Player Snapshot
Evaluated on the tape, not the box score — read the scouting report below.
Tao Johnson is a 2027 NFL Draft Safety prospect out of UCLA Bruins. This profile tracks his college production season by season, his consensus stock across Fanspeak community big boards, and how he stacks up against the rest of the draft class. Use it to scout his game, compare him to other prospects, and project where he lands in the 2027 NFL Draft.
On Fanspeak, Tao Johnson's draft stock is driven by the community — every mock draft and big board run in the On The Clock simulator feeds the consensus rank and average draft position (ADP) you see here. The higher he climbs the board, the earlier mockers are taking him. The skill profile breaks his game into position-specific traits, while the production trend shows how his college numbers moved year over year.
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2026 Season
Evaluated on the tape, not the box score.
Evaluated on the tape, not the box score — read the scouting report below.
9 tackles in 2024 scouted game vs AZ, 6 of them solo. 2 solos 2 assts vs BYU, scouted. Played with Dalton Kincaid and Cole Bishop in 2022.. Johnson primarily played nickel while Bishop was the starting safety with Sione Vaki. 2024: Played in all 12 games at safety and on special teams, starting 11. CSC Academic All-District. Academic All-Big 12 Team. Led the secondary and ranked second on the team with 70 tackles (2.0 TFL). Also defended five passes (1 INT, 4 PBU) and forced one fumble. Also played basketball and ran track recording times of 10.81 in the 100, 22.45 in the 200 and a 23-2.5 long jump and 43-4 in the triple jump.
| Season | Team | GP | TklTackles | PDPasses Defended | IntInterceptions | TFL |
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See how Tao Johnson stacks up against other safety prospects.
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| 2025 | Utah | — | 50 | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | Utah | — | 70 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | Utah | — | 33 | 5 | — | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | — | 153 | 13 | 3 | 6.0 | 0.0 |