Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-0vs Southern Utah | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Kenan Johnson
Senior defensive back on Virginia's 2025 roster.
6′1″ · 181 lb · Minneola, FL
CFB Index 36 · #238 of 339 cornersLow confidenceReturning to Virginia 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.
Recruiting
3★
SDE recruit
No. 1845 nationally · Signed with Western Branch
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Virginia's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Western Branch in 2015.
- Transferred from Utah to Virginia in 2025.
Kenan Johnson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Three head coaches in six seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Southern Utah, Week 1, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
2015
- Recruited3-star out of Western Branch
20193 games
- Recruited3-star out of Lake Minneola
2024
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coaches2019–2021
Virginia
Coaching transition mid-career: Bronco Mendenhall → Tony Elliott. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2024 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2019Georgia Tech3-9HC: Geoff Collins · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2020Georgia Tech3-7HC: Geoff Collins · Run-leaning
2021Georgia Tech3-9HC: Geoff Collins · Run-leaning
2022Georgia Tech5-7HC: Brent Key · Balanced
2023Georgia Tech7-6HC: Brent Key · Run-leaning
2024Utah5-7HC: Kyle Whittingham · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low 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 1 game: 3.0 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
Tony Elliott
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
36 · #238 of 339 corners
Three-star recruit. Now #238 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Utah | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Georgia Tech | 24 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Georgia Tech | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 13 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 58 | 38 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Virginia
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Virginia
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +9 net (31 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Virginia · Last season: 11-3 (AP #20) · Talent rank #53 · 2026 recruiting class #111
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2023 production profile sits closest to Hezekiah Masses’s 2023 season.
84%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Hezekiah on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Nehemiah Pritchett's graduate season at Auburn (2023).
88%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Nehemiah on
Class year
Weight
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Kenan Johnson
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology