Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Wake Forest
Braylon Johnson
DB • 6'1" • 185 lbs • Richmond, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Braylon Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
21
Developing production for a defensive back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
28
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech • Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Player Story
Braylon Johnson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Richmond, VA, spending time with Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Braylon Johnson's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Braylon Johnson, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Postseason · Wake Forest. Braylon Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 48
- TFL
- 0.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
Braylon Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · DB
- Career Tackles
- 48
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 17 games
- Best season
- 2025 Postseason · Wake Forest
- Top game
- NC State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · St. Frances Academy · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Highland Springs · 29 FBS recruits · 3 drafted players
- Latest roster
- Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 38 tackles · DB 231st (top 24%) · ACC 133rd (top 17%) · National 984th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 3 | 6 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40 |
| 2025 Postseason | Wake Forest | 12 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 47.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 12 | 35 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 47.7 |
Related Context
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Braylon Johnson played DB for Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. Across 3 tracked seasons, Braylon Johnson recorded 48 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason
Wake Forest paired 6 primary output with 18.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 18.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Virginia Tech, Wake Forest.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · Wake Forest
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
18.2
Usage
2.7
Consistency
50
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 0. Kennesaw State: 0. NC State: 1. Georgia Tech: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Oregon State: 1. SMU: 0. Florida State: 1. Virginia: 1. North Carolina: 0. Delaware: 1. Duke: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 3 by 12.5. Kennesaw State: 1 by 4.2. NC State: 7 by 39.2. Georgia Tech: 6 by 25. Virginia Tech: 2 by 8.3. Oregon State: 1 by 14.2. SMU: 5 by 20.8. Florida State: 3 by 22.5. Virginia: 2 by 18.3. North Carolina: 3 by 12.5. Delaware: 2 by 18.3. Duke: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins0.4 · Games = 8 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 4 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
NC State
Best efficiency game
39.2 vs NC State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1/3 | @ Mississippi State | W 43-29 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Duke | L 32-49 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | vs Delaware | W 52-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs North Carolina | W 28-12 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/9 | @ Virginia | W 16-9 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/1 | @ Florida State | L 7-42 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/25 | vs SMU | W 13-12 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/11 | @ Oregon State | W 39-14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Virginia Tech | W 30-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/27 | vs Georgia Tech | L 29-30 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/11 | vs NC State | L 24-34 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Kennesaw State | W 10-9 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Braylon Johnson story
Braylon Johnson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Richmond, VA, spending time with Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. The clearest part of Braylon Johnson's career was his defensive production: 48 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, and 4 passes defended across 17 career games in the available record. That gives Braylon 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.
- 1
Virginia Tech
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Wake Forest
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 8.3 | 2 | — |
| 2024 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 0 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | Wake Forest | 6 | 18.2 | 2.7 | 6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 6 | 18.2 | 2.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs No. 55 NC State
Week 3 · L 24-34 · Conference game
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#2
vs No. 109 Delaware
Week 13 · W 52-14
1
Havoc Plays
53.6 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 53.6 takeover score.
#3
@ No. 41 Florida State
Week 10 · L 7-42 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
47.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
#4
@ No. 44 Duke
Week 14 · L 32-49 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
46.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.1 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 31 Virginia
Week 11 · W 16-9 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
43.3 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Postseason · Wake Forest
6 primary output · 18.2 efficiency · 2.7 usage
47.7
#2
2025 Regular Season · Wake Forest
47.7
6 primary · 18.2 efficiency · 2.7 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
41.7
0 primary · 8.3 efficiency · 2 usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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