Senior defensive lineman for South Alabama. 2022: 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 7 tackles.
6′1″ · 301 lb · Gulfport, MS
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.
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 382 nationally · Joined South Alabama
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for South Alabama. 2022: 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 7 tackles.
Gi'Narious Johnson
Wins his gap play after play. Gi'Narious Johnson has played for two head coaches in four seasons at South Alabama. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Nicholls — Week 1, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at South Alabama, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2019–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Campbell → Kane Wommack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2022 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Major Applewhite
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Two-star recruit. Now #93 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Alabama | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | South Alabama | 23 | 8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | South Alabama | 23 | 11 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | South Alabama | 13 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 66 | 26 | 8.5 | 4.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 48–7
vs Nicholls
0 TFL · 2 TOT
Dominant 41-point win at home against Nicholls.
With J. Brooks — 41 AVG · 4 IN 20 · 58 LONG · C. Bradley — 260 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 44.7 · 10 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs Nicholls | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 31-32@ UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-3@ Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-31@ Georgia Southern | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-21vs Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-20@ Southern Miss | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Wykevious Thomas’s 2021 season.
Matches Wykevious on
Differs from Wykevious on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalen Satchell's junior season at Temple (2022).
Matches Jalen on
Player DNA