Nate Johnson
Auburn Tigers
69
Depth

Nate Johnson

Auburn TigersSolid
DEDefenseDepthTRANSFER · Missouri
3rd String

Is Nate Johnson starting?

Nate Johnson is listed 3rd string at DE for Auburn Tigers.

Nate Johnson is listed DE #3 for Auburn at 69 OVR.

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Depth at DE · Auburn Tigers

  1. 11388Chris MurrayStarter
  2. 21169Darrion Smith
  3. 39069Nate JohnsonYou
  4. 44058Chris Wells

What's Next

Who do they play next?Kamran James — vs Florida · Sat, Sep 19Who's the backup?Darrion Smith — No. 2 at DE for AuburnHow do they compare?Alabama — Iron Bowl

The Story

Making His Case

A 4-star recruit out of Clovis, ranked #239 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 6 tackles, 1 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 1% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 69 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit4★ · #239 NatlTeam Share1%
Gaffney, SC
Jersey
#90
Class
SR/TR
Height
6'5"
Weight
263 lbs
Transfer
Missouri

Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
—610

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

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★★☆4-star
Composite
0.9124
National Rank
#239
High School
Clovis
Hometown
Clovis, CA

Why this rating?

On a 86-rated defense; 45th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.96 for competition level) put them -3 vs unit starters → 69. Capped to the teammate ahead of them on the depth chart.

Team defense (SP+)
86
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 45% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 16% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.96)
Depth-chart adjustment
-3 for role; −12 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 13WUSMTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 43-8

Sep 5WBAYTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 17-16

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

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Team Role

6 tkl · 1 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement13%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.