New Mexico Lobos · LB RoomLB

#11 C.J. Johnson

Class  RS JR/TRFrom  Auburn (transfer)Ht / Wt  6'2" · 215 lbHometown  Houston, TX

Depth-chart placement

Current role

WLB2

Placement

Backup

Room

Linebacker

Experience

4-JR

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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LB room context

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C.J. Johnson holds the WLB · Backup spot in New Mexico Lobos’s linebacker room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

WLB · StarterMercury SwaimStarter

MLB · StarterJaxton EckStarter

WLB · BackupC.J. JohnsonBackup

MLB · BackupClay MartineauBackup

Transfer history

2026Auburn→New Mexico Lobos

Production

2025 season

Latest season · 2025

Tackles

Background & career

C.J. Johnson is a 6'2", 215-pound weakside linebacker wearing number 11 for the Lobos. A three-star recruit from Houston, TX, Johnson transferred to New Mexico from Auburn as a redshirt junior. In 2025, he has recorded 1 solo tackle across the team's defensive efforts.

Auburnthrough 2024

New Mexico2025 — present

Previous schoolAuburnRecruiting3-star · No. 634 nationalOriginHouston, TX