6′5″ · 285 lb · Dallas, TX · Kimball
Khalil Johnson: DL · Memphis · #96.
Khalil Johnson
2 stars out of high school, three seasons of real snaps at Memphis since. A game that shows it: 2 tackles against UCF — Week 14, 2018.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
7 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 59-22vs Georgia State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-40@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 30-31vs No. 10 UCF | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 33-65@ Missouri | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-41@ East Carolina | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 47-21vs Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-18@ SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 41-56@ No. 7 UCF | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
 Bowl | L 34-37@ Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
3 seasons under Mike Norvell — 26-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road5g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Norvell
Pass share
40.6%
413 pass / 604 run
Plays / game
72.6
14 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at Memphis — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Justin Fuente → Mike Norvell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
