Nazeeh Johnson: S · Marshall · #13.
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Nazeeh Johnson
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at Marshall: Doc Holliday and Charles Huff. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Conference USA again in 2021. On tape: 12 tackles against East Carolina, Week 3, 2021.
Play style
Hits like a linebacker and still takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
60 tackles. 4 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-10vs North Carolina Central | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 38-42vs East Carolina | 12 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 30-31@ App State | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 28-34@ Middle Tennessee | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 20-13vs Old Dominion | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-21@ North Texas | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-0vs Florida International | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-28@ Charlotte | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-53vs Western Kentucky | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 36 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
67tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL67 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 6.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 5.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
52.5%
491 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
77.9
12 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
527 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #23 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Marshall, 298 tackles — drafted at #259 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 5th NFL season
Kansas City ChiefsEntering 5th NFL season
