#8

Ryan Johnson

DL · Northwestern · Sr. · #8

Northwestern 2022 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

Ryan Johnson

DL · Northwestern · Sr · #8

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#224 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Stanford3-9HC: David Shaw · Balanced, slow tempo
2022Northwestern1-11HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Northwestern662.02.03----
2021Stanford1560.50.0------
Career21122.52.03----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 31–28

vs Nebraska

1 TOT  ·  1 SACKS  ·  1 SOLO

Edged out Nebraska at home 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 2021 production profile sits closest to Jeramy Passmore’s 2021 season.

Florida International · 2021

#2

Tyre Bibby

Old Dominion · 2021

86%
#3

Antonio Moultrie

UAB · 2020

All-Conference USA
85%
#4

Amir Mujahid

Washington State · 2021

83%
#5

Wilfried Pene

Virginia Tech · 2021

81%

Matches Jeramy on

Class year
Hurry rate
TFL rate

Differs from Jeramy on

Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bo Maile's sophomore season at Utah State (2023).

Bo Maile

86%match

Utah State · 2023

#2

Tyre Bibby

Old Dominion · 2022

85%
#3

Amir Mujahid

Washington State · 2021

85%
#4

Cortez Hogans

Boise State · 2023

85%
#5

Jeramy Passmore

Florida International · 2022

All-Conference USA
84%

Matches Bo on

Class year
Hurry rate
TFL rate

Heisman trajectory

Heisman futures · sportsbook market

#30 in market ▼ from #23 · 5 books

+50002.0% implied▲ tightened from +6600