#13

Nazeeh Johnson

Former safety at Marshall. 2021: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 67 tackles.

S · Marshall · Sr. · #13

5′10″ · 200 lb · Martinsburg, WV

CFB Index 84 · #23 of 509 safetiesMedium confidenceAll-ConferenceKansas City — drafted 2022, Rd 7, Pick 38, #259 overall

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 239 nationally · Joined Marshall

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former safety at Marshall. 2021: 2 interceptions, 5 pass breakups, 67 tackles.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Marshall in 2017.
Drafted round 7 by the Kansas City in 2022.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Marshall, 298 tackles — drafted at #259 overall by Kansas City.

His career

Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.

20179 games

Signed with Marshall2-star out of Reedley College

20206 games

All-Conference USAsecond

20219 games

All-Conference USAhonorable_mention

2022

Drafted by Kansas Cityround 7, pick 259

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#239 national

CFB

College

Marshall

2017–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #259

Kansas City · 2022

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

3 honors · 1 category

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ALL-CONFERENCE USA

All-Conference USA mention (2021)

Coaching lineage · 2017–2021

2 coaches

2017–2020

Doc Holliday

Marshall

2021

Charles Huff

Marshall

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Kansas CityEntering 5th NFL season

#259Rd 7 · Pick 38

Kansas CityEntering 5th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2017Marshall8-5HC: Doc Holliday · Balanced

2018Marshall9-4HC: Doc Holliday · Balanced

2019Marshall8-5HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning

2020Marshall7-3HC: Doc Holliday · Run-leaning

2021Marshall7-6HC: Charles Huff · Balanced, fast tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

84All-Conference level #23 of 509?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: solo tackles (92nd percentile). Strength: passes defended (91st percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Solo tackles#215 / 2743 · 92nd pct

Passes defended#207 / 2743 · 91st pct

Tackles#306 / 2743 · 89th pct

Interceptions#126 / 824 · 73rd pct

QB hurries#827 / 2743 · 59th pct

Tackles for loss#1233 / 2743 · 52nd pct

2.5

Sacks#1435 / 2743 · 24th pct

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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

2021 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	6.6	0.1	0.0	0.2
Road4g	6.8	0.2	0.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	7.3	0.2	0.0	0.3
Weeks 8+3g	5.3	0.2	0.0	0.7

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Tony Gibson

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

Awards

Player standing · 2021

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

84 · #23 of 509 safeties

Two-star recruit. Now #23 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	Marshall	67	43	2.5	0.0	5	2	--
2020	Marshall	59	29	0.0	0.0	2	2	--
2019	Marshall	88	50	0.5	0.0	6	1	--
2018	Marshall	55	37	1.0	0.0	5	1	--
2017	Marshall	29	15	2.0	1.0	--	1	--
Career		298	174	6.0	1.0	18	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2021

W 44–10

vs North Carolina Central

1 SOLO · 2 TOT

Dominant 34-point win at home against North Carolina Central.

With G. Wells — 344 yds · 3 TD · 1 INT · QBR 42.0 · 4 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · R. LeFevre — 38 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 42 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 44-10vs North Carolina Central	2	1	0.0	—	0
Wk 3	L 38-42vs East Carolina	12	8	0.0	—	0	Season-high 12 tackles
Wk 4	L 30-31@ App State	8	3	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 28-34@ Middle Tennessee	7	6	1.0	1	1
Wk 6	W 20-13vs Old Dominion	7	4	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 49-21@ North Texas	8	7	0.0	—	1
Wk 9	W 38-0vs Florida International	5	2	0.0	—	1
Wk 12	W 49-28@ Charlotte	4	2	0.0	1	1
Wk 13	L 21-53vs Western Kentucky	7	3	0.5	—	0
Total		60	36	1.5	2	4

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

Nazeeh Johnson

20179 games

20206 games

20219 games

2022

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

All-Conference

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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