TJ Johnson: DL · Marshall · #15.
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TJ Johnson
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at Marshall. One game to point at: 7 tackles against App State — Week 4, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
33 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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 this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-7@ Navy | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-10vs North Carolina Central | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 38-42vs East Carolina | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 30-31@ App State | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | L 28-34@ Middle Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-21@ North Texas | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 38-0vs Florida International | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 28-13@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 14-21vs UAB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-28@ Charlotte | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-53vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 33 | 14 | 3.5 | 3.5 | — | 3 |
Week 1 · 2021
W 49-7
at Navy
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 42-point win on the road against Navy.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%5 TFLSack rate
14%5 sacksHurry rate
17%6 hurries36 tackles · 5 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| Road6g | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Charles Huff
Pass share
52.5%
491 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
77.9
12 games
Team sack rate
3.8%
527 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
36 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Marshall, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Doc Holliday → Charles Huff. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
