2025 Football Roster
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Johnson, Theran

Jersey Number 5
Theran Johnson
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- High School:
- North Central HS
- Prev School:
- Northwestern
Bio
As A Redshirt Junior At Northwestern (2024)
» All-Big Ten second team (coaches)
» All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
Started all 11 games for the Wildcats … Played 755 snaps with 691 on defense … Posted a 76.4 defensive grade for the season from Pro Football Focus, including a 79.4 coverage grade … Made 53 total tackles, including 40 solo and 3.5 TFLs … Caught two interceptions and broke up 10 passes … Had at least one tackle in all 11 games, including seven games with five or more tackles … vs. Miami Ohio (Aug. 31): Made six solo tackles and broke up a pass in the season opener … vs. Duke (Sept. 6): Totaled five tackles with 0.5 TFLs … Caught second career interception … vs. Indiana (Oct. 5): Made five solo tackle, a TFL and broke up three passes … at Maryland (Oct. 11): Second consecutive game with five tackles and one TFL … Broke up three passes … at Iowa (Oct. 26): Caught an interception and returned it 85 yards for a touchdown … at Purdue (Nov. 2): Recorded a season-high seven total tackles while earning an 83.1 tackling grade from PFF … vs. Michigan (Nov. 23): Made six total tackles, including five solo and one TFL.
As A Redshirt Sophomore At Northwestern (2023)
Appeared in 12 games for Northwestern, starting all 12 … Totaled 37 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, an interception and broke up five passes … Recorded nine multi-tackle games, including three games with at-least five tackles … at Rutgers (Sept. 3): Recorded a season-high six tackles … at Duke (Sept. 16): Made five tackles … vs. Howard (Oct. 7): Totaled five solo tackles … vs. Maryland (Oct. 28): Accounted for three tackles, including first career tackle for loss … Broke up one pass … vs. Iowa (Nov. 4): Recorded first career interception … vs. Utah (Dec. 23): Recorded four tackles and one tackle for loss in the Las Vegas Bowl victory.
As A Redshirt Freshman At Northwestern (2022)
Appeared in 11 games making two starts … Recorded 13 total tackles and defended three passes … vs. Southern Illinois (Sept. 17): Made first career start, recording a season-high four tackles and two passes defended … vs. Miami Ohio (Sept. 24): Recorded one tackle and defended a pass … vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 8): Posted three tackles, including two solo … vs. Minnesota (Nov. 12): Made two tackles.
As A Freshman At Northwestern (2021)
Appeared in three games while utilizing a redshirt … vs. Rutgers (Oct. 16): Made collegiate debut.
High School
A three-star recruit … The No. 8 rated prospect in Indiana according to 247Sports … An Indiana Mr. Football nominee … Earned all-conference and all-state honors as a junior and senior … Recorded 62 tackles, four interceptions and seven pass breakups as a junior at North Central … Also recruited by Notre Dame and Cincinnati.
» All-Big Ten second team (coaches)
» All-Big Ten honorable mention (media)
Started all 11 games for the Wildcats … Played 755 snaps with 691 on defense … Posted a 76.4 defensive grade for the season from Pro Football Focus, including a 79.4 coverage grade … Made 53 total tackles, including 40 solo and 3.5 TFLs … Caught two interceptions and broke up 10 passes … Had at least one tackle in all 11 games, including seven games with five or more tackles … vs. Miami Ohio (Aug. 31): Made six solo tackles and broke up a pass in the season opener … vs. Duke (Sept. 6): Totaled five tackles with 0.5 TFLs … Caught second career interception … vs. Indiana (Oct. 5): Made five solo tackle, a TFL and broke up three passes … at Maryland (Oct. 11): Second consecutive game with five tackles and one TFL … Broke up three passes … at Iowa (Oct. 26): Caught an interception and returned it 85 yards for a touchdown … at Purdue (Nov. 2): Recorded a season-high seven total tackles while earning an 83.1 tackling grade from PFF … vs. Michigan (Nov. 23): Made six total tackles, including five solo and one TFL.
As A Redshirt Sophomore At Northwestern (2023)
Appeared in 12 games for Northwestern, starting all 12 … Totaled 37 tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss, an interception and broke up five passes … Recorded nine multi-tackle games, including three games with at-least five tackles … at Rutgers (Sept. 3): Recorded a season-high six tackles … at Duke (Sept. 16): Made five tackles … vs. Howard (Oct. 7): Totaled five solo tackles … vs. Maryland (Oct. 28): Accounted for three tackles, including first career tackle for loss … Broke up one pass … vs. Iowa (Nov. 4): Recorded first career interception … vs. Utah (Dec. 23): Recorded four tackles and one tackle for loss in the Las Vegas Bowl victory.
As A Redshirt Freshman At Northwestern (2022)
Appeared in 11 games making two starts … Recorded 13 total tackles and defended three passes … vs. Southern Illinois (Sept. 17): Made first career start, recording a season-high four tackles and two passes defended … vs. Miami Ohio (Sept. 24): Recorded one tackle and defended a pass … vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 8): Posted three tackles, including two solo … vs. Minnesota (Nov. 12): Made two tackles.
As A Freshman At Northwestern (2021)
Appeared in three games while utilizing a redshirt … vs. Rutgers (Oct. 16): Made collegiate debut.
High School
A three-star recruit … The No. 8 rated prospect in Indiana according to 247Sports … An Indiana Mr. Football nominee … Earned all-conference and all-state honors as a junior and senior … Recorded 62 tackles, four interceptions and seven pass breakups as a junior at North Central … Also recruited by Notre Dame and Cincinnati.
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