Player Career

Nate Johnson Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

Player Story

Nate Johnson story

Nate Johnson built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive end from Gaffney, SC wearing No. 90, spending time with App State and Missouri. The clearest part of Nate Johnson's career was his defensive production: 77 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and 2 passes defended across 25 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2023 with App 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 Nate Johnson's production has multiple signals. With 25 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across App State and Missouri.

The arc is straightforward: Nate 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

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

  1. 1

    App State

    2023-2024

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Missouri

    2025

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

2023202320242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonApp State2228.28
2023 Regular SeasonApp State2228.280
2024 Regular SeasonApp State723.97.1-15
2025 Regular SeasonMissouri111.73-6

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

@ Old Dominion

Week 8 · L 21-28 · Conference game

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5

Havoc Plays

91.7 takeover

5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.

#2

@ Georgia Southern

Week 14 · L 20-29 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

88.3 takeover

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.

#3

@ James Madison

Week 12 · W 26-23 · Conference game

4

Havoc Plays

78.9 takeover

Win with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.

#4

@ UL Monroe

Week 5 · W 41-40 · Conference game

3

Havoc Plays

67.5 takeover

Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 67.5 takeover score.

#5

@ Wyoming

Week 4 · L 19-22

3

Havoc Plays

64.7 takeover

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 64.7 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2023 Postseason · App State

22 primary output · 28.2 efficiency · 8 usage

57

#2

2023 Regular Season · App State

57

22 primary · 28.2 efficiency · 8 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · App State

37.6

7 primary · 23.9 efficiency · 7.1 usage

Milestones

6

Impact games

6

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games