Kenan Johnson
Kenan Johnson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three head coaches in four seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Southern Utah, Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tony Elliott
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Utah | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 24 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 40 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +9 net (31 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia · Last season: 11-3 (AP #20) · Talent rank #62 · 2026 recruiting class #111
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Hezekiah Masses’s 2023 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Nehemiah Pritchett's graduate season at Auburn (2023).
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