4-star CB Chris Johnson commits to Arizona State

Aledo (Texas) four-star cornerback Chris Johnson has announced his commitment to the Arizona State Sun Devils. He chose the Sun Devils over Arkansas and Oregon.

Johnson is the No. 385 overall prospect and No. 42 corner in the 2024 cycle according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies. Per the 2024 On300, he is the nation’s No. 285 prospect and No. 31 cornerback.

Ahead of Johnson’s official visit to Arizona State, he told On the Pony Express that he had already “created a great relationship” with Sun Devils cornerbacks coach Bryan Carrington.

Johnson then officially visited Arizona State in June before also officially visiting Arkansas and Oregon. He previously visited Arizona State, Arkansas, Oregon, Louisville and SMU in the spring. Other offers for Johnson include Louisville, SMU, Duke, Boston College and Utah. 

Johnson currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of #37K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

Kenny Dillingham’s first full cycle

The 6-foot-1, 175-pound corner now headlines a Sun Devils class that includes two other cornerback commits in Dickinson (Texas) three-star Rodney Bimage and Lewisville (Texas) three-star Tony-Louis Nkuba. Elsewhere in the defensive group are Ponchatoula (La.) three-star linebacker Albert Smith, Manvel (Texas) three-star defensive lineman Mason Fleming, Eastmark (Mesa, Ariz.) defensive lineman Ramar Williams and Bradshaw Mountain (Prescott Valley, Ariz.) defensive lineman James Giggey.

This is the first full recruiting cycle for new Arizona State head coach Kenny Dillingham. The Sun Devils finished last season’s cycle ranked No. 49 in the 2023 On3 Industry Team Recruiting Rankings.