Cornerback, San Diego State, 2022–25
Chris Johnson
- Number
- No. 1
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Class (2025)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Eastvale, CA
- Born
- Nov 9, 2004
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Chris Johnson played cornerback at San Diego State (2022–25). The Miami Dolphins took Johnson in the first round, No. 27 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9tackles, career hightwice; last at Utah State, 2024Honors
All-America: AP second team 2025; Pro Football Focus 2025
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | San Diego State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | San Diego State | 29 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | San Diego State | 59 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 47 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| Career | 141 | 101 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 3 | |
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
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | San Diego State | 1 | CB | Fr. | ||
| 2023 | San Diego State | 1 | CB | So. | ||
| 2024 | San Diego State | 1 | CB | Jr. | ||
| 2025 | San Diego State | 1 | CB | Sr. | 6′0″ | 185 |
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
2025 San Diego State 11 games, 47 tackles, 1 sack, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Stony Brook | W 42–0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | at Washington State | L 13–36 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | vs. California | W 34–0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at Northern Illinois | W 6–3 | 7 | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Colorado State | W 45–24 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | at Nevada | W 44–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Fresno State | W 23–0 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Wyoming | W 24–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | vs. Boise State | W 17–7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 22 | vs. San José State | W 25–3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | at New Mexico | L 17–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 San Diego State 11 games, 59 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. East Texas A&M | W 45–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Oregon State | L 0–21 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | atCalifornia | L 10–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Central Michigan | L 21–22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | vs. Hawai’i | W 27–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atWyoming | W 27–24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | vs.Washington State | L 26–29 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | atBoise State | L 24–56 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at UNLV | L 20–41 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | at Utah State | L 20–41 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs. Air Force | L 20–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 San Diego State 10 games, 29 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26 | vs. Ohio | W 20–13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atOregon State | L 9–26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Boise State | L 31–34 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atAir Force | L 10–49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atHawai’i | W 41–34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | vs.Nevada | L 0–6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Utah State | L 24–32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atColorado State | L 19–22 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | atSan José State | L 13–24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Fresno State | W 33–18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 San Diego State 5 games, 6 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Idaho State | W 38–7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Toledo | W 17–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atBoise State | L 13–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.UNLV | W 14–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs.San José State | W 43–27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2026 Senior Bowl (National team, lost 9–17).
| Drill | Combine 2026 | Combine or pro day 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅜″ | |
| Weight | 193 lb | |
| Arm length | 30⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9⅞″ | |
| Wingspan | 76⅜″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.40 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.54 s | |
| Vertical jump | 38″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′6″ | |
| Bench press | 17 reps | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.12 sW |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
1 season, 5 games with a stat; latest team: Miami Dolphins.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | Miami Dolphins | 5 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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