Keyshawn Johnson

Sophomore linebacker for UL Monroe. 2021: 28 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · UL Monroe · So. · #7

6′0″ · 225 lb · Duncanville, TX

CFB Index 42 · #361 of 578 LBsHigh confidenceUL Monroe 2021 alumnus

The story

2 linebacker for UL Monroe. 2021: 28 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

The record fills in as he plays.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at UL Monroe, 77 tackles — his college career is complete.

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

UL Monroe

2019–2021

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2021

2 coaches

2019–2020

Matt Viator

UL Monroe

2021

Terry Bowden

UL Monroe

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Matt Viator → Terry Bowden. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2021 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019UL Monroe5-7HC: Matt Viator · Balanced

2020UL Monroe0-10HC: Matt Viator · Pass-leaning

2021UL Monroe4-8HC: Terry Bowden · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

42Rotational starter #361 of 578?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: passes defended (19th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

Tackles for loss#914 / 2743 · 64th pct

3.5

Sacks#829 / 2743 · 61st pct

1.0

Tackles#1475 / 2743 · 45th pct

Solo tackles#1896 / 2743 · 29th pct

QB hurries#1413 / 2743 · 24th pct

Passes defended#1695 / 2743 · 19th pct

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

2021 season · 10 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	3.0	0.5	0.2	0.0
Road5g	2.6	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	3.4	0.6	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	2.2	0.1	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Bryant Vincent

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2021

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

42 · #361 of 578 LBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2021	UL Monroe	28	11	3.5	1.0	--	--	--
2020	UL Monroe	37	18	3.0	0.0	--	--	--
2019	UL Monroe	12	9	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		77	38	6.5	1.0	--	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 7 · 2021

W 31–28

vs Liberty

1 SOLO · 2 TOT

Edged out Liberty at home in a shootout.

With C. Rogers — 225 yds · 2 TD · 1 INT · QBR 41.2 · 42 rush yds (25 car) · D. McCormick — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 52 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2021 season · 10 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 10-45@ Kentucky	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 3	W 12-7vs Jackson State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 4	W 29-16vs Troy	6	2	2.0	1.0	—	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 5	L 6-59@ Coastal Carolina	4	2	1.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 31-28vs Liberty	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 41-31vs South Alabama	3	0	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 9	L 28-59@ App State	4	0	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 10	L 19-27@ Texas State	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 11	L 24-27vs Arkansas State	2	1	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 12	L 14-27@ LSU	1	1	0.0	0.0	—
Total		28	11	3.5	1.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Keyshawn Johnson

2021 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Signature game

Game log

How he plays

DNA match

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