Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-57@ South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 36-15vs Wofford | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#18
Norey Johnson
Senior defensive back on Kent State's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 200 lb · Cincinnati, OH · Deer Park HS
Returning to Kent State for 2026
The story
4 defensive back on Kent State's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Grambling in 2022.
Norey Johnson
The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against South Carolina, Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Gramblingout of Deer Park
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Kent State
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Kent State1-1HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow 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: 2.5 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
Mark Carney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kent State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 36–15
vs Wofford
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 21-point win at home against Wofford.
With D. DeShields — 248 yds · 1 TD · 2 INT · QBR 67.4 · 74 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · D. Clark — 5 rec · 90 yds
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Kent State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Kent State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -4 net (11 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kent State · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #130 · 2026 recruiting class #122
Background
2025 (R-Junior at HCU) Played in 11 games, recorded 43 tackles, 1 interception, 0.5 tackle for loss 2024 (Junior at HCU) Played in four games, recorded six tackles 2023 (Sophomore at Grambling State) Played in seven games, recorded 26 tackles, two pass defends, two tackles for loss, one intercept...
The secondary · Kent State
- #2Joel Cordoba66 tackles · 2025
- #3Derrick Jackson48 tackles · 2025
- #19DJ Barnes28 tackles · 2025
- #1A'tiq Muhammad28 tackles · 2025
- #18Norey Johnson2 games · 2026
11 more on the roster · Kent State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology