Cornerback, NC State (from Charleston Southern, Temple), 2022–26
Jamel Johnson
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 191 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Covington, GA
Jamel Johnson plays cornerback for NC State, after Charleston Southern (2022–23) and Temple (2024). Last time out, against Louisville: 3 tackles.
2026 so far
3 tackles
Last game: 3 tackles vs. Louisville, W 31–28
Next game: at Stanford, Oct 23
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Utah State, 20242interceptions, career highat North Carolina A&T, 2022Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Charleston Southern | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – |
| 2023 | Charleston Southern | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Temple | 47 | 38 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | NC State | 27 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026 | NC State | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 84 | 59 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | |
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 | Charleston Southern | 21 | CB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Charleston Southern | 21 | CB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Temple | 21 | CB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | NC State | 21 | CB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | NC State | 21 | CB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 191 |
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
2026 NC State 1 game, 3 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs. Louisville | W 31–28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 NC State 9 games, 27 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. East Carolina | W 24–17 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. Virginia | W 35–31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Duke | L 33–45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 21–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 4 | vs. Campbell | W 56–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Notre Dame | L 7–36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | at Pittsburgh | L 34–53 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Georgia Tech | W 48–36 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Miami | L 7–41 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Temple 12 games, 47 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at Oklahoma | L 3–51 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | at Navy | L 11–38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Coastal Carolina | L 20–28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. Utah State | W 45–29 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Army | L 14–42 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at UConn | L 20–29 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Tulsa | W 20–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atEast Carolina | L 34–56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 9 | at Tulane | L 6–52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 18–15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | at UTSA | L 27–51 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 30 | vs. North Texas | L 17–24 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2023 Charleston Southern 1 game, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Clemson | L 17–66 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
No box score in the source for Aug 31 vs. North Greenville, so that game is not listed.
2022 Charleston Southern 3 games, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 17–40 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Sep 24 | vs. Furman | L 19–24 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Nov 12 | at North Carolina A&T | L 10–20 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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