Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 5 | L 28-35vs Jacksonville State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 16-21@ Liberty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Jabari Johnson
Senior defensive back on Sam Houston's 2023 roster.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Monroe, LA
CFB Index 34 · #375 of 493 safetiesLow confidenceSam Houston 2023 alumnus
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 story
4 defensive back on Sam Houston's roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to UL Monroe in 2018.
Recruiting
2★
CB recruit
No. 2874 nationally · Signed with UL Monroe
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonJabari Johnson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across six seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Matt Viator, Terry Bowden and K.C. Keeler. The receipt: 2 tackles against Liberty — Week 6, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Six seasons at Sam Houston, 213 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20189 games
- Signed with UL Monroe2-star out of Ouachita Parish
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coach2018–2022
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Sam Houston
2023era →
K.C. Keeler
Sam Houston
Played his entire career under K.C. Keeler.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2018UL Monroe6-6HC: Matt Viator · Balanced
2019UL Monroe5-7HC: Matt Viator · Balanced
2020UL Monroe0-10HC: Matt Viator · Pass-leaning
2021UL Monroe4-8HC: Terry Bowden · Run-leaning
2022UL Monroe4-8HC: Terry Bowden · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Sam Houston3-9HC: K.C. Keeler · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th 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: 1.5 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
Phil Longo
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
34 · #375 of 493 safeties
Two-star recruit. Now #375 at the position.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2022 production profile sits closest to Daniel Wright’s 2021 season.
84%match
Matches Daniel on
Height
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Chase Williams's graduate season at San José State (2022).
88%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Chase on
Class year
Weight
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jabari Johnson
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology