C.J. Johnson

LBJunior6' 2", 215 lbsHouston, TX

New Mexico Lobos5-1 · TDC #43

Snap share

likely 0–5%

Tackles

4244th of 5408 in FBS

Solo

Tackles for loss

Sacks

Interceptions

Career

2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play

Season	Team	G	Snaps
2026 so far	New Mexico#43 · 5-1	1	1%
2025	New Mexico#74 · 9-4	1	6%

Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. C.J. Johnson's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.

Game Log

C.J. Johnson's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game

2.7 avg. game scoreBest: 2.7 vs Mercyhurst (Week 2)0 of 1 games at 8.0+

				Defense
Wk	Opponent	Result	Game score	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	Hur	PD	INT	TD
1	Central Michigan	W 38–7	—	no stats recorded
2	Mercyhurst	W 70–7	2.7	1	0	0	0	0	0	·	·
3	@Oklahoma	L 6–14	—	no stats recorded
4	@New Mexico State	W 42–18	—	no stats recorded
5	UTEP	W 61–7	—	no stats recorded
7	@Hawai'i	W 21–10	—	no stats recorded
2026 · 1 game			2.7	1	0	0	0	0	0	·	·

2026 Season Stats

FBS rank among qualifying players

Defense	2026	FBS rank
Tackles	1	4244th / 5408
Solo	0	—
Tackles for loss	0	—
Sacks	0	—
QB hurries	0	—
Passes defended	0	—
Defensive TD	0	—

Snaps by Game

Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works

Game	Opp. plays	Est. snaps	Plays made	Snap share
Wk 2 · Mercyhurst	55	~3 (0–17)	1	5%
Season	349	3 (0–17)	1	1%

Position Room

10 LBs on the New Mexico roster, ordered by tkl

#	Player	Pos	Class	Tkl	TFL	Sacks	INT	PD
	Mercury Swaim	LB		32	4	1.5	—	0
6	Jaxton Eck	LB	SR	25	4	0	1	0
18	Clay Martineau	LB	JR	16	3.5	1	—	0
38	Jayden Flaker	LB	SR	16	2.5	0	—	0
33	Hayes Baum	LB	FR	2	1	0	—	0
50	Ricklan Holmes II	LB	FR	2	0	0	—	0
11	C.J. Johnson	LB	JR	1	0	0	—	0
26	Thomas Pettus	LB	SO	—	—	—	—	—
34	Broden Schmidt	LB	FR	—	—	—	—	—
41	Eli Cronin	LB	FR	—	—	—	—	—

Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. New Mexico depth chart →