Isaiah Johnson
North Carolina Tar Heels
88
Great

Isaiah Johnson

North Carolina Tar HeelsAverage
NTDefenseGreat
Projected Starter

Is Isaiah Johnson starting?

Isaiah Johnson is the projected starter at NT for North Carolina Tar Heels.

Redshirt senior · #0 · 6'2", 320 lbs

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Depth at NT · North Carolina Tar Heels

  1. 1088Isaiah JohnsonStarter
  2. 29666Nicco Maggio

North Carolina Starting Lineup

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Up next for North Carolina

North Carolina plays UConn away on Sat, Nov 7. The listed kickoff time is 12:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Clear Springs, ranked #1,778 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 37 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2 sacks. That's 5% of the team's production at his spot and 84th-percentile production nationally — good for a 88 overall (Great tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,778 NatlTeam Share5%Percentile84th
Camden, NJ
Jersey
#0
Class
RS SR/TR
Height
6'2"
Weight
320 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025372.52

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
0.8450
National Rank
#1778
High School
Clear Springs
Hometown
League City, TX

Why this rating?

On a 82-rated defense; 84th-percentile production (×0.91 for competition level) put them +6 vs unit starters → 88.

Team defense (SP+)
82
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 84% of peers
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.91)
Depth-chart adjustment
+6 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 31LMIATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 38-35

Oct 24LSYRTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 31-30 OT

Oct 3LNDTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 37-26

Sep 19LCLEMTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-20

Sep 12WETSUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-3

Aug 29WTCUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 15-10

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

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Team Role

37 tkl · 2.5 TFL · 2 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.