2024 was a season to forget for Dalton Johnson and the Arizona Wildcats, as the team went 4-8 in their inaugural season in the Big 12. A defense riddled with injuries, Johnson was forced to step outside of his usual safety role to play linebacker, but who else but him could do it? Johnson prided himself on being a downhill safety who could not only cover, but stop the run and is unafraid of hard contact. 2025 was the perfect season for the Katy, TX native to end things on. His team leading 97 tackles showed just the kind of player he was and always had been. — Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) April 25, 2026 This Saturday, his dreams were finally realized by being drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders in the fifth round with the 150th pick. He joins his teammate Treydan Stukes , who was drafted in the second round with the 38th pick. Both safeties started in the Kevin Sumlin era and chose to stay with the Wildcats following his firing.…