Will Johnson has a shining debut for the Arizona Cardinals

Happy Tuesday one and all.

The Arizona Cardinals are 1-0 on the season, they had a decent game, a lot of things to continue to build on, but they did have one shining star on Sunday, and that was Will Johnson.

The Cardinals second round pick was a standout in his NFL debut against the New Orleans Saints, and was getting praised nearly universally.

So, how would we quantify how Will Johnson did in game one?

Let’s take a look at some of the numbers, thoughts and plays coming out of game one about Will

Johnson on Sunday.

Will Johnson among CBs on Sunday:

🔒 90.3 coverage grade (2nd)
🔒 3 forced incompletions (2nd) pic.twitter.com/TcL3YmmYaW

— PFF (@PFF) September 8, 2025

Great coverage grade via PFF.

Cardinals rookie CB Will Johnson in his NFL debut:

– targeted 7 times
– allowed just 4 catches for 32 yards
– had 3 passes defended
– had an INT called back because of a penalty far away from the play
– this crunching hit

Stone cold baller.pic.twitter.com/Hmfh4kapr2

— Field Yates (@FieldYates) September 8, 2025

There were two highlights from Will Johnson, one ended up not counting after an egregious illegal contact penalty on the other side of the field, and then of course this play.

Will Johnson Jr. was locking it down on Sunday pic.twitter.com/lHuDQUH6mQ

— Billy M (@BillyM_91) September 8, 2025

Billy does a nice job of highlighting the tape, and the plays that led to the praise. It was a great start to the season and the career for Will Johnson.

Let’s hope the trend continues on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.