Khari Johnson

Former defensive back at Boston College. 2024: 2 interceptions, 1 pass breakup, 30 tackles.

DB · Boston College · Sr. · #3

5′11″ · 192 lb · Boston, MA

CFB Index 47 · #292 of 537 safetiesLow confidenceBoston College 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former defensive back at Boston College. 2024: 2 interceptions, 1 pass breakup, 30 tackles.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Boston College, 96 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

2 teams

2020–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

2 coaches

2020–2023

Jeff Hafley

Boston College

2024

Bill O'Brien

Boston College

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jeff Hafley → Bill O'Brien. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Arkansas3-7HC: Sam Pittman · Run-leaning

2021Arkansas9-4HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy

2022Arkansas7-6HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy

2023Boston College7-6HC: Jeff Hafley · Run-leaning

2024Boston College7-6HC: Bill O'Brien · Run-heavy

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

47Rotational starter #292 of 537?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: sacks (25th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Interceptions#132 / 862 · 74th pct

QB hurries#941 / 2892 · 57th pct

Tackles#1374 / 2892 · 52nd pct

Solo tackles#1430 / 2892 · 49th pct

Passes defended#1155 / 2892 · 49th pct

Tackles for loss#1909 / 2892 · 27th pct

1.0

Sacks#1455 / 2892 · 25th pct

0.0

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

2024 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.2	0.2	0.0	0.2
Road3g	3.7	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	4.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bill O'Brien

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

47 · #292 of 537 safeties

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Boston College	30	15	1.0	0.0	1	2	--
2023	Boston College	28	12	0.5	0.5	--	--	--
2022	Arkansas	25	10	1.0	0.0	1	--	--
2021	Arkansas	5	4	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
2020	Arkansas	8	3	0.0	0.0	1	--	--
Career		96	44	2.5	0.5	4	2	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2024

W 37–31

vs Syracuse

1 PD · 1 SOLO · 3 TOT

Edged out Syracuse at home in a shootout.

With K. Robichaux — 198 rush yds (28 car) · 2 TD · L. Connor — 5 PTS · 37 AVG · 40 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 56-0vs Duquesne	2	1	0.0	1	0
Wk 3	L 21-27@ Missouri	6	3	0.0	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 4	W 23-19vs Michigan State	2	2	1.0	—	0
Wk 5	W 21-20vs Western Kentucky	6	2	0.0	1	0
Wk 8	L 21-42@ Virginia Tech	2	0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	L 27-31vs Louisville	1	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 37-31vs Syracuse	3	1	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	L 28-38@ SMU	3	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 14	W 34-23vs Pittsburgh	5	4	0.0	—	0
Total		30	15	1.0	2	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Khari Johnson

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

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