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Amare Johnson

Junior linebacker for UTSA. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

LB · UTSA · Jr. · #55

6′1″ · 215 lb · Del Valle, TX · Del Valle HS

How he plays

QB hurries: 35th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

tackle · 2026 · through week 3

1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Texas

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Junior linebacker for UTSA. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.

1 tackle in 2025. Then 1 in 2026.

The full story, with sources

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Amare Johnson

LB · UTSA · Jr · #55

He has spent two seasons in the UTSA linebacker corps. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Texas — Week 3, 2026.

1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS

Low coverage — composed from the verified record.

season totals
seasons on the roster
game log

Career stats

Season	Team
2026	UTSA	1	1	--	--	--
2025	UTSA	1	--	--	--	--
Career		2	1	--	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 3	L 6-30@ Texas	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 1 tackles

2026 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 9-7 over that span.

2025UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced

2026UTSA2-1HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: tackles (0th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#283 / 939 · 35th pct

Sacks#285 / 939 · 35th pct

0.0

Passes defended#411 / 939 · 28th pct

Tackles for loss#633 / 939 · 16th pct

0.0

Solo tackles#932 / 939 · 1st pct

Tackles#940 / 939 · 0th pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits

Per-game splits

Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Jeff Traylor

Pass share

53.1%

95 pass / 84 run

Plays / game

59.7

3 games

Team sack rate

1.9%

106 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

Backup

On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

The linebacker corps · UTSA

#23Brandon Tucker Jr.LB · Sr.35 tackles · 2025
#2Owen PeweeLB · Sr.28 tackles · 2025
#32Elijah BaldwinLB · So.23 tackles · 2025
#26Bryce GraysLB · Sr.22 tackles · 2025
#55Amare JohnsonLB · Jr.1 tackle · 2025

25 more on the roster · UTSA team page

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology