Former defensive back at Michigan. 2024: 2 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 14 tackles.
6′2″ · 202 lb · Detroit, MI
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.
Recruiting
CB recruit
No. 15 nationally · Signed with Michigan
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive back at Michigan. 2024: 2 interceptions, 3 pass breakups, 14 tackles.
Will Johnson
Erases the deep middle of the field. Will Johnson has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Michigan. Two straight seasons of it now: All-Big Ten again in 2024. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 TFL against Arkansas State, Week 3, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Michigan, 60 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2023) — drafted at #47 overall by Arizona.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
The snaps went the other way.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AMERICA
Named All-American (2023)
1 selectors honored him
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Harbaugh → Sherrone Moore. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
ArizonaEntering 2nd NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (14th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2024 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kyle Whittingham
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-10vs Fresno State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 12-31vs Texas | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-18vs Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-24vs USC | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 17-27@ Washington | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Will Johnson’s 2022 season.
Matches Will on
Differs from Will on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jadon Rucker-Furlow's sophomore season at Miami (OH) (2021).
Matches Jadon on
Player DNA