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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Run stops | 2 | 2473rd / 3422 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 4 | — |
Charting
Where III's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Career
2 seasons since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Virginia Tech#49 · 6-2 | 4 | 18% |
| 2025 | Virginia Tech#91 · 3-9 | 1 | 2% |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Gerard Johnson III's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded.
Game Log
Gerard Johnson III's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  VMI | W 73–3 | 5.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Old Dominion | W 44–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 | @ Maryland | W 35–26 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | @ Boston College | W 21–14 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 |  Pittsburgh | L 33–35 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 6 | @ California | L 20–25 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  Georgia Tech | W 34–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 | @ Clemson | W 20–16 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 5 games | 4.6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 6 | 2944th / 5664 |
| Solo | 3 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 1 | 780th / 1549 |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · VMI | 55 | ~20 (8–32) | 2 | 1 | 36% |
| Wk 5 · Pittsburgh | 61 | ~21 (8–33) | 1 | · | 34% |
| Wk 6 · California | 69 | ~23 (9–36) | 1 | · | 33% |
| Wk 8 · Clemson | 62 | ~23 (9–36) | 1 | · | 37% |
| Season | 480 | 87 (50–112) | 5 | 1 | 18% |
Position Room
23 DLs on the Virginia Tech roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aycen Stevens | DL | 21 | 9.5 | 7 | — | 1 | ||
| 13 | Kemari Copeland | DL | SR | 20 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 34 | Cortez Harris | DL | SO | 18 | 6.5 | 5 | — | 0 |
| 94 | Elhadj Fall | DL | SR | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 31 | Jason Abbey | DL | SR | 12 | 2.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Mylachi Williams | DL | 11 | 9 | 4.5 | — | 0 | ||
| 40 | Javion Hilson | DL | SO | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 51 | Samuel Okunlola | DL | SR | 6 | 2.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 55 | Gerard Johnson III | DL | JR | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 36 | Randy Adirika | DL | SO | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 45 | Eric Mensah | DL | JR | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 44 | Brett Clatterbaugh | DL | SO | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 56 | Daniel Jennings | DL | SO | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 27 | Tyson Harley | DL | FR | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 32 | Deric Dandy | DL | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 52 | Sherrod Henderson | DL | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 58 | Zeke Chinwike | DL | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 88 | Christian Evans | DL | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 54 | Grant Karczewski | DL | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 63 | Kamren Johnson | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | Andrew Hanchuk | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | T-Ron Richardson Jr. | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 99 | Emmett Laws | DL | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Virginia Tech depth chart →