Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-0vs SE Louisiana | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 7-23@ LSU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Benji Johnson
Junior linebacker for Louisiana Tech. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Hooks, TX
Returning to Louisiana Tech for 2026
The numbers
6
tackles · 2025
2 games into 2025 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, vs SE Louisiana
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Louisiana Tech. 2025: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to New Mexico in 2021.
Benji Johnson
Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 5 tackles against SE Louisiana — Week 1, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with New Mexico3-star out of Hooks
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Skip Holtz → Sonny Cumbie. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2021New Mexico3-9HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2022New Mexico2-10HC: Danny Gonzales · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Louisiana Tech8-5HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico | 11 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | New Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2025
W 24–0
vs SE Louisiana
1 SOLO · 5 TOT
Dominant 24-point win at home against SE Louisiana.
With J. Hoyet Chance — 48 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 59 LONG · T. Kukuk — 130 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 23.2 · 48 rush yds (16 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Louisiana Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Louisiana Tech
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (11 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana Tech · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #124 · 2026 recruiting class #99
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology