6′0″ · 186 lb · Dallas, TX
Brandon Johnson: S · Tulsa · #8.
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Brandon Johnson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. This is his second year in the same secondary at Tulsa. A game that shows it: 12 tackles against SMU — Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
67 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-28@ No. 18 Michigan State | 9 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 34-16@ San José State | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-40vs Oklahoma State | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 24-21vs Wyoming | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | L 37-43@ No. 24 SMU | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 17-45vs Navy | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 13-24@ No. 21 Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 41-42vs Memphis | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 26-38@ Tulane | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-31vs UCF | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 14-24vs Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 49-24@ East Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 45 | 2.5 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
67tackles this seasonTFL rate
4%2 TFL67 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Philip Montgomery — 7-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road6g | 6.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery
Pass share
47.3%
444 pass / 494 run
Plays / game
78.2
12 games
Team sack rate
7.9%
493 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2019
67 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Tulsa, 76 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Philip Montgomery.
