James Johnson

SAF · #11 · Middle Tennessee · SO · 5'10" · 195 · Douglasville, GA

SS depth chart, 2nd

22 2026 tackles

1 · 1 2026 sacks · TFL

2 2026 INT + PD

12 Career games (5 starts)

Career

Season	Team	GP	GS	Tackles	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD	FF
2026	Middle Tennessee	6	5	22	1	1	1	1	0
2025	USC	6	0

Tackles per game 3.7 83

Havoc plays 3 92

INT + pass breakups 2 72

Forced fumbles 0 0

Explosive rate allowed 15.0% 4

Line yards per carry allowed 3.3 4

Sack rate 5.5% 39

Week	Opponent	Tkl	Sacks	TFL	INT	PD
W1	Murray State Racers	3
W4	@ JVST	1			1	1
W7	DEL	3	1	1

Weeks with a recorded defensive stat.

2020 class · 247 composite

Three-star high school recruit

The 2020 board

#2772 Rashad Muhammad DT · North Little Rock

#2772 Dane Middlebrook DT · Brownsburg OHIO

#2778

James Johnson WDE · Vero Beach CCAR

#2783 Chase Gabriel K · Glynn Academy FIU

#2784 Gage Bassham OT · Abingdon LIB

WDEs in the class

#114 Malakai Williams American Leadership Academy Gilbert North

#120 Teo Falk Sweden

#121

James Johnson Vero Beach CCAR

#122

Jalen Jackson Cedar Shoals GASO

#123 Chase Robertson Independence

2026 · 92th pctile of SAFs

Recruit · 21th pctile of class

Playing well above the recruiting profile.