Player Dossier

2015-2018

Mississippi State

Johnathan Abram

S • 6'0" • 215 lbs • Columbia, MS, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Johnathan Abram shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.8 disruption score.

Usage / Role

100%

Featured defensive role

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Impact Production

100

Top-tier box-score impact for a safety

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Reliability

100

Regular contributor with several takeover games

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Star Power

90

Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Mississippi State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
4
Program Path
Mississippi State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Player Story

Johnathan Abram built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a safety from Columbia, MS wearing No. 38, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Johnathan Abram's career was his defensive...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2022 · Rating 0.7894

Bishop Gorman · Las Vegas, NV

Committed To
Air Force
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

NFL Draft

Draft Year
2019
Selection
Round 1 · Pick 27
Overall
No. 27
NFL Team
Las Vegas Raiders

Johnathan Abram, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Postseason · Mississippi State. Johnathan Abram shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 45.8 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
166
TFL
13
Sacks
5
QB hurries
6
Passes defended
8

Quick Answers

Johnathan Abram quick answers

Latest team and position
Mississippi State · S
Career Tackles
166
Tracked sample
4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
Best season
2018 Postseason · Mississippi State
Top game
Arkansas
Recruit profile
2-star · Bishop Gorman · Air Force
High school pipeline
Bishop Gorman · 116 FBS recruits · 10 drafted players
NFL Draft
2019 · Round 1 · Pick 27 · Las Vegas Raiders
Latest roster
No. 38 · Senior
2018 Tackles rank
95 tackles · S 4th (top 1%) · SEC 7th (top 2%) · National 83rd (top 2%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2015 Regular SeasonMississippi State00-0--0-
2016 Regular SeasonMississippi State00-0--0-
2017 PostseasonMississippi State12921.5-2052.2
2017 Regular SeasonMississippi State126230.513052.2
2018 PostseasonMississippi State1361.50.5--069.4
2018 Regular SeasonMississippi State13896.52.553069.4

Related Context

Johnathan Abram played S for Mississippi State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Johnathan Abram recorded 166 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Mississippi State.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Postseason

Mississippi State paired 21 primary output with 45.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 45.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Arkansas

Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2018 Postseason · Mississippi State

Games

13

Havoc Plays / G

1.6

Efficiency

45.8

Usage

11.8

Consistency

33.5

Best Game by takeover score

Arkansas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Iowa: 2. Stephen F. Austin: 0.5. Kansas State: 0. Louisiana: 1. Kentucky: 0. Florida: 1. Auburn: 1. LSU: 2. Texas A&M: 2. Louisiana Tech: 0.5. Alabama: 3. Arkansas: 7. Ole Miss: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Iowa: 6 by 45. Stephen F. Austin: 8 by 38.3. Kansas State: 8 by 33.3. Louisiana: 4 by 26.7. Kentucky: 6 by 25. Florida: 8 by 43.3. Auburn: 9 by 47.5. LSU: 10 by 61.7. Texas A&M: 9 by 57.5. Louisiana Tech: 6 by 30. Alabama: 9 by 67.5. Arkansas: 12 by 100

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.6 · Games = 8 · +0.0 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 5 · -0.0 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

13 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Arkansas

Best efficiency game

100 vs Arkansas

Result
Tue 1/1@ IowaSplash gameL 22-27641.500.500
Fri 11/23@ Ole MissW 35-31
Sat 11/17vs Arkansas10+ tackles · Splash gameW 52-61273.501.500
Sat 11/10@ AlabamaSplash gameL 0-2495100
Sat 11/3vs Louisiana TechW 45-3630.5000
Sat 10/27vs Texas A&MSplash gameW 28-1394001
Sat 10/20@ LSU10+ tackles · Splash gameL 3-19105110
Sat 10/6vs AuburnW 23-996001
Sat 9/29vs FloridaL 6-1380001
Sat 9/22@ KentuckyL 7-2865000
Sat 9/15vs LouisianaW 56-10400010
Sat 9/8@ Kansas StateW 31-1087000
Sat 9/1vs Stephen F. AustinW 63-6850.5000

Player Story

Johnathan Abram story

Johnathan Abram built his college career from 2015 through 2018 as a safety from Columbia, MS wearing No. 38, spending time with Mississippi State. The clearest part of Johnathan Abram's career was his defensive production: 166 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2018 with Mississippi State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.

Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Johnathan Abram's production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Mississippi State.

The arc is straightforward: Johnathan Abram moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.

Career Arc

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    Mississippi State

    2015-2018

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201520162017201720182018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2015 Regular SeasonMississippi State0
2016 Regular SeasonMississippi State00
2017 PostseasonMississippi State1335.17.413
2017 Regular SeasonMississippi State1335.17.40
2018 PostseasonMississippi State2145.811.88
2018 Regular SeasonMississippi State2145.811.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Arkansas

Week 12 · W 52-6 · Conference game

Win with 7 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

100 takeover

7 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.

#2

vs Louisville

Week 1 · W 31-27 · Postseason

5.5

Havoc Plays

95.8 takeover

Win with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 95.8 takeover score.

#3

@ Alabama

Week 11 · L 0-24 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

70.1 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.1 takeover score.

#4

@ LSU

Week 8 · L 3-19 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

63.4 takeover

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.4 takeover score.

#5

@ Texas A&M

Week 9 · W 35-14 · Conference game

2

Havoc Plays

58.8 takeover

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 58.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2018 Postseason · Mississippi State

21 primary output · 45.8 efficiency · 11.8 usage

69.4

#2

2018 Regular Season · Mississippi State

69.4

21 primary · 45.8 efficiency · 11.8 usage

#3

2017 Postseason · Mississippi State

52.2

13 primary · 35.1 efficiency · 7.4 usage

Milestones

4

Impact games

7

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games