Nahki Johnson
Nahki Johnson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Pat Narduzzi and Tre Lamb. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Abilene Christian — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Philip Montgomery, Kevin Wilson, and Tre Lamb. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tulsa | 27 | 5 | 6.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 3 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 50 | 11 | 9.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 35–7
vs Abilene Christian
7 TOT · 1 TFL
Dominant 28-point win at home against Abilene Christian.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tulsa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Tulsa
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (21 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulsa · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #85 · 2026 recruiting class #93
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Dion Washington’s 2024 season.
Matches Dion on
Differs from Dion on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Dayon Hayes's graduate season at Colorado (2024).
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