James Johnson
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
75
Solid

James Johnson

SSDefenseSolidTRANSFER · USC
2nd String / Backup

Is James Johnson starting?

James Johnson is listed 2nd string at SS for Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders.

James Johnson is listed SS #2 for Middle Tennessee at 75 OVR.

See full Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders depth chart ›

Depth at SS · Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

  1. 1076Kalen WoodsStarter
  2. 21175James JohnsonYou
  3. 32457Camari Hall

Top defensive backs in Conference USA

The Story

The Story

A 3-star recruit out of Douglas County, ranked #1,325 nationally coming out of high school.

Recruit3★ · #1,325 Natl
Douglasville, GA
Jersey
#11
Class
SO/TR
Height
5'10"
Weight
200 lbs
Transfer
USC

James Johnson is currently behind Kalen Woods at SS on the Middle Tennessee depth chart, a Conference USA team rated 62 overall this season.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8600
National Rank
#1325
High School
Douglas County
Hometown
Douglasville, GA

Why this rating?

On a 73-rated defense; 82th-percentile recruit (no FBS production stats) → 75 after depth penalty.

Team defense (SP+)
73
Rating basis
Recruiting pedigree
Recruiting pedigree
Top 18% recruit
Depth-chart adjustment
+8 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.

2026 Game Log

Sep 26LJXSTTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
1
PD
0

Final L 23-13

Sep 19WNEVTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 27-20

Sep 12LMRSHTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 28-26

Sep 5WMURTKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
3
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-14

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

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