Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025Tulsa
Nahki Johnson
DL • 6'3" • 285 lbs • Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nahki Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
63
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
76
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Pittsburgh • Tulsa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Player Story
Nahki Johnson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 88, spending time with Pittsburgh and Tulsa. The clearest part of Nahki Johnson's career was his...
Read the storyNahki Johnson, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh. Nahki Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 50
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 4
Quick Answers
Nahki Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Tulsa · DL
- Career Tackles
- 50
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 22 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
- Top game
- Florida Atlantic
- High school pipeline
- West Mifflin Area · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 27 tackles · DL 228th (top 22%) · American Athletic 165th (top 26%) · National 1,601st (top 26%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 60.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tulsa | 10 | 27 | 6.5 | 3 | - | - | 0 | 54.7 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pittsburgh to Tulsa | P4 to G5/FCS | 80 | Jan 20, 2025 |
Nahki Johnson played DL for Pittsburgh and Tulsa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Nahki Johnson recorded 50 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Tulsa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
Pittsburgh paired 2 primary output with 32.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 20.8 efficiency.
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Career value is trending up
2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
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Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Pittsburgh, Tulsa.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Regular Season · Tulsa
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
20.8
Usage
6.6
Consistency
43
Best Game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Abilene Christian: 1.5. New Mexico State: 1.5. Navy: 0. Memphis: 0.5. East Carolina: 0. Temple: 1. Florida Atlantic: 3. Oregon State: 2. Army: 0. UAB: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Abilene Christian: 7 by 44.2. New Mexico State: 4 by 31.7. Navy: 1 by 4.2. Memphis: 2 by 13.3. East Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Temple: 4 by 26.7. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 38.3. Oregon State: 1 by 24.2. Army: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.2 · Games = 3 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 7 · -0.3 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
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
44.2 vs Abilene Christian
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/29 | vs UAB | L 24-31 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ Army | W 26-25 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Oregon StateSplash game | W 31-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Florida AtlanticSplash game | L 21-40 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs Temple | L 37-38 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/16 | @ East Carolina | L 27-41 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/5 | @ Memphis | L 7-45 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/14 | vs Navy | L 23-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/7 | @ New Mexico State | L 14-21 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 8/31 | vs Abilene Christian | W 35-7 | 7 | 0 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Nahki Johnson story
Nahki Johnson built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a defensive lineman from Pittsburgh, PA wearing No. 88, spending time with Pittsburgh and Tulsa. The clearest part of Nahki Johnson's career was his defensive production: 50 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, and 4 sacks across 22 career games in the available record. That gives Nahki Johnson's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
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Pittsburgh
2021-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Tulsa
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0 | 6.3 | 1.5 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 2 | 32.5 | 10.5 | 2 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 0.5 | 5.9 | 1.1 | -1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Pittsburgh | 1 | 11.4 | 2 | 0.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Tulsa | 9.5 | 20.8 | 6.6 | 8.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ No. 98 Florida Atlantic
Week 11 · L 21-40 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#2
vs Rhode Island
Week 4 · W 45-24
2
Havoc Plays
73.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 73.3 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 126 Oregon State
Week 12 · W 31-14
2
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Abilene Christian
Week 1 · W 35-7
1.5
Havoc Plays
57 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57 takeover score.
#5
vs Kent State
Week 1 · W 55-24
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Havoc Plays
52.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
2 primary output · 32.5 efficiency · 10.5 usage
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#2
2025 Regular Season · Tulsa
54.7
9.5 primary · 20.8 efficiency · 6.6 usage
#3
2021 Regular Season · Pittsburgh
39.4
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.5 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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