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Will Johnson Arizona Cardinals · #2

Cornerback · 6' 2", 200 lbs · Detroit, MI · Age 23

Will Johnson is a Cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, drafted 47th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 8 tackles.

CornerbackDrafted 47th overall2-yr veteran
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Season avg8 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Career avg45 tkl · 0 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Will Johnson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

C+
Cornerback · Rotation piece · Impact 50
Will Johnson is a Cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, drafted 47th overall, 2025. In 2026 he recorded 8 tackles.
B
Coverage
C
Ball skills
C+
Run support
B
Coverage
Strong · defense
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C
Ball skills
Solid · defense
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B-
Tackling
Strong · defense
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C+
Splash plays
Solid · defense
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C+
Blitz
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where Will Johnson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
4
Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
5
Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #579 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
44Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

Will Johnson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
8 TKL
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C+
Pass rush
0.0 SACK
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A
Coverage
1 PD
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C
Splash
0 FF
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The engine

How the model sees Will Johnson

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2027  modeled
4
pd
0–8
0
int
0–0
18
tackles
6–30
0
ff
0–1
5
games
1–9
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the pd line vs last season
Last season 1 → projected 4 pd
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+3.1 pd
Everything it reads
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2 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 23 — applied to the projection
curve
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 12 / 2
health
The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

Will Johnson career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklPDINTFFSack
2025123710010
2026 in progress · 2 games281000
Career144511010.0
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Arizona Cardinals built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

11–6proj record
74off index
99def index
+39net
88%playoff odds
62roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades B- (74), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 57, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 11–6 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of Will Johnson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2003-03-29

The beginning

Will Johnson is a Cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals, in his 2nd NFL season.

Arizona Cardinals

Turning pro

Drafted 47th overall, 2025 as a Cornerback.

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Will Johnson is an Arizona Cardinals cornerback, drafted 47th overall, 2025.

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Across 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 45 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.

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Most recently he posted 8 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions in 2026.

Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
200 lbs
Draft
47th overall, 2025
Born
Detroit, MI
Age
23
Jersey
#2
Background

Will Johnson is from Detroit, MI and is 23 years old. He was drafted 47th overall, 2025 and plays cornerback at 6' 2", 200 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2025–2026) he has recorded 45 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions. Johnson is currently on the Arizona Cardinals roster.

The person

Will Johnson is a role and nickel defensive back who has recorded 45 tackles with 0 interceptions and 11 passes defensed across 2 seasons (2025–2026).

Coverage production0 career interceptions and 11 passes defensed.
Tackling45 career tackles from the secondary.
Playmaking1 forced fumbles.
Draft pedigree47th overall, 2025.
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FAQ

Will Johnson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Will Johnson, answered.

What position does Will Johnson play?
Will Johnson is a Cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals.
When was Will Johnson drafted?
Will Johnson was drafted 47th overall, 2025.
How many seasons has Will Johnson played?
2 (2025–2026).
What are Will Johnson's career stats?
He has recorded 45 tackles, 0 sacks and 0 interceptions.
Will Johnson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Current role & opportunity

Usage last season · depth chart current · nflverse
Target share
0%
WOPR 0.00

This role & opportunity data feeds the model's competition-aware projection — snap and target share from last season, depth-chart rank from the current roster.

Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
4
since 2025
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
2
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2026 Wk1 · Ankle2025 Wk18 · Thumb2025 Wk17 · Thumb (Questionable)2025 Wk16 · Thumb2025 Wk15 · Thumb2025 Wk13 · Back

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 2 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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