Anthony Johnson Jr.

Former defensive back at Western Kentucky. 2024: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 48 tackles.

DB · Western Kentucky · Sr. · #4

5′10″ · 180 lb · Miami, FL

CFB Index 69 · #78 of 327 cornersLow confidenceGreen Bay — drafted 2023, Rd 7, Pick 25, #242 overall

The story

Former defensive back at Western Kentucky. 2024: 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, 48 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

One season at Western Kentucky, 48 tackles — drafted at #242 overall by Green Bay.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

Western Kentucky

2024

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted (yet)

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Green BayEntering 4th NFL season

#242Rd 7 · Pick 25

Green BayEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2024Western Kentucky8-6HC: Tyson Helton · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

69Quality starter #78 of 327?

Low confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Passes defended#141 / 2892 · 94th pct

Solo tackles#566 / 2892 · 80th pct

Tackles#662 / 2892 · 77th pct

Tackles for loss#682 / 2892 · 75th pct

4.5

Interceptions#132 / 862 · 74th pct

QB hurries#941 / 2892 · 57th pct

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

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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 · 12 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.8	0.4	0.0	0.5
Road6g	4.2	0.3	0.0	0.5

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.3	0.4	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+6g	3.7	0.3	0.0	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tyson Helton

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

69 · #78 of 327 corners

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Western Kentucky	48	29	4.5	0.0	6	2	--
Career		48	29	4.5	0.0	6	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024

W 31–0

vs Eastern Kentucky

3 SOLO · 4 TOT

Dominant 31-point win at home against Eastern Kentucky.

With T. Finley — 351 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.4 · 13 rush yds (3 car) · K. Johnson — 14 rush yds (2 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 12 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 0-63@ Alabama	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 31-0vs Eastern Kentucky	4	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	W 49-21@ Middle Tennessee	4	4	1.0	1	1
Wk 4	W 26-21vs Toledo	6	2	0.5	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 5	L 20-21@ Boston College	3	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 44-17vs UTEP	6	4	1.0	—	1
Wk 8	W 31-14@ Sam Houston	6	4	0.0	—	2
Wk 10	W 31-14vs Kennesaw State	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 41-28@ New Mexico State	4	4	1.0	1	0
Wk 12	L 7-12vs Louisiana Tech	4	3	1.0	—	2
Wk 13	L 21-38@ Liberty	5	2	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 19-17vs Jacksonville State	1	1	0.0	—	0
Total		48	29	4.5	2	6

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology