Last confirmed: Coastal Carolina, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′4″ · 280 lb · Clayton, NC
Sterling Johnson: DT · Coastal Carolina · #6.
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Sterling Johnson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. He has played for three head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Dabo Swinney, Joe Moglia and Jamey Chadwell. On tape: 8 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Eastern Michigan, Week 1, 2019.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 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 him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Coastal Carolina | 39 | 14 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 2 |
| 2018 | Coastal Carolina | 23 | 9 | 4.5 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2017 | Clemson | 10 | 4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | -- |
| 2016 | Clemson | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 76 | 29 | 17.0 | 7.5 | 2 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-30vs Eastern Michigan | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 12-7@ Kansas | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 46-7vs Norfolk State | 4 | 3 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 4 | W 62-28@ Massachusetts | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 37-56@ App State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-30@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 36-35vs Troy | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 7-48vs Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-28@ Arkansas State | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 42-45@ UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-21vs Texas State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 14 | 9.5 | 3.5 | — | 2 |
Week 3 · 2019
W 46-7
1 sack · 3.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 39-point win at home against Norfolk State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
24%10 TFLSack rate
9%4 sacksHurry rate
10%4 hurries39 tackles · 9.5 for loss · 3.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
39.3%
334 pass / 516 run
Plays / game
70.8
12 games
Team sack rate
5.5%
363 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
39 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons, at Clemson and Coastal Carolina, 76 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2014–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Dabo Swinney, Joe Moglia and Jamey Chadwell.
