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Player Dossier
2019-2023Arkansas State
Samy Johnson
CB • 5'10" • 190 lbs • Little Rock, AR, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Samy Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a corner
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Arkansas State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Arkansas State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
Samy Johnson built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a cornerback from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 1, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Samy Johnson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Arkansas State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2019
Samy Johnson, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · Arkansas State. Samy Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 142
- TFL
- 3.5
- Passes defended
- 25
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Samy Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 142
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 43 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · Arkansas State
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Catholic For Boys · Arkansas State
- High school pipeline
- Catholic For Boys · 7 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 57 tackles · CB 12th (top 3%) · Sun Belt 55th (top 9%) · National 431st (top 8%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 9 | 30 | - | 0 | - | 6 | 2 | 36.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 10 | 27 | 0.5 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 8 | 25 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 18.1 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arkansas State | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 52.6 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 13 | 46 | 2 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | 52.6 |
Related Context
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Samy Johnson played CB for Arkansas State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Samy Johnson recorded 142 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Arkansas State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
Arkansas State paired 19 primary output with 32.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · Arkansas State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
32.9
Usage
4.5
Consistency
40.1
Best Game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Illinois: 4. Oklahoma: 1. Memphis: 1. Stony Brook: 2. Southern Miss: 1. Massachusetts: 1. Troy: 0. Coastal Carolina: 3. UL Monroe: 0. Louisiana: 1. South Alabama: 1. Texas State: 3. Marshall: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Illinois: 11 by 85.8. Oklahoma: 2 by 18.3. Memphis: 4 by 26.7. Stony Brook: 4 by 36.7. Southern Miss: 1 by 14.2. Massachusetts: 2 by 18.3. Troy: 1 by 4.2. Coastal Carolina: 4 by 46.7. UL Monroe: 7 by 29.2. Louisiana: 4 by 26.7. South Alabama: 3 by 22.5. Texas State: 9 by 67.5. Marshall: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins1.3 · Games = 6 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.6 · Games = 7 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Northern Illinois
Best efficiency game
85.8 vs Northern Illinois
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/23 | @ Northern Illinois10+ tackles · Splash game | L 19-21 | 11 | 8 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | @ Marshall | L 21-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs Texas StateSplash game | W 77-31 | 9 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ South Alabama | L 14-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Louisiana | W 37-17 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ UL Monroe | W 34-24 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Coastal CarolinaSplash game | L 17-27 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Troy | L 3-37 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | @ Massachusetts | W 52-28 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Southern Miss | W 44-37 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs Stony BrookSplash game | W 31-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Memphis | L 3-37 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Oklahoma | L 0-73 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Samy Johnson story
Samy Johnson built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a cornerback from Little Rock, AR wearing No. 1, spending time with Arkansas State. The clearest part of Samy Johnson's career was his defensive production: 142 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 7 interceptions, and 25 passes defended across 43 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with Arkansas 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 Samy Johnson's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 44 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 43 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Arkansas State.
The arc is straightforward: Samy Johnson 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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Arkansas State
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201920202021202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.6 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 8 | 22.8 | 3.5 | 8 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 5.5 | 16.8 | 4 | -2.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 3 | 16.8 | 3.3 | -2.5 |
| 2023 Postseason | Arkansas State | 19 | 32.9 | 4.5 | 16 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Arkansas State | 19 | 32.9 | 4.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northern Illinois
Week 1 · L 19-21 · Postseason
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
95.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Texas State
Week 12 · W 77-31 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Georgia State
Week 12 · L 20-28 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Troy
Week 13 · L 19-48 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Coastal Carolina
Week 8 · L 17-27 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
60.3 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 60.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Postseason · Arkansas State
19 primary output · 32.9 efficiency · 4.5 usage
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#2
2023 Regular Season · Arkansas State
52.6
19 primary · 32.9 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · Arkansas State
36.5
8 primary · 22.8 efficiency · 3.5 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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