot Loeffler → Eddie George. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Indiana3-9HC: Tom Allen · Run-leaning
2024Indiana11-2HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-leaning
2025Bowling Green4-8HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy
2026Bowling Green0-2HC: Eddie George · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (8)
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: 4.5 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
Eddie George
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
74 · #67 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #67 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #2 of 21 Mid-American CBs
How the All-MAC estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. 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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Bowling Green | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Bowling Green | 22 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Indiana | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Indiana | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 44 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Bowling Green
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Bowling Green
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -10 net (17 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Bowling Green · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #111 · 2026 recruiting class #75
DNA match
Player DNA
Ball Hawk
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Christian Gray’s 2025 season.
59%match
Matches Christian on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Differs from Christian on
Interceptions (lower)
Class year (higher)
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaylon Jones's junior season at Georgia State (2022).
83%match
NFL Rd 7
Matches Jaylon on
Class year
Weight
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like JoJo Johnson
Background
Bowling Green Career Highlights 2027 Shriners Children's East-West Bowl 1000 Watchlist 2026 Athlon Sports Preseason All-MAC Second Team 2026 Phil Steele Preseason All-MAC Third Team 2025 | Redshirt Junior Finished No. 6 in the nation and No. 1 in the MAC with 1.27 passes defended per game Appeare...
The secondary · Bowling Green
- Kal-El Pascal80 tackles · 2025
- #11Armahn Hale44 tackles · 2025
- #9Preston EstoEsta29 tackles · 2025
- #2JoJo Johnson22 tackles · 2025
- #26Josira Andrews10 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · Bowling Green team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology