Dontae
Johnson.
Dontae
Johnson.
North Carolina St.· 6'2"· 200 lb· 4.41s 40
The 49ers' Cover-3 match scheme, emphasizing zone principles with man-to-man assignments based on receiver releases, is well-suited for safeties with good athletic range and solid tackling ability.
Initially a rotational deep safety and special teams ace, with the potential to develop into a starting free safety capable of covering ground and making plays on the ball.
Man-heavy schemes that frequently ask safeties to lock down tight ends or slot receivers in extended man coverage, exposing his raw coverage technique.
Johnson's athletic profile and speed align with the demands of a deep safety in a zone-heavy system, allowing him to utilize his range while refining his technique and recognition.
Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.
— — — positional median (p50)
- 40 yd
- 4.41sp50
- Vertical
- 38.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 124inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.82sp50
- Shuttle
- 4.24sp50
- Bench
- 12repp50
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | NC State | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.
Everything above is the pre-draft evaluation. This section is what actually happened — updated year over year.