Tanner Johnson
Mississippi State Bulldogs
67
Depth

Tanner Johnson

Mississippi State BulldogsContender
SSDefenseDepth
2nd String / Backup

Is Tanner Johnson starting?

Tanner Johnson is listed 2nd string at SS for Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Redshirt senior · #28 · 6'0", 185 lbs

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Depth at SS · Mississippi State Bulldogs

  1. 1575Jardin GilbertStarter
  2. 22867Tanner JohnsonYou
  3. 3656Bralan Womack

Mississippi State Starting Lineup

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The Story

Making His Case

In 2025: 13 tackles, 0 INT, 1 PBU. That's 2% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 67 overall (Depth tier).

2-Yr Total29 tacklesTeam Share2%
Kyle, TX
Jersey
#28
Class
RS SR
Height
6'0"
Weight
185 lbs

Career Stats

SeasonTklINTPD
20251301
20241600

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

Recruiting Profile

High School
Lehman
Hometown
Kyle, TX

Why this rating?

On a 80-rated defense; 54th-percentile production (×0.93 for competition level) put them -7 vs unit starters → 67.

Team defense (SP+)
80
Rating basis
On-field stats
On-field production
Outperforms 54% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 70% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.93)
Depth-chart adjustment
-7 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 3LALATKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
1
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final L 56-23

Sep 26WMIZTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 31-24

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

Final W 41-34

Sep 12WMINNTKL 1
TKL
1
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 38-13

Sep 5WULMTKL 2
TKL
2
SOLO
0
SACK
0
INT
0
PD
0

Final W 62-13

Tanner Johnson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

13 tkl · 1 PD · 0 INT
Usage / Involvement22%
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