R'Tarriun Johnson: S · Old Dominion · #1.
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R'Tarriun Johnson
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The three seasons at Old Dominion span two head coaches: Bobby Wilder and Ricky Rahne. The first one came in 2021: All-Conference USA. One game to point at: 10 tackles against App State — Week 12, 2022.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
86 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 4 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 this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Old Dominion | 86 | 53 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | Old Dominion | 91 | 49 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 6 | 2 | -- |
| 2019 | Old Dominion | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 179 | 102 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 20-17vs Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-39@ East Carolina | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-16@ Virginia | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-26vs Arkansas State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 24-38vs Liberty | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-21@ Coastal Carolina | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-28vs Georgia Southern | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 17-31@ Georgia State | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 0-12vs Marshall | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-37vs James Madison | 10 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 14-27@ App State | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 20-27@ South Alabama | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 86 | 53 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
1%1 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
86tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%4 TFL86 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 7.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 8.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ricky Rahne
Pass share
57.5%
416 pass / 307 run
Plays / game
60.2
12 games
Team sack rate
8.0%
452 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2022
86 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Old Dominion, 179 tackles — the college career is complete.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-CONFERENCE USA
All-Conference USA mention (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Bobby Wilder → Ricky Rahne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
