Linebacker, Tennessee Tech (from Virginia Tech), 2021–26
Will Johnson
- Number
- No. 53
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 231 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Leonardtown, MD
Will Johnson plays linebacker for Tennessee Tech, after Virginia Tech (2021–25). Last time out, against Furman: 4 tackles.
2026 so far
15 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 4 tackles vs. Furman, W 20–15
Next game: at The Citadel, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | Tennessee Tech | 15 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Career | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Virginia Tech | 53 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2022 | Virginia Tech | 53 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2023 | Virginia Tech | 53 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2024 | Virginia Tech | 53 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2025 | Virginia Tech | 53 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2026 | Tennessee Tech | 53 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′2″ | 231 |
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 Tennessee Tech 5 games, 15 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Monmouth | W 38–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 5 | at Chattanooga | W 24–9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Samford | W 45–19 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | at Western Carolina | L 20–44 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. Furman | W 20–15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 Virginia Tech 2 games, 3 tackles
2024 Virginia Tech 3 games, 4 tackles
2023 Virginia Tech 5 games, 9 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Old Dominion | W 36–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Purdue | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Rutgers | L 16–35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Marshall | L 17–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Tulane | W 41–20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Virginia Tech 1 game, 2 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | at North Carolina | L 10–41 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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