Player Dossier

2017-2021

Marshall

Nazeeh Johnson

S • 5'10" • 200 lbs • Martinsburg, WV, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Nazeeh Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.4 disruption score.

Usage / Role

80%

Major 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

83

High-upside career profile

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Marshall

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
Marshall
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee

Player Story

Nazeeh Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Martinsburg, WV wearing No. 13, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Nazeeh Johnson's career was his defensive production:...

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NFL Draft

Draft Year
2022
Selection
Round 7 · Pick 38
Overall
No. 259
NFL Team
Kansas City Chiefs

Nazeeh Johnson, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Marshall. Nazeeh Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 38.4 disruption score.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Tackles
298
TFL
6
Sacks
1
QB hurries
2
Passes defended
18
Touchdowns
2

Quick Answers

Nazeeh Johnson quick answers

Latest team and position
Marshall · S
Career Tackles
298
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 9 entries · 51 games
Best season
2021 Postseason · Marshall
Top game
Middle Tennessee
NFL Draft
2022 · Round 7 · Pick 38 · Kansas City Chiefs
Latest roster
No. 13 · Senior
2021 Tackles rank
67 tackles · S 55th (top 11%) · Conference USA 32nd (top 5%) · National 316th (top 6%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTacklesTFLSacksQB HurPDTDOverall
2017 PostseasonMarshall94-0--024
2017 Regular SeasonMarshall92521--224
2018 Regular SeasonMarshall12551015036.8
2019 PostseasonMarshall1310-0--040.3
2019 Regular SeasonMarshall13780.50-6040.3
2020 PostseasonMarshall711-0--050.5
2020 Regular SeasonMarshall748-0-2050.5
2021 PostseasonMarshall10710-1060.3
2021 Regular SeasonMarshall10601.5014060.3

Related Context

Nazeeh Johnson played S for Marshall. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nazeeh Johnson recorded 298 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Marshall.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason

Marshall paired 10.5 primary output with 38.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 38.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Middle Tennessee

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2021 Postseason · Marshall

Games

10

Havoc Plays / G

1.1

Efficiency

38.4

Usage

5.8

Consistency

54.6

Best Game by takeover score

Middle Tennessee

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 2. North Carolina Central: 0. East Carolina: 1. App State: 0. Middle Tennessee: 3. Old Dominion: 0. North Texas: 1. Florida International: 1. Charlotte: 2. Western Kentucky: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 7 by 49.2. North Carolina Central: 2 by 8.3. East Carolina: 12 by 60. App State: 8 by 33.3. Middle Tennessee: 7 by 59.2. Old Dominion: 7 by 29.2. North Texas: 8 by 43.3. Florida International: 5 by 30.8. Charlotte: 4 by 36.7. Western Kentucky: 7 by 34.2

Split Comparison

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

Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 5 · +0.5 vs Wins

Game Log

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

10 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Middle Tennessee

Best efficiency game

60 vs East Carolina

Result
Sun 12/19vs LouisianaSplash gameL 21-3677101
Sat 11/27vs Western KentuckyL 21-53730.5000
Sat 11/20@ CharlotteSplash gameW 49-28420011
Sat 10/30vs Florida InternationalW 38-052001
Fri 10/15@ North TexasW 49-2187001
Sat 10/9vs Old DominionW 20-1374000
Sat 10/2@ Middle TennesseeSplash gameL 28-34761011
Thu 9/23@ App StateL 30-3183000
Sat 9/18vs East Carolina10+ tacklesL 38-42128000
Sat 9/11vs North Carolina CentralW 44-1021000

Player Story

Nazeeh Johnson story

Nazeeh Johnson built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a safety from Martinsburg, WV wearing No. 13, spending time with Marshall. The clearest part of Nazeeh Johnson's career was his defensive production: 298 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 7 interceptions across 51 career games in the available record. That gives Nazeeh Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

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    Marshall

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

201720172018201920192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 PostseasonMarshall417.93.5
2017 Regular SeasonMarshall417.93.50
2018 Regular SeasonMarshall825.83.84
2019 PostseasonMarshall7.533.65.2-0.5
2019 Regular SeasonMarshall7.533.65.20
2020 PostseasonMarshall439.68.1-3.5
2020 Regular SeasonMarshall439.68.10
2021 PostseasonMarshall10.538.45.86.5
2021 Regular SeasonMarshall10.538.45.80

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Middle Tennessee

Week 5 · L 28-34 · Conference game

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

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Havoc Plays

86.4 takeover

3 disruption/tackle impact with 86.4 takeover score.

#2

@ Buffalo

Week 1 · L 10-17 · Postseason

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Havoc Plays

85.3 takeover

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 85.3 takeover score.

#3

vs Eastern Kentucky

Week 1 · W 59-0

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Havoc Plays

71.9 takeover

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 71.9 takeover score.

#4

@ Middle Tennessee

Week 6 · L 13-24 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

63.9 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 63.9 takeover score.

#5

@ Western Kentucky

Week 5 · W 20-17 · Conference game

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Havoc Plays

61.1 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 61.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2021 Postseason · Marshall

10.5 primary output · 38.4 efficiency · 5.8 usage

60.3

#2

2021 Regular Season · Marshall

60.3

10.5 primary · 38.4 efficiency · 5.8 usage

#3

2020 Postseason · Marshall

50.5

4 primary · 39.6 efficiency · 8.1 usage

Milestones

7

Impact games

8

Splash games

6

10+ tackle games