#2

DJ Johnson

LB · Oregon · Sr. · #2

Oregon 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

DJ Johnson

LB · Oregon · Sr · #2

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
No recruit profile
CFB
College
Oregon
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2022

2 coaches
2021
Bryan McClendon
Oregon
2022era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Bryan McClendon → Dan Lanning. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Oregon10-4HC: Bryan McClendon · Run-leaning
2022Oregon10-3HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Oregon39158.56.02----
2021Oregon1182.01.0------
Career502310.57.02----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 4 · 2022

W 44–41

at Washington State

3 TOT  ·  3 SOLO  ·  2 SACKS

Edged out Washington State on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Thumper

Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

LB

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Barryn Sorrell’s 2022 season.

Texas · 2022

NFL Rd 4
#2

Adrian Woliver

Toledo · 2022

61%
#3

Tyrus Wheat

Mississippi State · 2021

59%
#4

Andre Jones

Louisiana · 2022

55%
#5

Owen Carney Jr.

Illinois · 2021

52%

Matches Barryn on

Solo tackle rate
Sack rate

Differs from Barryn on

Hurry rate (lower)
PD rate (higher)
Weight (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Walter Haire's junior season at Bowling Green (2022).

Walter Haire

77%match

Bowling Green · 2022

#2

Connor O'Toole

Utah · 2023

77%
#3

Breylon Charles

North Texas · 2024

75%
#4

Jack Sawyer

Ohio State · 2023

All-Big TenNFL Rd 4
72%
#5

Travali Price

NC State · 2024

72%

Matches Walter on

TFL rate
Sack rate
Tackle volume

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#30 in market ▼ from #23 · 5 books

+50002.0% implied▲ tightened from +6600