Defensive back, Oregon (from Duke), 2021–24
Brandon Johnson
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 5′10″
- Weight
- 180 lb
- Class (2024)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Newton, NC
- Born
- Mar 25, 2003
Brandon Johnson played defensive back at Duke (2021–23) and Oregon (2024).
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career hightwice; last at Virginia, 20232sacks, career hightwice; last vs. Virginia Tech, 2022Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2024
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2024 Oregon 13 games, 42 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Idaho | W 24–14 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Boise State | W 37–34 | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Oregon State | W 49–14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at UCLA | W 34–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Michigan State | W 31–10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Ohio State | W 32–31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Purdue | W 35–0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. Illinois | W 38–9 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 2 | at Michigan | W 38–17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | vs. Maryland | W 39–18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Wisconsin | W 16–13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Washington | W 49–21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs.Ohio State | L 21–41 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Duke 12 games, 49 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Clemson | W 28–7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Lafayette | W 42–7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Northwestern | W 38–14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at UConn | W 41–7 | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs. Notre Dame | L 14–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. NC State | W 24–3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Florida State | L 20–38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Louisville | L 0–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Wake Forest | W 24–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at North Carolina | L 45–47 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 18 | at Virginia | L 27–30 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Pittsburgh | W 30–19 | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Duke 12 games, 49 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Temple | W 30–0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 10 | atNorthwestern | W 31–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. North Carolina A&T | W 49–20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at Kansas | L 27–35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Virginia | W 38–17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at Georgia Tech | L 20–23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.North Carolina | L 35–38 | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Miami | W 45–21 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at Boston College | W 38–31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 24–7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atPittsburgh | L 26–28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Wake Forest | W 34–31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2021 Duke 7 games, 17 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2 | atNorth Carolina | L 7–38 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | atVirginia | L 0–48 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | atWake Forest | L 7–45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs.Pittsburgh | L 29–54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | atVirginia Tech | L 17–48 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Louisville | L 22–62 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | vs.Miami | L 10–47 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′9⅛″ |
| Weight | 179 lb |
| Arm length | 30″ |
| Hand size | 8″ |
| Wingspan | 71⅞″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.40 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 s |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ |
| Bench press | 11 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.94 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 2 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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