Ryan Johnson

DL · Akron · Sr. · #4

Akron 2023 alumnus

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

Ryan Johnson

DL · Akron · Sr · #4

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

Recruit

★★★

#2649 national

CFB

College

Akron

2021–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

2 coaches

2021

Oscar Rodriguez

Akron

2022

Joe Moorhead

Akron

era →

2023

Joe Moorhead

Akron

Coaching transition mid-career: Oscar Rodriguez → Joe Moorhead. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Akron2-10HC: Oscar Rodriguez · Run-leaning

2022Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning

2023Akron2-10HC: Joe Moorhead · Pass-leaning

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Akron	2	2	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2022	Akron	26	13	3.0	1.0	1	--	--
2021	Akron	13	7	1.5	1.0	--	--	--
Career		41	22	4.5	2.0	1	--	--

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 Jevon Banks’s 2022 season.

Jevon Banks

88%match

Mississippi State · 2022

Ben Frye

Duke · 2021

88%

J'arius Warren

Navy · 2021

87%

Kobe Hilton

Miami (OH) · 2022

86%

Brandon Wright

Michigan State · 2022

84%

Matches Jevon on

Class year

TFL rate

Sack rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Ben Frye's sophomore season at Duke (2021).

Ben Frye

89%match

Duke · 2021

J'arius Warren

Navy · 2021

89%

Kenneth Orji

Rice · 2021

88%

Kobe Hilton

Miami (OH) · 2022

87%

Chase Pine

Pittsburgh · 2021

86%

Matches Ben 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