Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowl | W 22-10@ Clemson | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#15
Joshua Johnson
Freshman cornerback on Penn State's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 189 lb · Ironton, OH · Ironton
Returning to Penn State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
SDE recruit
No. 2793 nationally · Signed with Salem
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 cornerback on Penn State's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Salem in 2020.
Joshua Johnson
One game to point at: 1 tackles against Clemson — Bowl, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- game log
His career
2020
- Recruited3-star out of Salem
2025
- Signed with Penn State3-star out of Ironton
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Penn State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Penn State7-6HC: Terry Smith · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 1.0 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
Matt Campbell
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Penn State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 22–10
at Clemson
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
With E. Grunkemeyer — 260 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 79.4 · -11 rush yds (4 car) · G. Nwosu — 45 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 50 LONG
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Penn State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Penn State
Returning around him
- 8 Penn State players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -10 net (38 in / 48 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Penn State · Last season: 7-6 (AP #7) · Talent rank #26 · 2026 recruiting class #65
The secondary · Penn State
- #31Marcus Neal77 tackles · 2025
- #3Jamison Patton48 tackles · 2025
- #2Audavion Collins47 tackles · 2025
- #7Zion Tracy32 tackles · 2025
- #15Joshua Johnson1 tackle · 2025
16 more on the roster · Penn State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology