DJ Johnson: LB · Oregon · #2.
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DJ Johnson
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Utah — Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-49vs No. 3 Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 70-14vs Eastern Washington | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 41-20vs No. 12 BYU | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 44-41@ Washington State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | W 45-27vs Stanford | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | W 49-22@ Arizona | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-30vs No. 9 UCLA | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 42-24@ California | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 11 | L 34-37vs No. 24 Washington | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 20-17vs No. 10 Utah | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 34-38@ No. 22 Oregon State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 15 | 8.5 | 6.0 | — | 2 |
Week 4 · 2022
W 44-41
2 sacks · 2 tackles for loss · 3 tackles
Edged out Washington State on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
39tackles this seasonTFL rate
22%8 TFLSack rate
15%6 sacksPD rate
5%2 pass breakups39 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 6 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dan Lanning
Pass share
46.6%
432 pass / 496 run
Plays / game
71.4
13 games
Team sack rate
1.1%
442 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2022
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Miami and Oregon, 65 tackles — drafted at #80 overall by the Carolina Panthers.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2022
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Mark Richt, Mario Cristobal and Dan Lanning.
Next stop · NFL
Carolina PanthersEntering 4th NFL season
Carolina PanthersEntering 4th NFL season
