Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 62-10vs Western Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#6
Zay Johnson
Junior cornerback on Cincinnati's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 185 lb · Clinton, SC
Returning to Cincinnati for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1464 nationally · Signed with Cincinnati
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on Cincinnati's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Cincinnati in 2024.
Zay Johnson
Second year in the Cincinnati secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Western Carolina, Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Cincinnati3-star out of Clinton
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Cincinnati
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Scott Satterfield — 7-7 over that span.
2024Cincinnati5-7HC: Scott Satterfield · Balanced
2026Cincinnati2-0HC: Scott Satterfield · Run-heavy
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 1 game: 1.0 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
Scott Satterfield
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 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Cincinnati | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 62–10
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Cincinnati
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Cincinnati
Returning around him
- 4 Cincinnati players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (23 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Cincinnati · Last season: 7-6 (AP #22) · Talent rank #77 · 2026 recruiting class #58
The secondary · Cincinnati
- #30D'Angelo Hutchinson84 tackles · 2025
- #18Jasper Beeler74 tackles · 2025
- #2Mark Cannon Jr.57 tackles · 2025
- Jacob Finley57 tackles · 2025
- #6Zay Johnson1 game · 2026
12 more on the roster · Cincinnati team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology