Isaiah Johnson

Career StatsD

Year	Team	GP	INT	PD	Tkl
Career		4	—	—	3
2025		4	0	0	3
2024		3	0	1	12

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

The Dolphins pulled off a genuine steal with Isaiah Johnson's two-year, $1.8M extension, earning an A CVI that reflects exceptional value at the cornerback position. Landing a rotational player at just $900K annually represents shrewd cap management in a league where serviceable corners routinely command $3-4M on the open market. Johnson's production tier justifies starter-adjacent money, but Miami locked him up for backup-level compensation — the kind of contract efficiency that championship rosters are built on. The two-year structure gives the Dolphins flexibility while avoiding the risk of a longer commitment, and at this salary floor, there's virtually no downside even if Johnson's development plateaus. This deal exemplifies how smart front offices identify undervalued talent and secure it before the market catches up, giving Miami reliable depth in the secondary without compromising their ability to spend elsewhere.

Performance Analysis

Isaiah Johnson grades at a D based on an extremely limited sample of four games with the Dolphins in 2025. His three tackles in those four appearances is barely enough to register, making any meaningful evaluation nearly impossible. Johnson has been on the fringes of the NFL, and his brief Miami stint is his most recent opportunity to prove he belongs at this level. Cornerback is a position where even a small sample can reveal whether a player can compete in coverage, but four games provides almost nothing to work with. Johnson needs a real opportunity — training camp reps, preseason action, and a chance to play significant snaps — before anyone can fairly assess his NFL viability.

Fan Sentiment

Isaiah Johnson's public perception heading into 2026 is about as bleak as it gets for a depth cornerback on a 7-10 team — a D- sentiment grade that accurately reflects a narrative defined almost entirely by injury and absence rather than meaningful contribution. The dominant storyline is his ACL tear suffered in practice, which landed him on injured reserve alongside a complete statistical void: through four games in the 2025 season, he managed just three tackles and zero interceptions or pass deflections, the kind of ledger that generates no optimism and no fanbase investment. That aligns squarely with his D performance grade — this is a replacement-level player whose on-field production hasn't offered even a hint of a counterargument to the broader skepticism. The lone bright spot in recent coverage — a standout special teams collision against Pittsburgh — is real, but a single punt-coverage highlight does little to reshape the narrative around a 26-year-old second-year corner still searching for his first NFL defensive impact. Miami's recent offseason activity, including low-profile depth signings at linebacker, tight end, and wide receiver, suggests a front office focused on roster patching rather than bold reimagination, which only further marginalizes a player like Johnson in the broader team conversation. The bottom line here is stark: Johnson enters 2026 as an ACL rehab project with no statistical proof of concept, playing for a team that finished 7-10, and the media and fan base simply have no compelling reason to rally around him until he demonstrates he can stay on the field and produce.