DJ Johnson Jr.
East Carolina Pirates
80
Good

DJ Johnson Jr.

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Projected Starter

Is DJ Johnson Jr. starting?

DJ Johnson Jr. is the projected starter at MLB for East Carolina Pirates.

Redshirt junior · #11 · 6'0", 224 lbs

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Depth at MLB · East Carolina Pirates

  1. 11180DJ Johnson Jr.Starter
  2. 22073Cade Law
  3. 34357Jordan Miles
  4. 44948Chad Fairchild

East Carolina Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Dutchtown, ranked #1,751 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 60 tackles, 5 TFL, 0.5 sacks. That's 6% of the team's production at his spot and 81th-percentile production nationally — good for a 80 overall (Good tier).

Recruit3★ · #1,751 Natl3-Yr Total89 tackles · 0.5 sacksTeam Share6%Percentile81th
Hampton, GA
Jersey
#11
Class
RS JR
Height
6'0"
Weight
224 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
20256050.5
2024280.50
2023110

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8392
National Rank
#1751
High School
Dutchtown
Hometown
Hampton, GA

Why this rating?

On a 76-rated defense; 81th-percentile production (×0.81 for competition level) put them +4 vs unit starters → 80.

Team defense (SP+)
76
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 81% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.81)
Depth-chart adjustment
+4 for role

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Oct 10WRICETKL 8
TKL
8
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 28-12

Sep 26WNCCUTKL 10
TKL
10
SOLO
4
SACK
0.5
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 42-9

Sep 19WODUTKL 6
TKL
6
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 20-17

Sep 12LAPPTKL 9
TKL
9
SOLO
6
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 27-24

Sep 5LALATKL 4
TKL
4
SOLO
2
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 48-10

DJ Johnson Jr.'s 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

60 tkl · 5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
Usage / Involvement100%
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Overall ratings blend team strength (SP+), on-field production, and recruiting. Higher = more impactful.