Ethan Johnson

Career entering 2025: Appeared in 34 games, starting 26 at cornerback … Enters 2025 with 97 tackles, one interception and 16 passes defended. 2024: Appeared in all 11 games, starting 10 at cornerback … Finished season with 25 tackles and three pass breakups … Responsible for a forced fumble against ECU, along with a QB hurry … Had a season-high four tackles against Georgia State, followed by two three-tackle performances against Marshall and Coastal Carolina. 2023: All-Sun Belt second team by the league … Started all 14 games at cornerback … Finished season with 56 tackles (42 solo), one interception, 11 pass breakups (sixth-most in the Sun Belt) and four tackles for loss … Made big interception, had two PBUs and allowed a completion percentage of just 35.7 while being targeted with 14 passes in the win at JMU to earn Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week honors … Led team and all Sun Belt defenders with 953 defensive snaps … Season-high nine stops against Coastal Carolina … Among 20 Sun Belt corners targeted with at least 50 passes, ranked sixth with a coverage grade of 76.4 by PFF and ninth with a completion percentage of 58.3. 2022: Appeared in nine games and made two starts at defensive back as a true freshman … Started at corner in the finale against Georgia Southern and as one of three cornerbacks on the field to begin the Texas State game before leaving it with an early injury and missing the next three games … Totaled 16 tackles (13 solo) and one pass breakup … Season-high seven tackles at Georgia Southern (all solo) with one breakup and six catches allowed on 11 targets. High School: Had three interceptions and 32 tackles as a senior for a Hough team that went 14-1 and reached a 4-A state semifinal … Part of a dominant defense that allowed less than 20 points in all 14 wins, gave up single-digit points in eight wins and produced two shutouts … Intercepted passes in wins against Myers Park, North Meck and Mallard Creek before posting a season-high six tackles in the state semifinal loss to Chambers … Played for coach Matthew Jenkins at Hough as a senior.