Kevin
Johnson.
Kevin
Johnson.
Wake Forest· 6'0"· 188 lb· 4.52s 40
This prospect is an ideal fit for an aggressive, press-man heavy scheme that prioritizes perimeter coverage and creating disruption at the line of scrimmage.
Johnson projects as a starting boundary corner in Year 1, with the ceiling to develop into a high-end shutdown corner capable of shadowing elite receivers.
A passive, off-coverage Cover 2 zone scheme that asks corners to play soft and rally to the ball would negate his press ability and athletic gifts.
His length, athleticism, and fluidity make him a prime candidate for a scheme that relies heavily on its corners to set the tone on defense.
Selected #16 overall in Round 1 of the 2015 NFL Draft by Houston Texans out of Wake Forest.
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
- 4.52sp50
- Vertical
- 41.5inp50
- Broad jump
- 130inp50
- Three-cone
- 6.79sp50
- Shuttle
- 3.89sp50
- Bench
- —rep
| Yr | Team | G | Tkl | Sk | Int | PD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Wake Forest | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Wake Forest | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Wake Forest | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 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.
Kevin Johnson played cornerback for the Houston Texans, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Tennessee Titans, and San Francisco 49ers. His career was hampered by injuries after a promising start with the Texans.