Kansas · L 0-55
No tackles.
Kennesaw State · L 28-44
3 tackles, 1 for loss
The other 6 games average 2 tackles. This one was 0 above.
Johnson has tackles in 7 of Middle Tennessee’s 8 games: none against Kansas.
Reggie Johnson
Second year in the Middle Tennessee linebacker corps. On tape: 5 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Marshall, Week 2, 2026.
18 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 18 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Middle Tennessee | 35 | 20 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Career | 53 | 30 | 11.5 | 3.5 | 3 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 27-20vs Nevada | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-23@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-30vs Delaware | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-23@ Florida International | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-44vs Kennesaw State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -14 to -3 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
8%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
6%1 pass breakups18 tackles · 1.5 for loss.
2 seasons under Derek Mason — 7-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
53.0%
259 pass / 230 run
Plays / game
61.1
8 games
Team sack rate
2.8%
283 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #18 of 45 Conference USA LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Derek Mason.
