Chris Johnson: CB · San Diego State · #1.
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Chris Johnson
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at San Diego State. That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-Mountain West again in 2025. A game that shows it: 7 tackles against Washington State — Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 7 passes defended. 4 interceptions. 3 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | San Diego State | 47 | 36 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 7 | 4 |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 59 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 29 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | San Diego State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 141 | 101 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 10 | 6 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 42-0vs Stony Brook | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 13-36@ Washington State | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 34-0vs California | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 6-3@ Northern Illinois | 7 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 45-24vs Colorado State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 44-10@ Nevada | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 23-0@ Fresno State | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 24-7vs Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 17-7vs Boise State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 25-3vs San José State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 17-23@ New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 36 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 4 | 7 |
Week 4 · 2025
W 34-0
vs California
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 6 tackles
Dominant 34-point win at home against California.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
4interceptionsTackle volume
47tackles this season47 tackles · 3 for loss · 1 sack · 7 pass breakups · 4 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Road5g | 4.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sean Lewis
Pass share
35.3%
290 pass / 532 run
Plays / game
63.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
289 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #13 at the position.
The No. 1,376 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Mountain West as a senior.
How it ended
Four seasons at San Diego State, 141 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2025) — drafted at #27 overall by the Miami Dolphins.
A stat line in 37 games over four seasons.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST · 1ST TEAM
All-Mountain West 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Brady Hoke → Sean Lewis. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Miami Dolphins2026 NFL rookie season
Miami Dolphins2026 NFL rookie season
