2025 NFL Draft Scouting Report: D’Anta Johnson, DT, ECU

D’Anta Johnson was able to stay healthy last year and had a breakout season, he will be looking to improve and lead ECU to a turnaround season.

Player Info

Name, Jersey #	D’Anta Johnson, #56
School	ECU
2024 Class Yr	SR
Height, Weight	6’2”, 295
Position/Depth	DT/1st
2023 Honors	2nd-Team All-AAC
Season Viewed (yr)	2023
Games Watched	Rice, Tulane, Gardener Webb

Player Stats

2023	12 GP, 15 Solo, 17 AST, 32 TOT, 9.5 TFL, 4 Sacks, 1 FR
2022	10 GP, 3 Solo, 15 AST, 18 TOT, 1 TFL, 1 PD
2021	9 GP, 2 Solo, 2 TOT
2020	2 GP, 1 Solo, 1TOT, 1 TFL, 1 Sack

Player Summary:

D’Anta Johnson was a 3 star recruit from Dinwiddie, VA and went to Dinwiddie County High school. He signed to ECU in 2020.

In 2020, Johnson played in 2 games and 1 tackle, 1 TFL, and 1 sack. In 2021, Johnson played in 9 games with 2 total tackles. In 2022, Johson played in 10 games and had 18 tackles, 1 TFL, and 1 PD. Last season in 2023, Johnson played and started in 12 games where he recorded 32 tackles, 9.5 TFL, and 4 sacks.