Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 28-26vs Houston | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
#99
Jojo Johnson
Senior linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 290 lb · Salt Lake City, UT · Olympus
CFB Index 41 · #267 of 420 edge rushersHigh confidenceTransferred Oregon State → Texas Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
2
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Houston
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2021.
- Transferred from Oregon State to Texas Tech in 2026.
Jojo Johnson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Trent Bray and Joey McGuire. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Houston — Week 3, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2021
- Signed with Notre Dame3-star out of Merrillville
2023
- Signed with Oregon State3-star out of Olympus
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas Tech
2025Oregon State
2026Texas Tech
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Oregon State | 18 | 10 | 6.5 | 2.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Oregon State | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 13 | 7.5 | 2.5 | -- | 1 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 28–26
vs Houston
2 tackles · 1 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With W. Hammond — 257 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 75.5 · 30 rush yds (5 car) · W. Karoll — 58.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Oregon State5-7HC: Trent Bray · Run-leaning
2025Oregon State2-10HC: Trent Bray · Balanced
2026Texas Tech3-0HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
43.7%
90 pass / 116 run
Plays / game
68.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
100 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
41 · #267 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #267 at the position.
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jalen Redmond’s 2022 season.
Matches Jalen on
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Jalen on
Hurry rate (higher)
Class year (higher)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Keir Thomas's sophomore season at Florida State (2021).
48%match
All-ACC
Matches Keir on
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Keir on
Class year (lower)
Hurry rate (higher)
TFL rate (higher)
Background
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH Arrived at Texas Tech with two years of eligibility remaining after previously starring at Oregon State … appeared in 19 games with the Beavers, including one against his new school in Texas Tech during the 2025 season … will be on both sides of the series with the Red…
The linebacker corps · Texas Tech
- #13Ben Roberts88 tackles · 2025
- #6John Curry73 tackles · 2025
- #15Austin Romaine66 tackles · 2025
- #20Adam Trick57 tackles · 2025
- #99Jojo Johnson18 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Texas Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology