Brett Johnson: DL · California · #90.
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Brett Johnson
Wins the gap play after play. Three seasons in the California defensive front to date. On tape: 4 tackles against UCLA, Week 13, 2023.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
24 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | California | 24 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2020 | California | 19 | 6 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2019 | California | 26 | 9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- |
| Career | 69 | 21 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 10-14vs Auburn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 24-21vs Arizona State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 40-52vs No. 15 Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34@ No. 16 Utah | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 49-50vs No. 24 USC | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 19-63@ No. 6 Oregon | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 42-39vs Washington State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 27-15@ Stanford | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 33-7@ UCLA | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 24 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
Week 13 · 2023
W 33-7
at UCLA
4 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 1 fumble recovery
Dominant 26-point win on the road against UCLA.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
2%0 TFLSack rate
2%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries24 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Justin Wilcox — 15-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Wilcox
Pass share
46.9%
434 pass / 491 run
Plays / game
71.2
13 games
Team sack rate
5.1%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at California, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
1 coachPlayed every college season under Justin Wilcox.
