Game Log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 8 | L 3-23vs Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#50
Qayvier Johnson
Returning to Northwestern for 2026
New Haven, Conn. → Hamden Hall Country Day
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One game to point at: 1 tackles against Wisconsin — Week 8, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
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Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Northwestern
NFL
NFL Draft
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2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Northwestern4-8HC: David Braun · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th).
Box-score production (6)
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
2024 season · 1 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Braun
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th).
Box-score production (6)
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.
2026 Outlook
Northwestern
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Northwestern
Returning around him
- 2 Northwestern players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +9 net (17 in / 8 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Northwestern · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #57 · 2026 recruiting class #52
Background
2024 First-Year: Did not see game action as a true first-year High School: Was a three-sport athlete at Hamden Hall Country Day School, playing football, basketball, and baseball … Rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN, and ranked as the No. 10 player in Connecticut according to ES...
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology