Gerrell Johnson: LB · Massachusetts · #22.
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Gerrell Johnson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for four head coaches at Massachusetts: Walt Bell, Alex Miller, Don Brown and Shane Montgomery. On tape: 10 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against UConn, Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
74 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Massachusetts | 74 | 19 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Massachusetts | 51 | 16 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | Massachusetts | 55 | 29 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2021 | Massachusetts | 81 | 29 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Massachusetts | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 267 | 97 | 10.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-28vs Eastern Michigan | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 23-38@ Toledo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-34@ Buffalo | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 35-31vs Central Connecticut | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-23@ Miami (OH) | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-34@ Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-45vs No. 21 Missouri | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-7vs Wagner | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 20-45@ Mississippi State | 10 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 34-35vs Liberty | 10 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-59@ No. 8 Georgia | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 42-47vs UConn | 10 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 74 | 19 | 2.5 | 0.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
74tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFLSack rate
1%0 sacksPD rate
3%2 pass breakups74 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 0.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 4.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 8.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Shane Montgomery
Pass share
40.7%
327 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
67.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
342 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #325 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Massachusetts, 267 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
