Linebacker, Duke, 2023–26
Kendall Johnson
Lettered 2024–25 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 225 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Gaithersburg, MD
Kendall Johnson plays linebacker for Duke. Last time out, against North Carolina: 3 tackles.
2026 so far
15 tackles
Last game: 3 tackles vs. North Carolina, L 20–24
Next game: at Virginia, Oct 23
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
8tackles, career highvs. Illinois, 2025Team titles: ACC champions, 2025
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Duke | 42 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2024 | Duke | 42 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2025 | Duke | 42 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2026 | Duke | 42 | LB | Jr. (Yr 4) | 6′3″ | 225 |
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 Duke 5 games, 15 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Tulane | W 17–3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | at Illinois | W 31–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Stanford | W 35–7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Georgia Tech | L 25–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs. North Carolina | L 20–24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Duke 9 games, 37 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Elon | W 45–17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs.Illinois | L 19–45 | 8 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | atTulane | L 27–34 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. NC State | W 45–33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs.Georgia Tech | L 18–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | atNorth Carolina | W 32–25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Wake Forest | W 49–32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 6 | vs. Virginia | W 27–20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Arizona State | W 42–39 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Duke 7 games, 12 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs.Elon | W 26–3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | at Middle Tennessee | W 45–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | atGeorgia Tech | L 14–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Miami | L 31–53 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atNC State | W 29–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atWake Forest | W 23–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Ole Miss | L 20–52 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Duke 3 games, 7 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs. Lafayette | W 42–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Northwestern | W 38–14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Florida State | L 20–38 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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