6′3″ · 215 lb · Oneonta, AL
Jalen Johnson: DB · Georgia Tech · #23.
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Jalen Johnson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Third year in the Georgia Tech secondary. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Georgia — Week 13, 2018.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
65 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6.5 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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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Georgia Tech | 65 | 38 | 6.5 | 2.0 |
| 2017 | Georgia Tech | 20 | 14 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 95 | 61 | 7.5 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 41-0vs Alcorn State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 38-49@ South Florida | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 19-24@ Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-49vs No. 3 Clemson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 63-17vs Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 66-31@ Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-28vs Duke | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 49-28@ Virginia Tech | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 38-28@ North Carolina | 9 | 5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21vs Miami | 8 | 7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 30-27vs Virginia | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-45@ No. 5 Georgia | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 10-34vs Minnesota | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 38 | 6.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 12 · 2018
W 30-27
vs Virginia
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 9 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
65tackles this seasonTFL rate
10%6 TFL65 tackles · 6.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
3 seasons under Paul Johnson — 21-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 7.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Paul Johnson
Pass share
14.6%
127 pass / 744 run
Plays / game
67.0
13 games
Team sack rate
11.9%
143 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2018
65 tackles in 13 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia Tech, 95 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2018
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Paul Johnson.
