Evan Johnson
BYU Cougars
91
Elite

Evan Johnson

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LCBDefenseElite
Projected Starter

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Evan Johnson is the projected starter at LCB for BYU Cougars.

Redshirt senior · #0 · 6'0", 185 lbs

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Depth at LCB · BYU Cougars

  1. 1091Evan JohnsonStarter
  2. 22071Kevin Doe
  3. 32771Matthias Leach

BYU Starting Lineup

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Top defensive backs in the Big 12

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Up next for BYU

BYU plays Utah away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Elite-Tier Talent

A 3-star recruit out of Stevenson School, ranked #2,202 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 42 tackles, 5 INT, 7 PBU. That's 9% of the team's production at his spot and 98th-percentile production nationally — good for a 91 overall (Elite tier).

Recruit3★ · #2,202 Natl3-Yr Total60 tacklesTeam Share9%Percentile98th
Monterey, CA
Jersey
#0
Class
RS SR
Height
6'0"
Weight
185 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20254257
20241621
2023200

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
0.8100
National Rank
#2202
High School
Stevenson School
Hometown
Pebble Beach, CA

Why this rating?

On a 91-rated defense; 98th-percentile production (×0.97 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 91.

Team defense (SP+)
91
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 98% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.97)
Depth-chart adjustment
+7 for role

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.

2026 Game Log

Oct 24LUCFTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
4
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 39-31 2OT

Oct 17WNDTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-24

Oct 3WTCUTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 17-10

Sep 20WCSUTKL 0
TKL
0
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
1

Final W 41-23

Sep 12WARIZTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-17

Sep 6WUTUTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
1

Final W 63-7

Evan Johnson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

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42 tkl · 7 PD · 5 INT
Usage / Involvement90%
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