Defensive back, Michigan, 2022–24
Will Johnson
- Number
- No. 2
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 202 lb
- Class (2024)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Detroit, MI
- Born
- Mar 29, 2003
Will Johnson played defensive back at Michigan (2022–24). The Arizona Cardinals took Johnson in round 2, No. 47 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career highat Ohio State, 20222interceptions, career highvs. Purdue, 2022Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2022 and 2023; National champions, 2023
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
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 Michigan 5 games, 14 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Fresno State | W 30–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Texas | L 12–31 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. Arkansas State | W 28–18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 21 | vs. USC | W 27–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | at Washington | L 17–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Michigan 11 games, 23 tackles, 4 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | vs. Rutgers | W 31–7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Nebraska | W 45–7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Minnesota | W 52–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Indiana | W 52–7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Michigan State | W 49–0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Purdue | W 41–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | at Penn State | W 24–15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | at Maryland | W 31–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Ohio State | W 30–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Alabama | W 27–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 8 ✦ | vs.Washington | W 34–13 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
2022 Michigan 10 games, 23 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | vs. Hawai’i | W 56–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Iowa | W 27–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | atIndiana | W 31–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.Penn State | W 41–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs.Michigan State | W 29–7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | atRutgers | W 52–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | vs.Nebraska | W 34–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Illinois | W 19–17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | atOhio State | W 45–23 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Purdue | W 43–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2025 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¾″ |
| Weight | 194 lb |
| Arm length | 30⅛″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| Wingspan | 75⅞″ |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
In the NFL
2 seasons, 13 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Arizona Cardinals | 11 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Arizona Cardinals | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 13 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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