Player Dossier

2023-2025

Virginia Tech

Braylon Johnson

DB • 6'1" • 185 lbs • Richmond, VA, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Braylon Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

2.4

Efficiency

17.4

Consistency

13.9

Season Value

11.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Virginia Tech • Wake Forest
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: NC State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Braylon Johnson, DB. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Virginia Tech. Braylon Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season

Virginia Tech paired 0 primary output with 8.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 17.4 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Postseason · Wake Forest

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.4

Efficiency

17.4

Usage

2.4

Consistency

13.9

Best Game by takeover score

Mississippi 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: 0. Duke: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

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

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 8.3. Duke: 3 by 22.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.3 · n=8 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · n=4 · +0.5 vs Wins
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.5 · n=6 · +0.2 vs First Half

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 StateW 43-2933000
Sat 11/29@ DukeL 32-4931001
Sat 11/22vs DelawareW 52-1421000
Sat 11/15vs North CarolinaW 28-1230000
Sun 11/9@ VirginiaW 16-921001
Sat 11/1@ Florida StateL 7-4231001
Sat 10/25vs SMUW 13-1252000
Sat 10/11@ Oregon StateW 39-1410001
Sat 10/4@ Virginia TechW 30-2322000
Sat 9/27vs Georgia TechL 29-3063000
Thu 9/11vs NC StateL 24-34720.500.500
Fri 8/29vs Kennesaw StateW 10-911000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Virginia Tech

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Wake Forest

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20232024202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech08.32
2024 PostseasonVirginia Tech08.41.40
2024 Regular SeasonVirginia Tech08.41.40
2025 PostseasonWake Forest517.42.45
2025 Regular SeasonWake Forest517.42.40

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

NC State

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 49.2 takeover score.

#2

Florida State

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.6 takeover score.

#3

Duke

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.5 takeover score.

#4

Virginia

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 39.9 takeover score.

#5

Oregon State

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

0 primary output · 8.3 efficiency · 2 usage

36.8

#2

2024 Postseason · Virginia Tech

36.6

0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.4 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Virginia Tech

36.6

0 primary · 8.4 efficiency · 1.4 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2022 · Rating 0.899

St. Frances Academy · Baltimore, MD

Committed To
Virginia Tech
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2022

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

48

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 17 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Braylon Johnson quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
48