Jamel Johnson
TCU Horned Frogs
97
Legend

Jamel Johnson

TCU Horned FrogsAverage
SSDefenseLegend
Projected Starter

Is Jamel Johnson starting?

Jamel Johnson is the projected starter at SS for TCU Horned Frogs.

Senior · #2 · 6'1", 205 lbs

See full TCU Horned Frogs depth chart ›
Play Dynasty as Coach TCUFree. You call every play.

Depth at SS · TCU Horned Frogs

  1. 1297Jamel JohnsonStarter
  2. 21579Devyn Hidrogo

TCU Starting Lineup

Full TCU depth chart ›

Top defensive backs in the Big 12

Tyrese BossArizona · LCBLeVar Thornton Jr.Baylor · LCBEvan JohnsonBYU · LCB

Up next for TCU

TCU plays Arizona away on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 10:15 PM ET.

The Story

Legend-Tier Production

A 3-star recruit out of Arlington Seguin, ranked #458 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 96 tackles, 5 INT, 3 PBU. That's 10% of the team's production at his spot and 99th-percentile production nationally — good for a 97 overall (Legend tier).

Recruit3★ · #458 Natl3-Yr Total183 tacklesTeam Share10%Percentile99th
Arlington, TX
Jersey
#2
Class
SR
Height
6'1"
Weight
205 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20259653
20247203
20231500

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
0.8894
National Rank
#458
High School
Arlington Seguin
Hometown
Arlington, TX

Why this rating?

On a 99-rated defense; 99th-percentile production (×0.90 for competition level) put them +7 vs unit starters → 97. Ranks among the nation's elite at the position, which lifted them into the 92-99 tier.

Team defense (SP+)
99
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 99% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.90)
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 31WKUTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
8
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 22-16

Oct 24LWVUTKL 11
TKL
11
SOLO
7
SACK
1
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 24-20

Oct 17WBAYTKL 3
TKL
3
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final W 17-6

Oct 3LBYUTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 17-10

Sep 26LUCFTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
7
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 21-13

Sep 20WARSTTKL 7
TKL
7
SOLO
5
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-7

Aug 29LUNCTKL 5
TKL
5
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 15-10

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

The People's Ratings

Is our 97 OVR fair?
97
Legend
Vote to see what thousands of fans think

Team Role

Tackling Machine
96 tkl · 3 PD · 5 INT
Usage / Involvement100%
DAILY PICKSMake your picks.Today's games. No account needed.

Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.