Antonio Johnson, the Texas A&M CB, sits at No. 64 on the consensus board across 26 public boards. The tier model reads him as a role player — 8% elite, 18% starter.
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Big, athletic safety with versatility to line up over the slot or inside the box for additional run support.”
Production Context
NFL.com's Lance Zierlein: “Johnson has a strong passion for sticking his nose into whatever is going on near the line of scrimmage.”
Instincts
NFL Network's Bucky Brooks: “Johnson is a polished slot defender with outstanding awareness and instincts.”
Role and scheme fit
The archetype rules read him as a balanced-CB.
Sources · 4 · quotes 2
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- Lance Zierlein, NFL.com
- Bucky Brooks, NFL Network
- Lance Zierlein, nfl_com_zierlein
- Bucky Brooks, nflcom_bucky_brooks
“…Big, athletic safety with versatility to line up over the slot or inside the box for additional run support. Johnson has a strong passion for sticking his nose into whatever is going on near the line of scrimmage. He’s constantly flowing downhill to meet the play as close to the line of scrimmage as possible, but he needs to regulate his pace and angles to prevent overflowing and poor tackle balance. Johnson can be o…”
“…Johnson is a polished slot defender with outstanding awareness and instincts. The Texas A&M product is an aggressive hitter with a strong nose for the ball and rock-solid tackling skills.…”
Sourced synthesis from 4 scouting sources, not original film. How these reports are written →