Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-59@ Ohio State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#18
Norey Johnson
Senior defensive back for Kent State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 200 lb · Cincinnati, OH · Deer Park HS
The numbers
1
interception · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 3 tackles, at Ohio State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive back for Kent State. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Grambling in 2022.
Norey Johnson
The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against South Carolina, Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Gramblingout of Deer Park
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Norey Johnson's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–15
vs Wofford
2 tackles · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Wofford.
With D. DeShields — 248 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.4 · 74 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · D. Clark — 5 rec · 90 yds
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2026Kent State1-2HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mark Carney
Pass share
41.4%
72 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
58.0
3 games
Team sack rate
2.6%
78 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 (R-Junior at HCU) Played in 11 games, recorded 43 tackles, 1 interception, 0.5 tackle for loss 2024 (Junior at HCU) Played in four games, recorded six tackles 2023 (Sophomore at Grambling State) Played in seven games, recorded 26 tackles, two pass defends, two tackles for loss, one…
The secondary · Kent State
- #2Joel Cordoba66 tackles · 2025
- #3Derrick Jackson48 tackles · 2025
- #19DJ Barnes28 tackles · 2025
- #1A'tiq Muhammad28 tackles · 2025
- #18Norey Johnson3 games · 2026
11 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology