Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-16vs Baylor | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 43-8vs Southern Miss | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#90
Nate Johnson
Senior edge rusher on Auburn's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 263 lb · Gaffney, SC · Gaffney
CFB Index 19 · #382 of 426 edge rushersMedium confidenceTransferred Missouri → Auburn 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.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Southern Miss
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 edge rusher on Auburn's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to App State in 2022.
- Transferred from Missouri to Auburn in 2026.
In Their Words
317 windows · 2026 fan posts
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Nate Johnson
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Shawn Clark, Eli Drinkwitz and Alex Golesh. 2023 brought the first one: All-Sun Belt. The receipt: 2 tackles against Southern Miss — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.
2022
- Signed with App State3-star out of Hough
202314 games
- Signed with App State3-star out of Gaffney
- All-Sun Beltsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-SUN BELT · 2ND TEAM
All-Sun Belt 2nd team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Auburn
Coaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Alex Golesh. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Auburn
2025Missouri
2026Auburn
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023App State9-5HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
2024App State5-6HC: Shawn Clark · Balanced
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
2026Auburn2-0HC: Alex Golesh · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium 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 2 games: 1.5 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
Alex Golesh
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
19 · #382 of 426 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #382 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 17–16
vs Baylor
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2024 production profile sits closest to T.J. Searcy’s 2024 season.
87%match
Matches T.J. on
Class year
Height
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Adrian Wilson's sophomore season at Bowling Green (2022).
88%match
Matches Adrian on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Player DNA
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The defensive line · Auburn
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- #13Chris Murray3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Nate Johnson1 tackle for loss · 2025
12 more on the roster · Auburn team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology