Last confirmed: Texas A&M, 2020. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Dallas, TX · Kimball
Buddy Johnson: LB · Texas A&M · #1.
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Buddy Johnson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Buddy Johnson has played for two head coaches in four seasons at Texas A&M. 2020 brought the first one: SEC Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 12 tackles and 2 tackles for loss against Arkansas — Week 9, 2020.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
75 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 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.
New York Post Oct 23
Sports Illustrated Oct 14
The Dallas Morning News Oct 13
Bleacher Report Oct 13Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 17-12vs Vanderbilt | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-52@ No. 2 Alabama | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 41-38vs No. 4 Florida | 11 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-14@ Mississippi State | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 42-31vs Arkansas | 12 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 48-3@ South Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-7vs LSU | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-20@ Auburn | 7 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | W 34-13@ Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 36 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 3 |
Week 9 · 2020
W 42-31
vs Arkansas
1 sack · 2 tackles for loss · 12 tackles
Edged out Arkansas at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
85tackles this seasonTFL rate
9%8 TFLSack rate
4%3 sacksPD rate
4%3 pass breakups85 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 3 sacks · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 10.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 6.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 10.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jimbo Fisher
Pass share
45.1%
300 pass / 365 run
Plays / game
73.9
9 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
339 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
More tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Texas A&M, 203 tackles — drafted at #140 overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers.
His career
He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Kevin Sumlin → Jimbo Fisher. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 6th NFL season
Pittsburgh SteelersEntering 6th NFL season
