DiMarco Johnson is a safety at Akron who has not played in Akron's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025.
Akron lists 24 defensive backs this season.
Akron is 1-8. Next: vs Western Michigan, Tue Nov 10.
Johnson moves between deep coverage and the slot. The five seasons at Akron span two head coaches: Oscar Rodriguez and Joe Moorhead. One game to point at: 8 tackles against Toledo — Week 5, 2025.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
53 tackles. 3 passes 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-10vs Wyoming | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 0-68@ Nebraska | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-31@ UAB | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 51-7vs Duquesne | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 3-45@ Toledo | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 28-22vs Central Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-20vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 28-42@ Ball State | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-16@ Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 19-16@ Bowling Green | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 29 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
6%3 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
53tackles this seasonTFL rate
1%0 TFL53 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 3 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 4.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joe Moorhead
Pass share
48.7%
402 pass / 423 run
Plays / game
68.8
12 games
Team sack rate
7.5%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #13 of 23 Mid-American Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Tom Arth, Oscar Rodriguez, and Joe Moorhead. Multi-era developmental context.
