Nahki Johnson is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Tulsa.
Johnson disrupts the pocket from the interior. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Pat Narduzzi and Tre Lamb. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Abilene Christian — Week 1, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tulsa | 27 | 5 | 6.5 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 14 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 3 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2021 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 50 | 11 | 9.0 | 4.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 35-7vs Abilene Christian | 7 | 0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-21@ New Mexico State | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 23-42vs Navy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-45@ Memphis | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-41@ East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-38vs Temple | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-40@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-14vs Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 26-25@ Army | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 24-31vs UAB | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 5 | 6.5 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2025
W 35-7
1.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Abilene Christian.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%6 TFLSack rate
11%3 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries27 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Pass share
45.9%
407 pass / 480 run
Plays / game
73.9
12 games
Team sack rate
4.7%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #29 of 53 American Athletic DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Pat Narduzzi and Tre Lamb.
