Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-13vs Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 1 tackles |
#9
Tae Johnson
Sophomore safety on Notre Dame's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Fort Wayne, IN
CFB Index 75 · #67 of 544 safetiesMedium confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 198 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore safety on Notre Dame's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2024.
In Their Words
137 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Tae Johnson
Erases the deep middle of the field. Third year in the Notre Dame secondary, same address the whole way. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Wisconsin — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Notre Dame4-star out of Fort Wayne North Side
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Notre Dame
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Notre Dame
Played his entire career under Marcus Freeman.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Notre Dame | 48 | 35 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | -- |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 52 | 39 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 4 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 41–13
vs Wisconsin
1 tackles · 1 pass breakups · 1 solo tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Wisconsin.
With C. Carr — 239 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 81.3 · -6 rush yds (2 car) · A. Williams — 90 rush yds (20 car) · 2 TD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Marcus Freeman — 27-4 over that span.
2024Notre Dame14-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
2025Notre Dame10-2HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Notre Dame3-0HC: Marcus Freeman · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Freeman
Pass share
45.3%
86 pass / 104 run
Plays / game
63.3
3 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
93 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
75 · #67 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #67 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Centerfielder
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kaleb Harris’s 2024 season.
Matches Kaleb on
PD rate
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Antarrius Moultrie's sophomore season at Florida Atlantic (2021).
Matches Antarrius on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Antarrius on
TFL rate (lower)
The secondary · Notre Dame
- #8Adon Shuler52 tackles · 2025
- #9Tae Johnson48 tackles · 2025
- #2Dylahn McKinney34 tackles · 2025
- #15Leonard Moore31 tackles · 2025
- #28Luke Talich25 tackles · 2025
13 more on the roster · Notre Dame team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology