Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 29-34@ Ball State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#18
D.J. Johnson
Redshirt sophomore defensive lineman on Wake Forest's 2026 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
6′4″ · 248 lb · Wilbraham, MA · Minnechaug Regional
Returning to Wake Forest for 2026
The story
2 defensive lineman on Wake Forest's 2025 roster. No game stats recorded yet.
The record fills in as he plays.
D.J. Johnson
One game to point at: 5 tackles against Ball State — Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 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
Jake Dickert
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Wake Forest
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Wake Forest
Returning around him
- 2 Wake Forest players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (24 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Wake Forest · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #63 · 2026 recruiting class #39
Background
Prior to Wake Forest 2025 (New Hampshire) Played in all 13 games as a redshirt freshman…Collected 42 tackles including 27 solo tackles and 15 assisted tackles…Tallied 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss…Added two quarterback hurries and had a forced fumble…Recorded sacks against Holy Cross, Albany...
The defensive line · Wake Forest
- #11Langston Hardy14.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10Gabe Kirschke9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #52Dallas Afalava6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #94Zach Lohavichan5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #18D.J. Johnson1 game · 2025
14 more on the roster · Wake Forest team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology