Last confirmed: Clemson, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Columbia, SC
Denzel Johnson: S · Clemson · #14.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Denzel Johnson
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. He has spent four seasons in the Clemson secondary. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against LSU — Bowl, 2019.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 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 him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-14vs Georgia Tech | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-10vs No. 12 Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-6@ Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-10vs Charlotte | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 21-20@ North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-14vs Florida State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-10@ Louisville | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 59-7vs Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 55-10@ NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 52-3vs Wake Forest | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-3@ South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 62-17vs No. 22 Virginia | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 29-23@ No. 2 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 25-42@ No. 1 LSU | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 19 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
Week 1 · 2019
W 52-14
vs Georgia Tech
1 interception · 5 tackles · 4 solo tackles
Dominant 38-point win at home against Georgia Tech.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%0 TFL28 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Dabo Swinney — 55-4 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dabo Swinney
Pass share
47.7%
507 pass / 557 run
Plays / game
70.9
15 games
Team sack rate
3.3%
539 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Clemson, 68 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Dabo Swinney.
