Gerard Johnson III
Virginia Tech Hokies
57
Depth

Gerard Johnson III

Virginia Tech HokiesSolid
RDTDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Gerard Johnson III starting?

Gerard Johnson III is listed 2nd string at RDT for Virginia Tech Hokies.

Redshirt sophomore · #55 · 6'4", 293 lbs

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Depth at RDT · Virginia Tech Hokies

  1. 11381Kemari CopelandStarter
  2. 25557Gerard Johnson IIIYou
  3. 34554Eric Mensah
  4. 45449Grant Karczewski
  5. 59145Garrett Witherington

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The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Frank W. Cox, ranked #491 nationally coming out of high school. In 2025: 1 tackles, 0 TFL, 0 sacks. That's 0% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 57 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #491 NatlTeam Share0%
Virginia Beach, VA
Jersey
#55
Class
RS SO
Height
6'4"
Weight
293 lbs

2025 Stats

SeasonTklTFLSacks
2025100

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
0.8895
National Rank
#491
High School
Frank W. Cox
Hometown
Virginia Beach, VA

Why this rating?

On a 78-rated defense; 0th-percentile production (×0.95 for competition level) put them -15 vs unit starters → 57.

Team defense (SP+)
78
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 0% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.95)
Depth-chart adjustment
-15 for role; −6 depth penalty

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 10LCALTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 25-20

Oct 2LPITTTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 35-33

Sep 19WMDTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 35-26

Sep 5WVMITKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 73-3

Gerard Johnson III's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

1 tkl · 0 TFL · 0 sacks
Usage / Involvement0%
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