Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-38@ Wake Forest | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 45-10vs Robert Morris | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#32
Donelius Johnson
Redshirt senior linebacker for Akron. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 225 lb · Patterson, GA · Pierce County HS | Kennesaw State
CFB Index 71 · #112 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Kennesaw State)
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.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 74th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
15
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 11 tackles, at Wake Forest
His career numbers, season by seasonDonelius Johnson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Chandler Burks and Joe Moorhead. The receipt: 11 tackles against Wake Forest — Week 1, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Kennesaw State
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kennesaw State2-10HC: Chandler Burks · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Akron1-1HC: Joe Moorhead · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: solo tackles (16th 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: 7.5 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
Joe Moorhead
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Akron | 15 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 89 | 38 | 8.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 104 | 42 | 8.0 | 3.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–10
4 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 35-point win at home against Robert Morris.
With C. Broughton — 227 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 50.3 · 71 rush yds (13 car) · S. Patrick — 67 rush yds (8 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Damon Ollison II’s 2024 season.
Matches Damon on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Johnathan Youngblood's junior season at Air Force (2022).
84%match
Matches Johnathan on
Class year
Hurry rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Donelius Johnson
Background
As a Redshirt Junior (2025): Did not appear in any games As a Redshirt Sophomore (2024): Played in 12 games for the Owls and started in eight of them at the linebacker position … led the team in total tackles (89), tied for first for tackles for loss (9), and tied for first in total sacks (3.5) …...
The linebacker corps · Akron
- #7Shammond Cooper66 tackles · 2025
- #32Gage Summers54 tackles · 2025
- #25Jason Hocker8 tackles · 2025
- #18Dwight Nunoo6 tackles · 2025
- #32Donelius Johnson2 games · 2026
9 more on the roster · Akron team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology