Last confirmed: Fresno State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′9″ · 185 lb · Fresno, CA · Central East
John Johnson: DB · Fresno State · #17.
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John Johnson
Erases the deep middle of the field. He has played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Jim Mora and Jeff Tedford. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Alabama — Week 2, 2017.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 4 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fresno State | 26 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2016 | UCLA | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2015 | UCLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 32 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-0vs Incarnate Word | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-41@ No. 1 Alabama | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 16-48@ No. 6 Washington | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 41-21vs Nevada | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-10@ San José State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-0vs New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-3@ San Diego State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 20-13vs BYU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 31-21@ Hawai'i | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 28-17vs No. 25 Boise State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 33-27@ Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 26 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
Bowl · 2017
W 33-27
vs Houston · neutral site
2 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 2 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
15%4 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
26tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL26 tackles · 4 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Tedford
Pass share
46.7%
437 pass / 499 run
Plays / game
66.9
14 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at UCLA and Fresno State, 32 tackles — drafted at #91 overall by the Los Angeles Rams.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim Mora and Jeff Tedford.
Where he ended up · NFL
Los Angeles RamsEntering 10th NFL season
Los Angeles RamsEntering 10th NFL season
