Nolan Johnson: CB · Old Dominion · #17.
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Nolan Johnson
Jams receivers off their route at the line. The six seasons span three programs and four head coaches: Scottie Montgomery, Mike Houston, Chuck Martin and Ricky Rahne. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against James Madison — Week 9, 2023.
Play style
Long and physical; jams receivers off their route at the line.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 6 passes defended. 1 interception. 0.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Old Dominion | 38 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 17 | 14 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | East Carolina | 9 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | East Carolina | 31 | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2019 | East Carolina | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2018 | East Carolina | 23 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 126 | 75 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 12 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-36@ Virginia Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-31vs Louisiana | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-27vs Wake Forest | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 10-9vs East Texas A&M | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 28-21vs App State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-30@ No. 25 James Madison | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 10 | L 24-28vs Coastal Carolina | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 10-38@ No. 25 Liberty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-17@ Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 25-24vs Georgia State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 35-38vs Western Kentucky | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%6 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
38tackles this season38 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 6 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
43.5%
360 pass / 467 run
Plays / game
63.6
13 games
Team sack rate
14.3%
421 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #169 at the position.
How it ended
Six seasons, at East Carolina, Miami (OH) and Old Dominion, 126 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over six seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Scottie Montgomery, Mike Houston, Chuck Martin and Ricky Rahne.
