Single-High Center-Field Safety

Projected
Round 2-3

Drafted · Round 5 · Pick 150 · 150th overall
Johnson suits up at /p/dalton-johnson
Scouting report · The One Analytics
Day 2Projected · Round 2-3Dalton Johnson projects as a single-high center-field safety. A SAF out of Arizona who tested with a starter-caliber athletic profile (59th composite). Combine line reads 5'10 7/8" · 192 lb, 4.41s 40, 36″ vertical, 119″ broad. College defensive line: 285 tackles · 3 sacks · 5 INT · 10 PD across 5 seasons. Dominance score 68 (matched the cohort when adjusted for age of production).
Dominance score · college production
Cohort-average producer
Blends 35% age-weighted career volume, 40% peak single-season production, 15% breakout, and 10% position-specific efficiency.
Above avg
Career volume
35% wtage-weighted
Strong
Peak season
40% wt2025
Weak
Breakout
15% wtearly-career + jump year
Weak
Efficiency
10% wtPlays/G · 0.25
Scouting Combine · 2026
Y · PERCENTILE vs SAF CLASS · 2000–2026 baseline
Athletic composite
5 of 5 metrics graded
40-Yard
4.41s·86th of 659
Vertical
36.0″·48th of 592
Broad
119.0″·24th of 582
Arm
30.9″·28th of 229
Hand
9.1″·46th of 229
40-Yard
vs. 659
Vertical
vs. 592
Broad
vs. 582
Arm
vs. 229
Hand
vs. 229
Trait grades
Speed
86th percentile · 4.41s 40-yard
Burst
36th percentile · 36" vert · 119" broad
Lateral Agility
No combine number on file — no 3-cone · no shuttle
Vertical Pop
48th percentile · 36" vertical
Frame
10th percentile · 5'10 7/8" · 192 lb
Power
No combine number on file — no bench on file
NFL comparisons
● prospect·● historical comps
Brandon Hill
2023 R7 · #248 · Pittsburgh · 5-10/193lb · 4.43s 40
84
sim
Budda Baker
Multi All-Pro2017 R2 · #36 · Washington · 5-10/195lb · 4.45s 40
74
sim
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Unknown2024 R4 · #104 · Texas Tech · 5-10/197lb · 4.41s 40
77
sim
X-Factor
Speed grades in the 86th percentile. 4.41s 40-yard.
Primary risk
Frame sits in the 10th percentile (5'10 7/8"). That's the headline weakness scouts will key on.
Scheme fit
Cover-1 + Cover-3 looks built on single-high split-field reads.
College career · ESPN
| Season | Team | TOT | SOLO | AST | PD | SACK | FF | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ARIZ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | ARIZ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | ARIZ | 86 | 53 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | ARIZ | 94 | 47 | 47 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | ARIZ | 97 | 48 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Career | 285 | 152 | 133 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 39 | 0 | |
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