Ethan Johnson
South Carolina Gamecocks
84
Good

Ethan Johnson

RCBDefenseGoodTRANSFER · App State
2nd String / Backup

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Ethan Johnson is listed 2nd string at RCB for South Carolina Gamecocks.

Ethan Johnson is listed RCB #2 for South Carolina at 84 OVR.

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The Story

The Ballhawk

A 3-star recruit out of Hough, ranked #2,276 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 44 tackles, 1 INT, 11 PBU. That's 13% of the team's production at his spot and 94th-percentile production nationally — good for a 84 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,276 NatlTeam Share13%Percentile94th
Cornelius, NC
Jersey
#20
Class
SR/TR
Height
5'11"
Weight
188 lbs
Transfer
App State

Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
44111

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8096
National Rank
#2276
High School
Hough
Hometown
Cornelius, NC

Why this rating?

On a 86-rated defense; 94th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.79 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 84.

Team defense (SP+)
86
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 94% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 80% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.79)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role; −6 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

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Team Role

Ballhawk
44 tkl · 11 PD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement100%

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