Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 63-7vs Utah Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-17vs Arizona | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
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Evan Johnson
Senior cornerback for BYU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Monterey, CA
CFB Index 94 · #5 of 364 cornersLow confidenceReturning to BYU for 2026
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.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
1 PBU · 5 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 1 PBU, 1 tackles, vs Utah Tech
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 cornerback for BYU. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to BYU in 2022.
Buzz vs Tape
Every angle we can check here reads about where you'd expect this season.
49.5own fans
53.3national conversation
Evan Johnson
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. He has spent five seasons in the BYU secondary. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Arizona, Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with BYU3-star out of Stevenson School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
BYU
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Kalani Sitake — 38-16 over that span.
2022BYU8-5HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2023BYU5-7HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced
2024BYU11-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning
2026BYU2-0HC: Kalani Sitake · Balanced, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kalani Sitake
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
94 · #5 of 364 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #5 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #1 of 29 Big 12 CBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–17
vs Arizona
4 TOT · 2 SOLO
With B. Bachmeier — 217 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 90.7 · 37 rush yds (6 car) · 1 TD · F. Shurtz — 46 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 53 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
BYU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · BYU
Returning around him
- 2 BYU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -5 net (9 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
BYU · Last season: 12-2 (AP #12) · Talent rank #59 · 2026 recruiting class #21
DNA match
Player DNA
Perimeter Tackler
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Joshua Pickett’s 2022 season.
Matches Joshua on
Tackle volume
PD rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Chau Smith-Wade's senior season at Washington State (2023).
84%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Chau on
Class year
PD rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Evan Johnson
The secondary · BYU
- #11Faletau Satuala79 tackles · 2025
- #3Raider Damuni43 tackles · 2025
- Evan Johnson42 tackles · 2025
- #1Therrian Alexander31 tackles · 2025
- #15Jayven Williams18 tackles · 2025
20 more on the roster · BYU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology