Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-15vs North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#35
Tristan Johnson
Junior defensive tackle on TCU's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 295 lb · Hurst, TX · L.D. Bell High School
CFB Index 31 · #254 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to TCU for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs North Carolina
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive tackle on TCU's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to TCU in 2024.
Tristan Johnson
Wins his gap play after play. This is his second year in the same defensive front at TCU. The receipt on tape: 2 tackles against North Carolina, Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with TCU3-star out of Bell
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
TCU
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Sonny Dykes — 10-5 over that span.
2025TCU9-4HC: Sonny Dykes · Balanced
2026TCU1-1HC: Sonny Dykes · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Dykes
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
31 · #254 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #254 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #19 of 22 Big 12 DTs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
TCU
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · TCU
Returning around him
- 3 TCU players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (12 in / 14 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
TCU · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #40 · 2026 recruiting class #47
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 2025 production profile sits closest to Ahmir Crowder’s 2021 season.
Matches Ahmir on
TFL rate
Weight
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Mason Posa's freshman season at Wisconsin (2025).
Matches Mason on
Class year
TFL rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Tristan Johnson
Background
AT TCU 2025 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (13/1) Appeared in every game … posted 17 tackles on the season, with 1.5 sacks … had five tackles and a sack during the win over Colorado … recorded three stops on the road against Arizona State. 2024 | REDSHIRT (0/0) Did not see game action. HIGH SCHOOL Three-sta...
The defensive line · TCU
- #97Paul Oyewale7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #92Ansel Din-Mbuh6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #16Koron Hayward3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- Zachary Chapman3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #35Tristan Johnson1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · TCU team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology