#33

Leonard Johnson

Senior cornerback for Duke. 2021: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 35 tackles.

CB · Duke · Sr. · #33

6′1″ · 190 lb · Hayden, AL

CFB Index 74 · #57 of 321 cornersLow confidenceDuke 2021 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

CB recruit

No. 1162 nationally · Signed with Duke

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 cornerback for Duke. 2021: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 35 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Duke in 2017.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Duke, 166 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2017

Signed with Duke3-star out of Hayden

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#1162 national

CFB

College

Duke

2018–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2021

1 coach

2018–2021

David Cutcliffe

Duke

Played his entire career under David Cutcliffe.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

4 seasons under David Cutcliffe — 18-30 over that span.

2018Duke8-5HC: David Cutcliffe · Balanced

2019Duke5-7HC: David Cutcliffe · Run-leaning

2020Duke2-9HC: David Cutcliffe · Balanced

2021Duke3-9HC: David Cutcliffe · Run-leaning, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

74Quality starter #57 of 321?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (91st percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#207 / 2743 · 91st pct

Interceptions#126 / 824 · 73rd pct

Solo tackles#873 / 2743 · 67th pct

Tackles#1129 / 2743 · 58th pct

Tackles for loss#1640 / 2743 · 37th pct

1.5

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	3.1	0.1	0.0	0.6
Road3g	4.3	0.2	0.0	0.3

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.5	0.2	0.0	0.5
Weeks 8+4g	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.5

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Manny Diaz

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

74 · #57 of 321 corners

Three-star recruit. Now #57 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Duke	35	24	1.5	0.0	5	2	--
2020	Duke	24	19	1.0	0.0	2	1	--
2019	Duke	48	35	1.5	0.0	7	2	--
2018	Duke	59	42	6.0	2.0	3	1	--
Career		166	120	10.0	2.0	17	6	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 45–17

vs North Carolina A&T

2 SOLO · 2 TOT

Dominant 28-point win at home against North Carolina A&T.

With G. Holmberg — 270 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 89.6 · 30 rush yds (5 car) · 2 TD · P. Wilson — 53 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 69 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 28-31@ Charlotte	3	1	0.5	—	1
Wk 2	W 45-17vs North Carolina A&T	2	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 30-23vs Northwestern	2	0	0.0	1	2
Wk 4	W 52-33vs Kansas	2	1	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 7-38@ North Carolina	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 27-31vs Georgia Tech	5	3	0.0	1	0
Wk 9	L 7-45@ Wake Forest	9	9	0.0	—	0	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 10	L 29-54vs Pittsburgh	2	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 22-62vs Louisville	3	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 10-47vs Miami	6	3	0.0	—	1
Total		35	24	1.5	2	5

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Leonard Johnson

2017

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

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