Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-0vs Hampton | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 38-14@ UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#99
Lavon Johnson
Senior defensive lineman on Maryland's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 310 lb · Allentown, PA · Cheshire Academy
Transferred Texas → Maryland for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 TFL · 3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 2 tackles, vs Hampton
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Maryland's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Maryland in 2023.
- Transferred from Texas to Maryland in 2026.
Lavon Johnson
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mike Locksley and Steve Sarkisian. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Hampton — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20233 games
- Signed with Maryland3-star out of Cheshire Academy
20253 games
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Maryland
Played his entire career under Mike Locksley.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Maryland
2025Texas
2026Maryland
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Maryland8-5HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2024Maryland4-8HC: Mike Locksley · Pass-leaning
2025Texas10-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2026Maryland2-0HC: Mike Locksley · Balanced, fast tempo
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 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.5 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
Mike Locksley
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.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 62–0
vs Hampton
2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 62-point win at home against Hampton.
With D. Williams — 116 rush yds (3 car) · 2 TD · M. Washington — 186 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 4 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Sonny Hazard’s 2023 season.
Matches Sonny on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Weight
Differs from Sonny on
Class year (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Demond Taylor's sophomore season at Northern Illinois (2021).
Matches Demond on
Height
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Differs from Demond on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Lavon Johnson
Background
At Texas (2025): Appeared in six games for the Longhorns Made Texas debut against Sam Houston State (9/20), recording two tackles Saw action in the Red River Rivalry against Oklahoma (10/11) Logged two tackles (one solo) at Kentucky (10/18) Also appeared in games at Mississippi State (10/25), vs....
The defensive line · Maryland
- #11Sidney Stewart10.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #9Zahir Mathis8.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Eyan Thomas3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #40Nahsir Taylor3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Lavon Johnson1 tackle for loss · 2025
13 more on the roster · Maryland team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology