Melvin Johnson

DT · Toledo · Sr. · #1

Tampa Bay — drafted 1995, Rd 2, Pick 11, #43 overall

This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Melvin Johnson

DT · Toledo · Sr · #1

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Career Arc

Recruit

★★

#2544 national

CFB

College

Toledo

2021–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #43

Tampa Bay · 1995

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Tampa BayEntering 32nd NFL season

#43Rd 2 · Pick 11

Tampa BayEntering 32nd NFL season

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2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Toledo7-6HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

2022Toledo9-5HC: Jason Candle · Run-leaning

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	Toledo	61	23	12.5	5.5	--	1	--
2021	Toledo	70	33	12.5	4.5	--	--	--
Career		131	56	25.0	10.0	--	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2022

W 52–32

at Northern Illinois

8 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS

Edged out Northern Illinois on the road in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Two-Gap Base

Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.

IDL

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Melvin Johnson’s 2021 season.

Melvin Johnson

85%match

Toledo · 2021

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 11

Moro Ojomo

Texas · 2022

NFL Rd 7

84%

Alden Tofa

BYU · 2022

83%

Thomas Witte

Nevada · 2022

82%

Dylan Horton

TCU · 2021

NFL Rd 4

82%

Matches Melvin on

Height

Class year

TFL rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Bennett Adler's junior season at Akron (2023).

Bennett Adler

88%match

Akron · 2023

Chace Davis

Bowling Green · 2024

86%

Moro Ojomo

Texas · 2022

NFL Rd 7

85%

Alden Tofa

BYU · 2022

83%

Elijah Hills

Wisconsin · 2024

83%

Matches Bennett on

Class year

TFL rate

Hurry rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#30 in market ▼ from #23 · 5 books

+50002.0% implied▲ tightened from +6600