Nahki Johnson

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
285
Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
Pittsburgh, Pa.
High School:
West Mifflin HS
Prev School:
Pittsburgh

CAREER NOTES: Enrolled for the 2025 spring semester after transferring from Pittsburgh … Has appeared in 40 career games with 12 starts … Has made 50 career tackles with nine tackles for loss and four sack.

2025 Phil Steele’s American Conference Fourth Team (DL) selection

2025: Played and started all 12 games he appeared in.

Recorded a total of 27 tackles, including 5 solo and 22 assisted. The 27 tackles are the most in a single season of his career.
had 6.5 tackles for loss on the season.
Registered 3 sacks, the most in a single season for him.
Notable performance against Florida Atlantic with 2 solo tackles for loss and 1 sack for 9 yards.
had four or more tackles in three games.
Had one sack at Florida Atlantic (Nov. 8) and against Oregon State (Nov. 15).
Made a season-high 7 tackles in the game against Abilene Christian (Aug. 30).

PRIOR TO TULSA: Spent four years at Pittsburgh that saw him play in 28 games and have 23 tackles with two and a half tackles for loss and one sack.

Appeared in 11 games during the 2024 season for Pittsburgh.
Tallied a career-high 15 tackles with one going for a tackle for loss.
Had his first career pass deflection.
Played in 10 games as a reserve defensive end during the 2023 season.
Totaled three tackles and an assisted tackle for loss on the season.
Logged stops against West Virginia, Virginia Tech and Duke.
Played in eight games as a reserve defensive end during the 2022 season.
Totaled three tackles and a sack on the year.
Had a career-high three stops and his first collegiate sack for an eight-yard loss against Rhode Island.
Played in two games (Massachusetts and New Hampshire), preserving a freshman redshirt in 2021and totaled three tackles on the year.
Had two tackles against UMass and one stop against UNH.
Enrolled at the University of Pittsburgh in January 2021 following his early graduation from West Mifflin and participated in spring drills.

HIGH SCHOOL

Earned national accolades as a defensive end prospect.
Named to the Rivals 250 (No. 169) and Top247 (No. 199).
Rated the nation’s No. 7 weakside defensive end prospect by Rivals and No. 13 by 247Sports.
Senior year was hindered due to injury.
As a junior, compiled eight sacks and four forced fumbles and was named the Big Eight Defensive Player of the Year.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review “Terrific 25”.
Rated Pennsylvania’s No. 7 overall prospect by Rivals, No. 8 by 247Sports and No. 17 by ESPN.
Played under Coach Rod Steele.

PERSONAL