Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025Missouri
Nate Johnson
DE • 6'5" • 252 lbs • Gaffney, SC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Nate Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
28
Developing production for an edge defender
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · App State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- App State • Missouri
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Player 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...
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- Committed To
- App State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2022
Nate Johnson, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Postseason · App State. Nate Johnson shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 11.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 77
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 6
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Nate Johnson quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Missouri · DE
- Career Tackles
- 77
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2023 Postseason · App State
- Top game
- Old Dominion
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Hough · App State
- High school pipeline
- Gaffney · 14 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 6 tackles · DE 197th (top 70%) · SEC 423rd (top 56%) · National 3,507th (top 57%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | App State | 14 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57 |
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 14 | 38 | 8.5 | 7.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 57 |
| 2024 Regular Season | App State | 8 | 29 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 37.6 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Missouri | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13 |
Related Context
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Nate Johnson played DE for App State and Missouri. Across 3 tracked seasons, Nate Johnson recorded 77 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with App State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Postseason
App State paired 22 primary output with 28.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 28.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2025 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across App State, Missouri.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Old Dominion
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · App State
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
28.2
Usage
8
Consistency
33.1
Best Game by takeover score
Old Dominion
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Miami (OH): 0. Gardner-Webb: 1. North Carolina: 0. East Carolina: 2.5. Wyoming: 3. UL Monroe: 3. Coastal Carolina: 0.5. Old Dominion: 5. Southern Miss: 1. Marshall: 1. Georgia State: 0. James Madison: 4. Georgia Southern: 1. Troy: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Miami (OH): 4 by 16.7. Gardner-Webb: 3 by 22.5. North Carolina: 2 by 8.3. East Carolina: 3 by 37.5. Wyoming: 1 by 34.2. UL Monroe: 3 by 42.5. Coastal Carolina: 7 by 34.2. Old Dominion: 6 by 75. Southern Miss: 4 by 26.7. Marshall: 0 by 10. Georgia State: 2 by 8.3. James Madison: 4 by 56.7. Georgia Southern: 1 by 14.2. Troy: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.5 · Games = 9 · -0.2 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 5 · +0.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Old Dominion
Best efficiency game
75 vs Old Dominion
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/16 | vs Miami (OH) | W 13-9 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/2 | @ Troy | L 23-49 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Georgia Southern | W 55-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ James Madison2+ sacks · Splash game | W 26-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/11 | @ Georgia State | W 42-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Marshall | W 31-9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Southern Miss | W 48-38 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Old Dominion2+ sacks · Splash game | L 21-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 10/10 | vs Coastal Carolina | L 24-27 | 7 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | @ UL MonroeSplash game | W 41-40 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ WyomingSplash game | L 19-22 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | vs East CarolinaSplash game | W 43-28 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | @ North Carolina | L 34-40 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Gardner-Webb | W 45-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
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
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App State
2023-2024
Opening stop
- 2
Missouri
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2023202320242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | App State | 22 | 28.2 | 8 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | App State | 22 | 28.2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 Regular Season | App State | 7 | 23.9 | 7.1 | -15 |
| 2025 Regular Season | Missouri | 1 | 11.7 | 3 | -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
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#2
2023 Regular Season · App State
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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
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